Chap. 533.—An ACT to authorize the county court of Botetourt county to correct
the assessment of certain stone rights owned by Mrs. F. P. Dillon in Botetourt
county.

Approved April 2, 1902.

Whereas, it is represented to the general assembly of Virginia that
Mistress F. P. Dillon is the owner of certain stone rights on a tract of
land in Botetourt county, Virginia, on the James river, near Buchanan,
and known as the “Billbro farm’; and,

Whereas, it is further represented that at the time of the reassessment
of lands in the year nineteen hundred the assessor whose duty it was to
assess said rights stated to the agent of the owner the basis upon which
the assessment would be made, and approximately what the assessment
would be, which statement was reported to and relied upon by the
owner ; and,

Whereas, she did not ascertain that the assessment actually made was
not only in excess of the assessment she had: expected to be made, but
also in excess of the value of said rights until it was too late to apply to
the county court of Botetourt county for relief as provided by law:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Mistress
F. P. Dillon may, within six months after the passage of this act, apply
to the county court of Botetourt county to correct said assessment of the
said stone rights, and fix their assessment for taxation at their present
value, to be ascertained by said court. This shall be at the cost of said
Mistress F’. P. Dillon, and nothing in this act shall be construed to au-
thorize the refunding of any taxes heretofore paid on said land.

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