Chap. 138.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 6,
1882, in reference to the Fence law of Dinwiddie and Norfolk coun-
ties. |

Approved November 27, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the judge ot the county court of the
county of Norfolk, upon the petition, in writing, of twen-
ty-five freeholders in any magisterial district in said county,
which petition may be presented either in term time or va-
cation, to order the several officers conducting elections in
such magisterial district or districts, from which petition as
aforesaid may have been received by said judge as aforesaid,
at the times and places for holding the first general election
thereafter, to prepare a separate ballot-box for each voting
precinct in the magisterial district or districts from which
said petition or petitions may have been received as afore-
said, in which shall be deposited the ballots of the then quali-
fied voters who shall desire to vote upon the question of con-
tinuing or repealing the act passed January twenty-sixth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, relating to fences and for the
protection of crops. The said ballots shall be as follows:
“For fence law” —“against fence law”: provided that notice
be given by posting the same at the front door of the court-
house of said county, and at each voting precinct of such ma-
gisterial district or districts as aforesaid, and by publication
in some newspaper published in or near the said county, at
least thirty days prior to the eleetion. )

2. The manner of receiving and canvassing the ballots
cast at such election on said question, and making returns
and 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 were cast
against present fence law.

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_ 8. 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 districts,
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said act, said act shall be and is hereby repealed in such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: provided that
such repeal shall not take effect for eighteen months there-
after.

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hereby repealed.

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