Chap. 999.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 3586 (should be 3856) of the code of Virginia, in rela-
tion to killing trees near highways, injuring bridges, obstructing roads, and
riding or driving animals or vehicles on sidewalks, &c.; how punished,
approved March 3, 1898.

Approved March 7, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
three thousand eight hundred and fifty-six of the code of Virginia, as
amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section three
thousand five hundred and cightv-six (should be three thousand eight
hundred and fifty-six) of the code of Virginia, in relation to killing
trees near highw ays, injuring bridges, obstructing roads, and riding
or driving animals or vehicles on sidewalks, and so forth, how punished,
approved March third, eighteen liundred and ninety-eight, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

$ 3856. If any person kill a tree within the distance of fifty fect of a
road, or so cut or injure it as to render it hable to fall, and leave it
standing, or knowingly and wilfully, without lawful authority, break
down, destroy, or injure any bridge, bench or log placed across a stream
for the accommodation of pedestrians, or any sign board, mile-stone,
or post, for the direction of travelers, or obstruct any road, or any ditch
made for the purpose of draining any such road, or wilfully ride any
horse, mule, or other animal, or use a bicycle, or drive any vehicle upon
anv sidewalk, constructed of any material other than dirt or earth,
along any highway through any unincorporated village, he shall be fined
not less than one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars.

2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.

. This act shall be in force from its passage.