Chap. 506.—An ACT to provide for the auditing and payment of claims in con-
nection with public free schools in school district No. 1, in the county of
Warwick and the city of Newport News.

Approved February 27, 1896.

Whereas since the commencement of the present scholastic year
of the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, has been in-
corporated; and

Whereas the territory embraced in the corporate limits of said city
was wholly included in and was a part of school district number one,
in the county of Warwick; and |

Whereas before the incorporation of said city the county and dis-
trict taxes for the support of the public free schools in said school
district had been assessed and levied and were in the hands of the
treasurer of the said county for collection and distribution accord-
ing to law; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
school trustees for school district number one, in the county of War-
wick, who were in office at the date of the incorporation of the said
city of Newport News, be, and they are hereby, authorized to audit
and provide during the present scholastic year for the payment of
the public free school expenses and salaries of teachers of the pub-
lic free schools in said school district number one, and in the city of
Newport News, in manner and form in all respects as is provided by
section fifteen hundred and forty-seven of the code of Virginia.

2. That the warrants drawn by the board of school trustees under
the preceding section shall be paid by the treasurer of the county of
Warwick as required by law, and in any settlement of the fund ap-
propriated for this purpose he shall have credit for the amount of
the warrants so paid.

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