Chap. 207.—An ACT to secure the better enforcement of the local option laws
of the State, and to define the jurisdiction of the courts of the counties of this
State as to water courses lying between counties and opposite counties or magis-
terial districts in which loca] option prevails.

Approved March 15, 1904.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That for the
purpose of enforcing the local options laws of this State, when any river,
water course, or bay lies between any counties in this State, the courts
for the counties on each side respectively shall have concurrent jurisdic-
tion over so much thereof as is opposite to said counties; and for the
purposes of this act so much of said waters as is opposite to any county
or magisterial district, in which local option prevails, shall be held to
be within the limits of said county or district.

2. Because of the fact that the time at which liquor licenses are
usually granted will arrive before this act would take effect under the
general law, am emergency is declared to exist, and this act shall take
effect from its passage.