Chap. 116.—An ACT to authorize the circuit court of Chesterfield to dispose of
the funds arising from the sale of Bethia Baptist church property and land as
desired by the congregation of said church.

Approved January 26, 1898.

Whereas under decrees of the circuit court of Chesterfield in the mat-
ter of the petition of the trustees of Bethia Baptist church to sell the
property and land of said church the said property and land were sold;
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Whereas the congregation of said Bethia church in regular meeting de-
termined that the proceeds of said sale should be equally divided be-
tween the Second branch Baptist chureh and the Bethia Methodist Pro-
testant church, as shown by the record in said matter; therefore

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
lawful for the circuit court of Chesterfield to dircet the pavment of one-
half of the fund, arising from the sale above mentioned, to the trustees
of the Second branch Baptist church, and the payment of the other half
thereof to the trustees of the Bethia Methodist Protestant church.

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