Chap. 541.—An ACT providing that the lot of land belonging to the county oi
Henrico, located on the southwest corner of Twenty-second and Main streets,
shall be declared to be a part of Henrico county, with power in the courts oi
said county to hold their sessions and transact their business at said place.

Approved February 28, 1898.

Whereas the courthouse of Henrico county is situated on the county
property, which property, prior to the extension of the corporation
limits of the city of Richmond, formed a part of said county and was
embraced in Fairfield magisterial district; and

Whereas the courts of said county now, as in time past, have held
their sessions at said courthouse; and

Whereas doubts have arisen as to whether said courts have the legal
right to hold their sessions at said place and to transact the business
properly arising before them as the courts of said county, with further
right to try offenders for offences committed in said courthouse on said
property belonging to said county and adjacent thereto, and also
whether the officers of said county have control over said property:
now, therefore, in order to set at rest such doubts and to confirm the
acts and proceedings heretofore had in said court,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the lot of
land, known as the Henrico county courthouse property, on the south-

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west corner of Twenty-second and Main streets, and belonging to siti
county, shall be, and the same is, declared to be a part of Henric
county, forming a part of Fairfield magisterial district with all tk
rights, privileges and immunities thereto belonging.

2. That full power and authority is hereby given to said courts {
hold their sessions at said courthouse and to transact all business «
every kind now conferred by law upon them, to exercise such powe:
control and jurisdiction over said territory as is now exercised by thet
over the other portion of said county.

3. That the same control and authority now exercised by the office
over Henrico county as now laid out shall be had and exercised over th
territory embraced in the provisions of this act: provided, the policeme
of the city of Richmond shall have concurrent jurisdiction to mak
arrests on said property, in case the county officers shall not be presen
or shall fail or refuse to make such arrests. The sheriff, the city se
geant and high constable of said city shall have authority to execut
any civil process upon any person while upon said property.

4. That so much of the acts extending the corporation limits of th
city of Richmond over the property above described as conflicts wit
the purposes of this act, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of th:
act are hereby repealed.

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