Chap. 269.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section one of an Act en-
titled an Act to Provide for a New Charter for the Town of Charlottes-
ville, approved March 28, 1871.

Approved March 28, 1873.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the first section of chapter two hundred and seventeen of the
acts of eighteen hundred and seventy and eighteen hundred
and séventy-one, entitled an act to provide a new charter for
the town of Charlottesville, approved March twenty-eighth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
so much of the land as lies and is contained within the follow-
ing boundary: Beginning at a stone on the north side of Alex-
ander Garrett's lane, thence with said lane south sixty-nine
and one-half degrees east, fourteen, twenty-eight poles to the
west side of Merewether’s mill road; thence with said road
north thirty degrees -east twenty-one, twenty poles; thence
crossing said road south sixty-seven and one-half degrees east,
thirty-four, forty poles to a fence between James Minor and
A. J. Farish; thence north thirty-one and one-half degrees
east, fifteen, forty four poles to the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road; thence with said road south eighty degrees east seven-
teen, ‘twenty-eight poles; thence north fourteen degrees east,
about eighteen, forty-four poles to the entrance of Goodman's
lane, on the south side of the turnpike; thence along the south
margin of said turnpike south sixty-one and three-fourths de-
grees east, eighty-two and one-third poles to a point opposite
the southwest corner of Thomas L. Farish’s lawn; thence
crossing the turnpike road and following the fence of said
lawn north twenty-eight and one-half degrees east, thirty-six
poles to a white oak tree opposite said Farish’s house; thence
north thirty-one and one-fourth degrees east, twenty-five po e
to a point near the northwest corner of the said Farish’s gar-
den; thence in a line parallel to the east line of the Institute
lot, and running north twenty-four and one-half degrees east,
fifty and one-half poles, crossing the free bridge road, to a
point on the north side of said road; thence following the
north margin of the said road south eighty-five degrees west,
ninety-six and one-fourth poles to a point opposite the north-
east corner of the Anderson lot, in the presant corporation
line; thence with said line north ten and one-fourth degrees
west to the corner of the grave-yard wall, next to the old
brick-yard; thence in the direction of a poplar tree in the
corner of the old brick-yard lot north twenty-one and one-
fourth degrees east, twenty-six, twenty poles to a stone set in
a field; thence crossing the old brick-yard, and with the south
side of the street leading to Park street, north seventy-four
degrees west, forty-eight, sixty-four poles to a stake corner to
Shelton F. Leake’s; thence north seventy-three degrees west,
eighty-four, forty-four poles to a stone in Mrs. Gilmer’s field;
thence south thirty six and one-fourth degrees west to a stone
in the field thirty-five, fifty-six poles; thence south twenty-
eight degrees west to a stone in B. C. Flannagan’s field forty-
eight, sixty-four poles; thence south eighty-three degrees west,
fifty-six poles to Verinda West's corner; thence up the road
south seventeen degrees west thirteen, twelve poles; thence
north seventy degrees west, twenty-five poles to a stone set
in a field, at the back of Mrs. Digg’s lot; thence south twenty
degrees west, twenty-eight, eighty poles to a locust tree in
Mrs. Reyburn’s; thence with the same course sixteen poles to
a stake in James M. Hodge’s lot, near the house; thence south
sixty-nine and one-half degrees east, twenty-two, twenty poles
to Minerva Kenney’s, to a stake in the fence near the kitchen;
thence north thirty degrees east, six, twenty-eight poles to
Alexander Garrett's lane by the railroad; thence with the said
line, when completed, south sixty-nine and one-half degrees
east, one hundred and thirty-eight, seventy-six poles to the
beginning (being nearly the same limits as are prescribed in
section one of an act passed fourteenth March, eighteen hun-
dred and sixty, entitled an act to amend the charter and extend
the corporate limits of the town of Charlottesville), shall be
and is hereby made a town corporate, by the name and style
of the town of Charlottesville; and by that name may sue and
be sued, and shall have and exercise all the powers and be
subject to all the provisions of the Code of Virginia, except
80 far as may be herein otherwise provided.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage..