CHAP. 4.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act passed March
24, 1871, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Luray, in the
county of Page, and an act approved April 30, 1874, entitled an act
ie amend aud re-enact section dth of an act to mcorporate the town
Of Luray,

Approved March 28, 1879.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That an act passed
March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled
an act to incorporate the town of Luray, in the county of Page,
and an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section five of
an act to incorporate the town of Luray, approved April
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

t. That the town of Luray, 1m the county of Page, as char-
tered by an act of assembly of March twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, as heretofore laid off, and as may be
hereafter extended, shall continue to be a body politic, in the
name of The Council of the Town of Luray; and as such shall
have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities and powers,
and be subject to all the duties now incumbent upon the said
town as a body politic, shall have and exercise all the powers,
and be subject to all the provisions of the Code of Virginia,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, except so far as may be
herein otherwise provided.

2. The municipal authorities of said town shall consist of
five councilmen, one of whom shall be chosen by said council
as mayor, who shall be elected biennially by the qualified voters
of said town, The mayor shall have all the powers and privi-
leges such office confers in the general law governing towns
within the state of Virginia. The mayor and councilmen shall
constitute the council of said town, and all the corporate powers
of said town shall be exercised by said council, or under its
authority, except when otherwise ordered.

3. That said council shall hold an election biennially on the
fourth Thursday in May, having given ten days’ notice of the
time and place of holding the same, at which said election, all

persons Hving within the then corporate limits of said town,

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who are, under the laws of this state, entitled to vote, may elect
five councilmen, who are resident citizens and qualified voters
in said town and twenty-one years old and qualified to hold
office under the laws of this state, as officers of said town, whose
terms of office shall be for two years, or until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. But if from any cause the elec-
tion herein provided shall not be held on the fourth Thursday
in May, it shall be lawful for the council of said town to hold
the said election as soon thereafter as may be practical. If
five of the persons yoted for at sueh election for councilmen,
shall not each have received a majority of the votes cast, the
commissioners of election shall determine by lot which, of such
as have received an equal number of the highest vote cast, shall
be declared elected.

4, That the said council shali judge of the election, qualiti-
cation and return of its own members. Whenever, from any
cause, a vacancy shall occur in the council, the same shall be
filled by the council af its next regular meeting.

5. That the said council shall be invested with and exercise,
individually or collectively, all the powers and authority which
can he exercised by justices of the peace under the charter, by-
laws and ordinances of said town, and under the laws of the
state for prosecuting and suppressing unlawful assemblies, dis-
turbances, violent and disorderly conduct within the corporate
limits of said town, They shall have power to enforce fines,
not exceeding ten dollars in amount, and may commit to the
jail of said county of Page till said fines are paid, or compel
such person or persons, so committed, to work on the streets
or public buildings for a term not exceeding sixty days.

6. 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 Page county, for the safe-keeping and confine-
ment of all persons who shall be sentenced to imprisonment
under the ordinances of the said town.

7. That the council of the said town shall have power to elect
a treasurer, secretary and sergeant; to regulate the salaries of
such officers, to remove any such officers, and to require of any
officer a bond, with approved security, for the faithful perform-
ance of his duty, and that the sergeant for the said town shall
have the same powers within the limits of said town, and for
one mile around the same, in all matters arising within said
town, as a constable; perform the same duties, receive the fees,
and be subject to the same penalties prescribed by law as to
constables. In collecting the town taxes the sergeant may dis-
train and sell therefor in like mantier us any collector of the
revenue may distrain and sell for state taxes, and shall have,
in other respects, like powers to enforce the collection thereof.

8. The council shall have power to pass all by-laws and ordi-
nances for the government of said town that they may deem
proper, not in conflict with the constitution of the state, or the
United States; and also to provide for keeping the streets in
order and paving the same, and for other necessary ‘improve-
ments ; for which purpose they may levy such tax as they may
deem proper, on all the property in their said town, and on all
vocations, professions or business as is now subject to taxation
by the revenue laws of this commonwealth.

9, That whenever anything for which a state license is re-
quired is to be done in said town, the council may require a
town license therefor, and may impose a tax thereon for the use
of said town. But no license to sell strong or spirituous liquors,
wine, beer, ale or porter, or drinks of like nature within said
town, or within one mile of its boundary, shall be granted by
any other person or persons having the authority to grant
licenses, unless the party applying therefor shail produce to
such person or persons the certificate of the council of said
town of its consent to the granting of such license,

10. That the council of said town may, with the consent of
the board of supervisors of Page county, and upon thirty days’
notice by publication in some paper published in said county
of their purpose to make such application to said board of
supervisors, at any time proceed to extend the corporate limits
of said town, and make an order to be recorded among their
proceedings, establishing such extended limits, and particularly
describing the same.

11. That the by-laws heretofore passed by the trustees of
said town of Luray, and which have not been repealed, shall
be and ‘continue in force until altered or repealed by th? coun-
cil of said town.

12. That all acts and parts of acts concerning the town of
Luray, in the county of Page, conflicting with or contrary to
the provisions of this act, shall be and same are hereby re-
pealed.

13. This act shall be in force from its passage.