Chap. 11.—An ACT to authorize the city of Winchester to increase its debt
and to issue bonds.

Approved February 2, 1901.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
lawful for the common council of the city of Winchester, in the State
of Virginia, to increase the debt of said city beyond that now authorized
by its charter, and special acts of the general assembly, in a sum not ex-

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ceeding nine thousand dollars, and to cause the bonds of the said city
to be issued therefor, but not exceeding the said sum of nine thousand
dollars.

2. That the said bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five
per centum per annum, payable semi-annually. and the interest shall be
represented by coupons attached to said bonds.

3. That said bonds shall be in such denominations and the principal
Atanuest shall become payable at such time as the common council may
prescribe in the ordinance or ordinances of said common council direet-
ine the issue of said bonds.

4. That the proceeds of said bonds shall be used in completing the
erection, furnishing and equipment of the Rouss city hall, and in im-
proving Fairfax square, in said city, and in paving any balances that
may be due or become due to any person for material or goods furnished
or labor done in and about the said city hall, and in carrying out the
contract set forth in the deed between the said city of Winchester and
county of Frederick, bearing date the fourteenth day of October, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-nine, of record in the clerk's oflice of the cor-
poration court of said city and of the county court of said county.

That this act shall be in force from its passage.