Chap. 6.—An ACT to legalize the issue of certain bonds of the city of Roanoke

Approved December 16, 1893.

Whereas by an act of the general assembly of the state of Vir-
ginia, approved January thirty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-
four, entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roa-
noke,” and by amendments thereof, and also by an act of the general
assembly of the state of Virginia, approved February twelfth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two, entitled “an act to provide a new
charter for the city of Roanoke,” the city council of Roanoke was
and is authorized, in the name and for the use of the city, to con-
tract loans, or cause to be issued certificates of debt or bonds: pro-
vided that the issue of such bonds should be endorsed by the requi-
site number of the freehold voters voting on the question; and

Whereas by an ordinance duly passed February fourth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, the said city council authorized and di-
rected the issue of bonds to the amount of seventy-five thousand
dollars, for the purpose of purchasing sites for public schools and
the erection of public school buildings in the city of Roanoke; and

Whereas, also, by an ordinance duly passed February fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-one, the said city council authorized and
directed the issue of bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, for the purpose of extending, repairing, construct-
ing and maintaining a system of sewerage within the corporate
limits of the city of Roanoke; and

Whereas, also, by an ordinance duly passed February fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-one, the said city council authorized and
directed the issue of bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, for the purpose of grading, paving, curbing and
macadamizing, blocking, repairing, maintaining, and otherwise im-
proving, the public streets and alleys within the corporate limits of
the city of Roanoke; and
Whereas the said city council, in said several ordinances respec-
tively, ordered that an election of the freehold voters of the city of
Roanoke be held on the seventeenth day of March, eighteen hundred
and ninety-one, to vote separately for or against the enforcement of
each of the said several ordinances, and provided for due notice of
such election and the manner of holding the same, and making the
returns thereof; and

Whereas due notice of the said election was given as required by
law and by said several ordinances, and the said election was duly
held and the returns thereof duly made, and the result thereof hav-
ing been ascertained and declared as required by law; and it appear-
ing by the returns of said election that each of the said several ordi-
hances was endorsed by a vote of more than two-thirds of the free-
hold voters voting at the said election, and the said vote was also
more than three-fourths of the freehold voters of said city voting at
said election, to-wit:

On the ordinance authorizing the issue of seventy-five thousand
dollars of bonds for sites and buildings for public schools, the total
number of votes cast was five hundred and eleven, of which four hun-
dred and fifty-one votes were in favor of the ordinance and sixty
votes were against the ordinance.

On the said ordinance authorizing the issue of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars of bonds for the construction and maintenance of
the systern of sewerage, the total number of votes cast was five hun-
dred and sixty, of which five hundred and six were in favor of the
said ordinance, and fifty-four votes were against the ordinance.

On the said ordinance authorizing the issue of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars of bonds for street purposes, the total number
of votes cast was five hundred and eighty-eight, of which five hun-
dred and twenty-one votes were in favor of the said ordinance, and
sixty-seven votes were against the said ordinance, and the city coun-
cil having been thereby authorized and empowered to issue the said
bonds; and

Whereas the proper officers of the said city caused to be prepared
and executed negotiable coupon bonds as provided in said several
ordinances of February fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one; and

Whereas the finance committee of the said city and the treasurer
of said city have heretofore sold thirty-three thousand dollars of the
said school bonds, numbered from one to thirty-three, both inclu-
kive; one hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the said sewer bonds,
numbered from one to one hundred and fifty, both inclusive; and
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the said street bonds, num-
bered from one to one hundred and fifty, both inclusive, and received
payment for the same, and there now remains unsold forty-two thou-
sand dollars of the said school bonds, numbered from thirty-four to
seventy-five, both inclusive; and

Whereas the city council of Roanoke have requested that any de-
fects or irregularities either in execution or issue of said bonds, or any
of them, may be cured by an act of the general assembly: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That all
those certain six per centum interest bearing coupon bonds of the
city of Roanoke, known as school bonds, and numbered consecu-
tively from one to seventy-five, both inclusive, and of the denomina-
tion of one thousand dollars each, and bearing date on the first day
of July, eighteen hundred and ninety- -one, and payable thirty years
from date thereof, and signed by the mayor of said city, the presi-
dent of the city council, and the treasurer of said city, with the cor-
porate seal of the city thereto attac shed, and purporting on their face
to have been issued in pursuance of an ordinance of the council of
the city of Roanoke, passed on the fourth day of February, eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, and ratified by a vote of the freeholders of
said city at an election held on the seventeenth day of March, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-one, under the authority from an act of the
general assembly of Virginia, approved the thirty-first dav of Jan-
uary, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled “an act to provide
a new charter for the city of Roanoke,” and amendments thereto, be,
and the same are hereby, ratified and confirmed and made binding
and obligatory upon the city of Roanoke to pay principal and inter-
est in the manner provided in said bonds themselves, irrespective of
the manner In which they have been executed or issued, and notwith-
standing any irregularites or informalities in authorizing the issuing
of said bonds by the council of the city of Roanoke, or ratification
of the same by the freehold voters voting on the question, or any
other irregularities or informalities whatsoever in the issuing of said
bonds, whether the same have been issued or have been merely
executed and are held to be issued.

2. Be it further enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
all those certain six per centum interest-bearing coupon bonds of the
city of Roanoke, known as “sewer bonds,” and numbered consecu-
tively from one to one hundred and fifty, both inclusive, and of the
denomination of one thousand dollars each, and bearing date on the
first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and payable
thirty years from the date thereof, and signed by the mayor of said
city of Roanoke, the president of the city council and the treasurer
of the said city, with the corporate seal of the city thereto affixed,
and purporting on their face to have been issued in pursuance of an
ordinance of the council of the city of Roanoke, passed on the fourth
day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety- one, and ratified by
vote of the freeholders of said city at an election held on the seven-
teenth day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, under the
authority from an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved
the thirty-first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-four,
entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke,”
and amendments thereof, be, and the same are hereby, ratified and
confirmed, and made binding and obligatory upon the city of Roa-
noke to pay principal and interest in the manner provided in said
bonds themselves, irrespective of the manner in which they have
been issued, and notwithstanding any irregularities or informalities
in authorizing the issuing of said bonds by the council of the city
of Roanoke or the ratification of the same by the freehold voters
voting on the question, or any other irregularities or informalities
whatsoever in the issuing of said bonds, and whether the same have
y been issued or have been executed and are held to be

e it further enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
hose certain six percentum interest: bearing coupon bonds of the
- Roanoke, and known as “ street bonds,” and numbered consecu-
from one to one hundred and fifty, both inclusive, and of the
1ination of one thousand dollars each, and bearing date on the
lay of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and payable
years after the date thereof, and signed by the mayor of said
f Roanoke, the president of the city council and the treasurer
d city, with the corporate seal of the said city thereto affixed,
urporting on their face to have been issued in pursuance of an
ince of the council of the city of Roanoke, passed on the fourth
' February, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and ratified by
f the freeholders of said city at an election held on the seven-
| day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, under the
rity from an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved
irty-firet day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-four,
ititled “‘an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke,”
nendments thereof, be, and the same are hereby, ratified and con-
|, and made binding and obligatory upon the city of Roanoke
' principal and interest in the manner provided in said bonds
elves, irrespective of the manner in which they have been
, and notwithstanding any irregularities or informalities in
rizing the issuing of said bonds by the council of the city of
ike, or the ratification of the same by freehold voters voting
» question, or any other irregularities or informalities whatso-
n the issuing of said bonds, and whether the same have been
lv issued or have been merely executed and are held to be
.
Phig act shall be in force from its passage.