Chap. 921.—An ACT to authorize and empower the supervisors of King William
county to build, construct and maintain a bridge over the Pamunkey river at
or near New Castle ferry, between King William and Hanover counties.

Approved March 3, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the board
of supervisors of the county of King Wilham be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered as hereinafter provided, to build, construct
and maintain a bridge with the necessary abutments and approaches
thereto over the Pamunkey river, at or near New Castle ferry, between
King William and TTanover counties. But said supervisors of King
William county shall not make any appropriation to build, construct
and maintain said bridge from the funds of the said county of King
William until the proper preliminary orders have been made by the
county court of King William as now provided by Jaw, and the county
court of Hanover county has entered an order, which it is hereby author.
ized to do, permitting s “said county of King William to construct anc
maintain said bridge, abutments and approaches thereto on the Hanove:
side of the said Pamunkey river at its sole cost and expense, and with.
out any charge either for construction or maintenance to said county o!
Hanover or the citizens thereof. When the proper orders have been en-
tered by said courts the supervisors of King William county are hereby
authorized to make an appropriation not exceeding twelve hundred dol-
lars to build, construct, or to aid in building and constructing saic
bridge, and the said board of supervisors of King William county are
further hereby authorized and empowered to receive private subscriptions
to aid in constructing and building said bridge: provided, however, that
said bridge shall be under the control of the supervisors of King William
county, and be and remain the property of King William county as
other ‘bridges 3 in said county.

2. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to charge the
county of Hanover with any cost of building and maintaining said
bridge.

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