Chap. 44.—An ACT to authorize the city council of Fredericksburg to {issue
its coupons or registered bonds for the purpose of obtaining an electric plant
for lighting the city.

Approved January Ll, 1900.

Whereas the council of the city of Fredericksburg did, in strict accord-
ance with the requirements of an act of the weneral assembly of Virginia,
entitled an act to authorize the city council of Fredericksburg to issue
its coupon or registered bonds for the purpose of constructing and
improving strects, and for other purposes of internal improvement and
benefit to the city, approved Fchruary first, eighteen hundred and ninety-
six, hold an election on-the twenty-cighth of February, eighteen hundred
and ninety-nine, to ascertain whether the said city should own and
operate an electric plant for lighting its streets; and

Whereas at said election the frec-hold vote in favor of said improve-
ment was more than double that against it, and the white vote in favor
of said improvement was nearly three time that against it, and the entire
vote in favor of said improvement was more than three-fifths of the
whole vote cast; and ,

Whereas it was impossible by reason of the then dreadful condition of
the registration books to ascertain what constituted a majority of the
registered vote of said city: and

Whereas a new registration of the voters of said city has been had
since said election, from which it appears that the vote cast at said
election is more than three-fifths of the registered vote of said city; and

Whereas it thus appears that the vote in favor of said improvement
was substantially in accordance with the requirements of the aforesaid
act of the general assembly; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the city
council of Fredericksburg be, and are hereby, authorized to issue and
dispose of so many of the bonds authorized by the aforesaid act of Feb-
ruary first, eighteen hundred and nincty-six, as may be in the judgment
of the city council of Fredericksburg, necessary to obtain an electric plant
for lighting said city; said issue not to exceed the sum of twelve thousand
dollars at the par value of said bonds.

And said city council is authorized to enact such ordinances as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the provisions and
the full intent and meaning of the aforesaid act of February first,
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, touching the bonds issued under this
act.

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