Chap. 774.—An ACT authorizing the election of a town assessor for the town
of Covington, in Alleghany county, Virginia.

Approved March 4, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
council of the town of Covington, in Alleghany county, be, and
8 hereby, authorized to elect annually a town assessor, who shall
perform all the duties in relation to the assessment of property for
she purpose of levying the town taxes that may be required of him
by the mayor and council of said town; provided that the town ser-
yeant of said town shall not be disqualified from holding said office
of town assessor.

2. The said town assessor shall be elected by the council of said
town at its regular meeting in the month of February of each year;
except for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six the said assessor
shall be elected by said town council at its first regular meeting
after the passage of this act.

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