An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1874/1875 |
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Law Number | 244 |
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Chap. 244.—An ACT for the Relief of the Leesburg and Aldie Turs-
pike Company.
Approved March 25, 1875.
Whereas the county court of Loudoun uid, at the June
term, cightcen hundred and sixty-nine, surrender to the
Leesburg and Aldie turnpike company tho county roads be-
tween Leesburg and Aldie, 50 far as the same might be neces-
sary for the purpose of constructing thercon a turnpike road
in accordance with the terms of their charter, and also the
county bridge over Goose creek, at Carter’s ‘mill, upon the
condition that said company should keep said bri dee i in grood
repair; and whereas said company accepted said surrender,
and has carefully graded its road and partially mettaled the
same, and has kept said bridge in good repair; and whereas
doubts have arisen in reforence to the legality of the action
of said county court; therefore,
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the action
of the said county court of Loudoun is hereby confirmed.
2. That said company shall have no right to toll for pass-
ing said bridge and its approaches, from any persons, stock
or vehicles traveling or passing over the present established
county roads, that mect and intersect said turnpike at or
near said bridge, and do not on the’same journey use over a
fourth of a mile of said turnpike: provided, that any person
passing said bridge and toll-gate, who shall falsely represent
that he has or will only use said county roads, and has not
used or will not use said turnpike, except as aforesaid, shall
forfeit to said company five dollars for every such offence, to
be recovered by warrant.
3. That said company may purchase from any of the
holders of the original stock, their shares on such terms as
may be agreed on between the parties, or may receive the
same in discharge of any unpaid instalments, and may cancel
said stock so obtained, and may issue in lieu thereof such
stock as is provided for by the act passed on the ninth day
of July, eighteen hundred and seventy, and apply the pro-
ceeds to such branches as are authorized by the Code of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three.
4. This act shall be in force from its passage.