Chap. 250.—An ACT requiring the judges of Nottoway and Amelia
counties to submit the question of fence law to the voters of said
counties.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the judges of the county courts of the counties
of Nottoway and Amelia, respectively, upon the petition, in
writing, of twenty-five freeholders in any magisterial dis-
trict of said counties, which petition, or petitions, may be
presented either in term time or vacation, to order the
officers conducting the elections in such district. or districts,
from which such petition. or petitions, may eminate. at the
times and places for holding the first general election there-
after, to prepare a separate ballot box for the precincts in
such district, or districts. in which sball be deposited the
ballots of the then qualified voters who shall desire to vote
upon the question of continuing or repealing the act passed
January twenty-six, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, relatin
to fences, and to the protection of crops. The said ballots
shall be respectively as tullows: For present fence law;
against present tence law: provided that notice of the time
and places of voting upon said question shall be given by
posting the same at the front door of the courthouse of said
counties. and at each voting precinct in such district, or dis-
tricts, and by publication in such newspaper as may be pub-
lished in either of said counties, for at least thirty days prior
to said election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots cast
at such election on said question, and making returns and
abstracts of the result thereof. shall conform in all respects
to the regulations prescribed by the general election law of
this state, except that the certificates of the judges of elec-
tion shall be as follows: We hereby certify that at the elec-

tion held ; votes were cast for present fence law,
and ey cast against present fence law.
a. B., Clerks. E. F., >)
C. D., j : H., > Judges.
. J,,

3. If from such returns and abstracts of votes cast on the
question of repealing said act, it shall appear that three-
fourths of the registered voters of the district, or districts,
voting upon the question are in favor of repealing the act,
then it shall be the duty of said county courts , respectively,
to declare the provisions of the said act to be jnoper:tive and
void in such district, or districts: provided, however, that
the said repeal shall not take effect until the expiration of
twelve months from the time of voting upon said question.

4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

Chap. 250.—An ACT requiring the judges of Nottoway and Amelia
counties to submit the question of fence law to the voters of said
counties.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the judges of the county courts of the counties
of Nottoway and Amelia, respectively, upon the petition, in
writing, of twenty-five freeholders in any magisterial dis-
trict of said counties, which petition, or petitions, may be
presented either in term time or vacation, to order the
officers conducting the elections in such district. or districts,
from which such petition. or petitions, may eminate. at the
times and places for holding the first general election there-
after, to prepare a separate ballot box for the precincts in
such district, or districts. in which sball be deposited the
ballots of the then qualified voters who shall desire to vote
upon the question of continuing or repealing the act passed
January twenty-six, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, relatin
to fences, and to the protection of crops. The said ballots
shall be respectively as tullows: For present fence law;
against present tence law: provided that notice of the time
and places of voting upon said question shall be given by
posting the same at the front door of the courthouse of said
counties. and at each voting precinct in such district, or dis-
tricts, and by publication in such newspaper as may be pub-
lished in either of said counties, for at least thirty days prior
to said election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots cast
at such election on said question, and making returns and
abstracts of the result thereof. shall conform in all respects
to the regulations prescribed by the general election law of
this state, except that the certificates of the judges of elec-
tion shall be as follows: We hereby certify that at the elec-

tion held ; votes were cast for present fence law,
and ey cast against present fence law.
a. B., Clerks. E. F., >)
C. D., j : H., > Judges.
. J,,

3. If from such returns and abstracts of votes cast on the
question of repealing said act, it shall appear that three-
fourths of the registered voters of the district, or districts,
voting upon the question are in favor of repealing the act,
then it shall be the duty of said county courts , respectively,
to declare the provisions of the said act to be jnoper:tive and
void in such district, or districts: provided, however, that
the said repeal shall not take effect until the expiration of
twelve months from the time of voting upon said question.

4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.