Chap. 586.—An ACT to empower and authorize the board of supervisors of
Pulaski county to use a portion of the surplus taxes collected for county pur-
poses and now in the hands of the county treasurer unappropriated, for the
purpose of opening new roads in the county of Pulaski, and for improving the
grade of existing roads therein.

Approved February 28, 1898.

Whereas there is a large surplus of taxes heretofore collected for
county purposes for the county of Pulaski, now in the hands of the
treasurer of the county unappropriated, and which are not needed for
the payment of county expenses or any county liabilities; and

Whereas the taxes levied and collected for county road purposes have
been and are insuflicient to open new roads, and keeping existing roads
in proper repair and condition: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the board
of supervisors of said county of Pulaski be, and it is hereby, authorized
and empowered to use and employ, and pay out of said surplus the sum
of five thousand dollars in the work of opening new roads and improv-
ing the grade of existing roads in the county of Pulaski: provided,
however, that no more than one-fourth of said sum of five thousand
dollars shall be used in any one of the several road districts in said
county.

2. That the board of supervisors of said county may, whenever thie
amount of taxes collected in any one year for road purposes, is more
than sufficient for such purposes, retain out of such amount a certain
part thereof, not to exceed, however, twenty per centum thereof in any
one year, the same to be applied to the repayment of said sum of five
thousand dollars, or such part thereof as may have been applied by the
board of supervisors in the opening of new roads and change of grade on
existing roads, as provided for in this act.
3. This act shall be in force from its passage.