Chap. 772.—An ACT to authorize the county of Rockingham to guarantee five
per centum interest on bonds of the Virginia Central and Western railroad
company.

Approved March 7, 18%.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
county of Rockingham be, and is hereby, authorized to guarantee the
naumoant af intaragt. at the rate of five ner cantum ner annum. on
three hundred thousand dollars of the first mortgage bonds of the
Virginia Central and Western railroad company for the period of
twenty years, said bonds to be such as may be duly designated by
said company.

2. That the county court of said county may enter an order for a
vote to ascertain the sense of the qualified voters upon said question
of guaranteeing interest, and shall direct an election to be held as
provided for in section twelve hundred and forty-three of the code of
Virginia and the following sections pertaining thereto, except that
upon the ballots shall be written or printed, “For guaranteeing in-
terest” and “Against guaranteeing interest.” If itshall appear from
report of board of commissioners appointed by the judge of the
county court that three-fifths of the qualified voters (and that said
three-fifths includes a majority of the votes cast by freeholders at
such election) voting upon the question are in favor of guaranteeing
said interest, the said county court shall at its next term enter an
order requiring the supervisors of said county to attend on a day
and at a place designated in the order, to carry out the wishes of the
voters as expressed at said election. And the said board of supervi-
sors shall execute said guarantee in the manner and according to the
form which the said county court shall prescribe. And the proceed-
ings at and in reference to said election and said guarantee shal! be in
accordance with sections twelve hundred and forty-three, twelve hun-
dred and forty-four, twelve hundred and forty-five, twelve hundred
and forty-six,twelve hundred and forty-seven, twelve hundred and
forty-eight, twelve hundred and forty-nine, twelve hundred and fifty,
twelve hundred and fifty-one of the code of Virginia, so far as appli-
cable thereto and not modified by or inconsistent with this act: pro-
vided that said guarantee shall not be executed until it shall be certi-
fied by the commission appointed for the purpose by the county court
of said county that the said railroad is completed, equipped and in ac-
tual operation from the town of Bridgewater to the town of Elkton, in
said county.