Chap. 224.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act approved
January 30, 1888, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an
act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as
amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1900, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act entitled an act to amend and
reenact an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county
of Halifax, approved the 30th day of January, 1888, as further amended
by an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled an act to amend the charter
of the town of South Boston, in Halifax county, Virginia, as further
amended and re-enacted by an act approved April 20, 1903, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 22 of the charter of the town of
South Boston, in the county of Halifax, authorizing the town council to
contract loans and issue bonds therefor, and providing a method for so
doing.

Approved March 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
‘wenty-two of an act approved January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
ivhty-eight, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an
it to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax,
1s amended and re-enacted by an act approved March third, nineteen
vundred, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section twenty-two of an
wt entitled an act to amend and re-enact an att to incorporate the town
f South Boston, in the county of Halifax, approved the thirtieth day
4 January, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, as further amended by
in act approved March twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled
in act to amend the charter of the town of South Boston, in Halifax
county. Virginia, as further amended and re-enacted by an act approved
April twentieth, nineteen hundred and three, entitled an act to amend
and re-enact sections three and twenty-two of the charter of the town of
South Boston, in the county of Halifax, be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:

§22. The council may, in the name of and for the use of the said
town. contract loans and issue bonds therefor, bearing interest at the rate
if six per centum or less per annum, payable semi-annually, and re-
leemable in thirty-four years or less, which bonds shall be exempt from
axation by said town: provided, that the council shall not contract any
can or issue any bonds therefor, unless the same be authorized by a vote
f the frecholders who are registered voters of the said town, and a ma-
jority of those voting be in favor thereof: and provided, further, that in
no case shall the aggregate debt of the said town at any one time exceed
ighteen per centum of the assessed valuation of the real estate in the
aid town subject to taxation, as shown by the last preceding assessment
for taxes: and provided, further, that the clerk of the circuit court of
Halifax county shall, ten days before the date fixed for said election. pre-
pare and deliver to one of the judges appointed for such election a list of
ll freeholders who are registered voters in the said town: and provided,
further, that such election shall be called, conducted, canvassed, and de-
termined and the bonds issued in pursuance to the provisions, the act ap-
proved April twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and three, entitled an act
(0 provide for holding elections in towns for the purpose of deciding upon

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the question of bond issue, except in so far as said general laws may be in
conflict with this act.

2. Inasmuch as an emergency exists, which renders it necessary that
this act shall go into operation at once, this act shall be in force from its
passage.