Chap. 194.—An ACT to authorize the cities and towns of this Commonwealth
to acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation, property adjoining parks,
monuments, or other public property belonging to such cities or towns, or
property in the vicinity of such parks, monuments, or other public prop-
erty. which is used and maintained in such a manner as to impair the
beauty. usefulness, efficiency, or convenience of said parks, monuments, or
public property, and to dispose of the same, with proper limitations as to
the future use thereof.

Approved March 14, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia. That any city or
own of this Commonwealth may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemna-
ion property adjoining its parks, or plats on which its monuments are
ated, or other property used for public purposes or in the vicinity of
uch parks, plats or property, which is used and maintained in such a
uanner as to impair the beauty, usefulness or efficiency of such parks,
plats, or public property, and may likewise acquire property adjacent to
inv street, the topography of which, from its proximity thereto, impairs
he convenient use of such street, or renders impracticable, without ex-
raordinary expense, the improvement of the same, and the city or town
0 acquiring any such property may subsequently dispose of the property
“ acquired, making limitations as to the uses thereof, which will pro-
ect the beauty, usefulness, efficiency, or convenience of such parks, plats,
'T property.

2. This act shall be in force on and after ninety days from the ad-
journment of the general assembly of Virginia.