Chap. 403.—An ACT to provide for working and defining the boundaries of
certain roads in Fairfax county.

Approved February 20, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
be the duty of the board of supervisors of Fairfax county to take
and hold the full and exclusive control and management of the follow-
ing named public roads in the said county: The Little river turnpike
road, running from Loudoun county to Alexandria city; the War-
renton turnpike road, running from Prince William county to the
Little turnpike road; the Alexandria turnpike road, running from
Loudoun county to Alexandria city, and the road running from Har-
rison’s crossing to Annandale, and they shall have the power to make
rules and regulations for the working of the said roads, to enter into
agreements and contracts to employ labor and purchase;material and
to do whatever else they may think proper and necessary to put and
keep the said roads in good condition, all expenses of every kind in-
curred in carrying out the provisions of this section to be paid from
the county levy.

2. If there shall be any doubt touching the boundary lines between
the said roads, or any of them, or any part of any of them, and any
land-owner or land-owners, the said board of supervisors may apply
to the county court of said county for the appointment of commis-
sioners, and thereupon it shall be the duty of said court to appoint
three disinterested citizens of said county commissioners to ascer-
tain and report the true boundary line or lines in the case in doubt.
Upon the filing of the report of the commissioners the said court
shall cause a rule to be served on the land-owner or land-owners
whose rights and interests may be effected to show cause why the
report should not be confirmed, the rule to be served in the manner
provided for the service of process by section nine hundred and forty-
nine of the code of Virginia. When the said rule is returned exe-
cuted the matter shall be heard by the court without a jury, upon
the report and such testimony as may be offered, and judgment
given by the court. The board of supervisors or any owner or own-
ers feeling aggrieved shall have a right of appeal as provided by sec-
tion thirty-four hundred and fifty-three of the code of Virginia and
other sections of chapter one hundred and seventy of the said code,
relating to appeals from orders made in controversies concerning
roadways. The court shall order to be recorded by the clerk in a book
to be kept for that purpose, or any book that may now be used for
recording proceedings in road cases, 80 much of the proceedings as
will show clearly the boundary line or lines established. The court
shall have full discretion to determine by whom the costs shall be
paid, and all costs charged to the board of supervisors shall be paid
out of the county levy.

8. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

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