Chap. 359.—An ACT to submit the question of repealing the fence
law to the voters of Brentsville and Manassas districts in Prince
William county.

Approved April 4, 1877.

‘1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the officers conducting the elections
in the Brentsville district, and the Manassas district of the
county of Prince William, at the time and places of holding
the first general election atter’ the passage of this act, to pre-
pare a separate ballot-box for the several voting precinets,
in which shall be deposited the ballots of the then qualified
voters who may desire to vote upon the question of continu-
ing or repealing the present fence law in said districts. The
ballots shall be, respectively, as follows: “for present fence
law ;” “against present fence law:” provided that notice
shall be given by the sheriff posting the time and places of
voting on the front door of the court-house, and at the seve-
ral voting places in the said districts, fifteen days before. the
day of election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots at
such election on said question, and making return and ab-
stract thereof, shall conform in all respects to the require-
ments of the gencral election law of the state, except that
the certificate of the judges shall be as follows:

We hereby certify, that at the election held
votes were cast for present fence law; and
cast against present fence law.

* D” ; Clerks.

votes were

EK. F.,
’ G. H., Judges.
f. J.,

3. If it shall appear from the abstracts and returns of said
election, that three-fifths of the qualified voters of the dis-
trict voting upon the question are against the present fence
law, then it shall be the duty of the county court to declare
all acts or orders creating or defining a fence law in said dis-
trict, repealed and rescinded: provided however, that said
repeal shall not take effect until twelve months after the
passage of this act.