Chap. 164.—An ACT to submit the questions of a hog law to the qualified voters
of Little River district, in Floyd county, Virginia.

Approved January 29, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That at the first
general election held in Floyd county after the passage of this act, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Little River magisterial dis-
trict, in said county, the question of constituting the boundary lines of
each lot or traet of Jand in said district to be a lawful fence as to hogs.
It shall be the duty of the judge of the county court of said county, at
least: fifteen davs before said election, to give notice to the ofhcers
charged with the duty of conducting said election in said district to
provide a ballot-box at each voting-place in said district in which to
deposit the ballots of those voting on said question.

2. The ballots to be used in said election shall be as follows: For the
hog law, and Against the hog law. The voter shall prepare his ballot
and present it to the judges of the election, who shall deposit the same
in the ballot-box. It shall be a white paper ballot, and may be either
printed or written. The manner of canvassing the ballot and making
returns and abstracts thereof shall conform in all respects to the require-
ments of the general election law, except the certificate of the judges
shall be as follows:

We hereby certify that at the election held on the

day of

votes were cast Ior the hog law, and ——— votes were cast
against the hog law.

Clerks,

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~ Judges.

3. Tf it appears that a majority of the votes cast on said question
have been for the hog law, then, on and after thirty days from the time
of holding said election, the boundary lines of lots or tracts of land in
said district shall constitute lawful fences for hogs. And to this extent
said lawful fences shall be subject to the provisions and penalties of sce-
tion two thousand and forty-two and the amendments thereto and two
thousand and forty-nine and two thousand and fifty of the code of Vir-
ginia, And as to hogs, section two thousand and thirty-eight of the
code and the amendment thereto shall be inoperative in said district
on and after thirty days from the holding of said election: provided, it
appears from said returns that a majority of the votes cast on said ques-
tion have been for the hog law.

4. This act shall be in force from its passave.