Chap. 196.—An AOT to incorporate The town of Madison, in the
. County of Madison.

Approved March 20, 1875.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the Town
of Madison, in the county of Madison, as the same has been
or may be laid off into streets and alleys, shall be and the
same is hereby made a town corporate by the name of Madi-
son, and by that name shall have and exercise all the powers.
rights, privileges, and immunities, and be subject to all the
provisions of chapter fifty-four of the Code of Virginia.
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, so far as the same relate
to towns of less than five thousand inhabitants, and are not
in conflict with the powers herein conferred.

2. That the boundaries of said town shall be as follows.
viz.: Beginning at the corner of Edmund Jefferson’s black.
smith-shop; thence in a westerly direction with the Jine of
Mrs. Robert Gooding’s lot to its southwest corner; thence in
a straight line to the southwest corner of John Leetch’s tan.
yard lot; thence in a straight line to the southwest cornet
of Dr. Walker Jones’s lot; thence with his line to Thoma:
W. Lewis’s stable; thence to the northeast corner of Miss
Anne Miller’s fot; thence to George W. Smith’s stable so a:
to include John Leetch’s blacksmith shop and coach factory
thence with the westorly fence of said Smith and John J
Payne to the Blue Ridge turnpike; thence in an easterly di
rection to northeast corner.of Mrs. M. C. Garnett’s lot
thence in a straight line to the southeast corner of the lot o:
R. A. Seal; thence with the southerly line of said lot to th
begipning.

3. That the officers of said town shall consist of a mayor
four trustees, a recorder, and sergeant. The mayor an¢
trustees shall compose the council of said town; the said
officers shall hold their offices for one year, and until their
successors are duly elccted and qualified.

4. That the recorder shall keep an accurate record of all
the proceedings of the council, its by-laws, acts, and ordi-
nances, which record shall be open at all times to the inspec-
tion of any voter of the town, and the recorder shall be ex-
officio treasurer of said corporation, whose duties and com-
pensation as such shall be prescribed by the council, and the
council may appoint such other officers as they may deem
proper, and define their duties, powers, and compensation.

5. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the police
regulations of said town, the said town shall be allowed the
use of the jail of Madison county, for the safe-keeping and
confinement of all persons who shail be sentenced to im-
prisonment under the ordinances of said town.

6. That the sergeant of said town shall be a conservator
of the peace, and invested with the full powers of a con-
stable within the limits of said town; he shall collect the
town taxes, and may distrain and sell therefor in like man-
ner as state taxes are enforced and collected; he shall per-
form such other duties and receive such compensation as the
council may prescribe.

7. That the election for the officers provided for by this
act shall be held on the fourth Thursday in May, eighteen
hundred and seventy-five, and on the same day every year
thereafter, and the judge of the county court, either in term
time or vacation, shall, not less than fifteen days before any
election under this charter, appoint one registrar and three
judges of election, who may also act as commissioners of
election. The registrar shall, in the manner prescribed by
the laws of this state, providing for the registration of
voters, make and revise lists of all persons qualified to vote
for members of the general assembly and who reside within
the corporate limits of said town.

8. That W. L. Jeffries shall be mayor; Thomas W. Lewis,
recorder; Samuel H. Thomas, sergeant; and J. B. Willis,
John W. Taylor, John J. Payne, and George R. Teasly, trus-
tees for said town, until the election in May, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-five, provided for in this charter, and until
their successors are duly qualified.

9. That should any of the officers hereby appointed refuse
to accept such appointment, or fail to qualify within thirty
days, then it shall be the duty of the county judge of Madi-
son county to fill such vacancy by appointment.

10. This act shall be in force from its passage. |