Chap. 161.—An ACT for Processioning the Lands in the counties of
Accomac, Northampton, Hunover, Caroline, Prince Euward, and
Nansemond.

Approved February 25, 1884.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the board of supervisors of the counties of Accomaec, North-
ampton, Hanover, Caroline, Prince Edward, and Nansemond,
shall divide their counties into 30 many precincts as to them
may seem proper, for processioning the lands of all persons
in said counties, or in such portions of said counties, as to
such boards may seem proper; and shall without delay, upon
the passage of this act, and every fifth year thereafter, appoint
three intelligent, honest freeholders of every precinct, to see
such processioning performed, and to take and return to the
said courts an account of every person's land they shall pro-
cession, and of the persons present at the time; which returns
shall be in the fullowing form:
Descriptions
Owners of Land. and Persons present.
| Marks of Corners.

Date of
Processioning.

A copy of which order shall be delivered by the clerks of
said courts, respectively, to the sheriff, to be served on the
frecholders so appointed within fifteen days after the making
thereof; and the said frecholders shall cause the same to be
obeyed in every particular, and shall cause to be given in the
most public places, and in the most public manner, in their
county, by publication in the newspapers or otherwise, at
least three weeks before the same is performed, of the time
appointed by them for processioning in each precinct, and
shall also cause to be served, in the manner prescribed by
law, a like notice upon any person whose lands may be atfected
by said processioning. Each processioner shall be allowed by
the court of his county, one dollar and tifty cents for every
day he shall be employed; and in case of the death, resiona-
tion, or removal from office, or failure to act, of any such
processioner, the court of the county where such vacancy
shall happen, shall appoint a successor. Said county court
shall make a reasonable allowance to its clerk for the services
to be pertormed by him by virtue of this act, which allowance,
together with other necessary expenses incurred in the execu-
tion of this act, not otherwise provided for, shall be levied in
the next county levy.

2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.

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