Chap. 367.—An ACT to vest the absolute fee simple title to certain church
property in the county of Russell, known as Willis chapel, in trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, and their successors in office.

Approved February 15, 1900.

Whereas by deed dated the eleventh dav of September, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, and of record in the clerk’s office of the count;

court of Russell county, David Willis, David A. Fogleman, and William
Dickenson conveyed with covenants of general warranty to N. B. Gray,
Charles D. Boyd, D. A. Fogleman, William Price, A. Hendricks, and
J. W. Loyd, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and
their successors in office, a certain piece or parcel of land, situate lying
and being on Little Cedar creek, in the county of Russell, containing
three acres, one rood, and twelve perches, as a place for the public wor-
ship of God, and also to be used as a public school-house subjéct to the
entire control of the trustees aforesaid; and

Whereas the said David Willis, William Dickenson, N. B. Gray, and
A. Hendricks have since died, and said property has ceased to be used
for school purposes; and

Whereas the Methodist Episcopal church, south, contemplates build-
Ing a good, substantial, and commodious church-house on said land, and
desiring to have a fee simple title vested in suitable trustees, to the
exclusion of all other rights or interests before they build thereon;
therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the fee
simple title to the three acres, one rood, and twelve perches of land
in the preamble mentioned, lying on Little Cedar creek, in Russell
county, and known as Willis chapel, is by this act vested in David A.
Fogleman, William W. Price, S. H. Wyatt, T. V. Hurt, and W. A:
Fogleman, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and their
successors in office, to the exclusion of all the rights, title, interest,
and claims of all persons whomsoever. To be held by said trustees and
their successors in office in trust for the benefit of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, south; to be kept, used, disposed of, and maintained as a
place of divine worship, for the ministry and membership of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south; subject to the discipline, usage, and min-
isterial appointments of said church as from time to time authorized and
declared by the general conference of said church and by the annual
conference within whose bounds the said premises are situate.

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