Chap. 276.—An ACT to amend and re-enact. sections 3, 11, and 19 of an act entitled
an act to incorporate the town otf Estillville, in the county of Scott, approved
March 5, 1858, as amended by an act approved March 1, 1892.

Approved February 9, 1898.

1. Be itenacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sections

tlhrea eleven and nineteen of an act entitled **‘An art ta inenarnonrate the
town of Estillville, in the county of Scott, approved March fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-eight, as amended by an act approved March
first, eighteen hundred and ninety-two,’’ be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:

§ 3. The officers of said town shall consist of a mayor, five council-
men, a recorder and sergeant, all of whom, except the recorder and ser-
geant, shall be elected by the qualified voters living within the limits of
said town.

§ 11. The council of said town may lay a sufficient levy annually for
the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred by said town, or for the
purpose of erecting buildings and making improvements deemed neces-
sary by said council: provided that the levy so laid shall not exceed fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property, and that no other
property, trade, profession, or occupation shall be liable for taxation than
that which is so taxable by the laws of this state.

§ 19. The said council shall have power to elect and appoint a ser-
ceant, a recorder and an assessor, or any other officer, not before men-
tioned, that may be deemed necessary for the purpose of carrying into
effect this act, and they may fix their salaries. Any officer appointed
under this section shall hold his office until his successor is duly ap-
pointed and qualified.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.