Chap. 237.—An ACT to authorize the Road Board of Central district,
in Rockingham county, to establish a toll-gate on the Dry River
road, in said county. ;

Approved February 26, 1886.

Whereas the extension into West Virginia of the road known
as the Dry River road, leading from Bridgewater, in the county
of Rockingham, by way of Rawley Springs, across the Shenan-
doah mountain, into the state of West Virginia, is in the state
of West Virginia a toll road; and whereas there are not suff-
cient persons living near such road, within ten miles of the
West Virginia line, to keep said road in proper order in the
state of Virginia: therefore

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the road board of Central district, in the county of Rocking-
ham, be and they are hereby authorized to establish a toll-gate
on the Dry River road, in said county, between the West Vir-
ginia line and a point within five miles of said West Virginia
line, and they are authorized to charge such tolls as are now
allowed by law for five mile sections; the money arising from
said tolls to be applied to the pay of the gate-keeper and the
repair of said road; any surplus on hand after five years, to be
turned over to the county treasurer to be placed to the credit
of the road board of said district, to be used upon such roads
as the board may direct. ,

2. This act shall, be in force from its passage.