Chap. 259.—An ACT requiring the county judges of Norfolk and Din-
widdie counties to submit the question of continuing or repealing the
fence law to the voters of the magisterial districts in said counties,
upon certain conditions.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be the
duty of the judges of the county courts of the counties of Nor-
folk and Dinwiddie, upon the petition, in writing, of twenty-
five frecholders in any magisterial district in said counties,
which petition, or petitions, may be presented either in term
or vacation, to order the several officers conducting elections
insuch magisterial district, or districts, from which petition, or
petitions, as aforesaid, may have been received by said judge,
or judges, as aforesaid, at the times and places for holding
the first general election thereafter, to prepare a separate bal-
lot-box for each voting precinct in the magisterial district, or
districts, from which said petition, or petitions, may have
been received, as aforesaid, in which shall 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-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, rela-
ting to fences and for the protection of crops. The said bal-
lots shall be respectively as follows: “For fence law”’:
“against fence law”: provided that notice be given by post-
ing the same at the front door of the courthouse, or court-
houses, of said county, or counties, and at each voting pre-
cinct of such magisterial district, or districts, as aforesaid,
and by publication in some newspaper published in or near
the said county, or counties, at least thirty days prior to the
election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots
cast at such election, on said question, and making returnsand
abstracts of the results 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 election
shall be as follows: We hereby certify that at the election

held ; votes were cast for present fence law, and
votes against present fence law.
A. B., Clerks. = F.,
C. D., G. H., > Judges.
I. J.,

3. If from such returns and abstracts of votes so cast
on the question aforesaid, it shall appear that three-fourths
of the qualified voters of such magisterial district, or dis-
tricts, voting upon the question aforesaid, are in favor of
repealing said act, said act shall be, and is hereby repealed in
such magisterial district, or districts, of said county, or coun-
ties: provided, that such repeal shall not take effect for eigh-
teen months thereafter.
4. The provisions of this act shall not take effect in the
magisterial district of the precinct of New Hope, in the county
of Dinwiddie.

5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.

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

Chap. 259.—An ACT requiring the county judges of Norfolk and Din-
widdie counties to submit the question of continuing or repealing the
fence law to the voters of the magisterial districts in said counties,
upon certain conditions.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be the
duty of the judges of the county courts of the counties of Nor-
folk and Dinwiddie, upon the petition, in writing, of twenty-
five frecholders in any magisterial district in said counties,
which petition, or petitions, may be presented either in term
or vacation, to order the several officers conducting elections
insuch magisterial district, or districts, from which petition, or
petitions, as aforesaid, may have been received by said judge,
or judges, as aforesaid, at the times and places for holding
the first general election thereafter, to prepare a separate bal-
lot-box for each voting precinct in the magisterial district, or
districts, from which said petition, or petitions, may have
been received, as aforesaid, in which shall 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-sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, rela-
ting to fences and for the protection of crops. The said bal-
lots shall be respectively as follows: “For fence law”’:
“against fence law”: provided that notice be given by post-
ing the same at the front door of the courthouse, or court-
houses, of said county, or counties, and at each voting pre-
cinct of such magisterial district, or districts, as aforesaid,
and by publication in some newspaper published in or near
the said county, or counties, at least thirty days prior to the
election.

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots
cast at such election, on said question, and making returnsand
abstracts of the results 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 election
shall be as follows: We hereby certify that at the election

held ; votes were cast for present fence law, and
votes against present fence law.
A. B., Clerks. = F.,
C. D., G. H., > Judges.
I. J.,

3. If from such returns and abstracts of votes so cast
on the question aforesaid, it shall appear that three-fourths
of the qualified voters of such magisterial district, or dis-
tricts, voting upon the question aforesaid, are in favor of
repealing said act, said act shall be, and is hereby repealed in
such magisterial district, or districts, of said county, or coun-
ties: provided, that such repeal shall not take effect for eigh-
teen months thereafter.
4. The provisions of this act shall not take effect in the
magisterial district of the precinct of New Hope, in the county
of Dinwiddie.

5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.

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