Chap. 308.—An ACT to maintain the credit of Norfolk county, and to authorize
the treasurer‘of said county to borrow money.

Approved February 12, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, In order
that the county warrants may be promptly paid and the credit of the
same maintained, and thereby expenses lessened, that the treasurer
of the county of Norfolk be, and he is hereby, authorized and em-
powered to borrow money from time to time as may be necessary, a
sum or sums of money, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
twelve thousand dollars in any one year, to meet county warrants
which may have been, or may hereafter be, issued for the payment
of county expenses and for no other purpose; provided, however,
that the amount so borrowed in any one year shall be fully paid
from the county levies before any sum be borrowed in the succeed-
ing year.

2. The said treasurer of the county of Norfolk is hereby authorized
and empowered to execute his note or notes, bearing six per centum
interest, as treasurer for said sum or sums of money borrowed under
authority of this act, which said note or notes shall be countersigned
by the chairman of the board of supervisors of said county of Norfolk.

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