Chap. 174.—An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Am-
herst county to expend any surplus money in the treasury of said county in
repairing and improving the public roads, as well as opening any new roads or
building bridges of Aenifierat county.

Approved March 14, 1902.

Whereas, there is a surplus of county funds in the treasury of Amherst
county, and the board of supervisors of the said county are desirous of im-
proving the public roads and bridges in their county with the said surplus
funds, and such other funds as may hereafter be raised for said purpose:
therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the said
board of supervisors, by and through the road board of said county, are
authorized and empowered to use the said surplus county funds as it
may deem advisable and necessary in the repairing and improvement of
the public roads, as well as opening any new roads or building bridges in
Amherst county, under such rules and regulations as they may adopt; and
that the said road board shall be paid out of the said funds two dollars
per diem for any extra duties imposed upon them by reason of this ex-
penditure upon the warrant of the said board; but no member shall re-
ecive more than one hundred dollars during one year for such extra
duties.

2. But nothing herein shall be construed as repealing or in any way
modifying the present laws regarding opening new roads or building new
bridges by the county authorities.

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