Chap. 89.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act incorporating
Pamplin City, Virginia, approved March 24, 1874, as amended by an act
entitled an act to amend and re-enact the third section of an act entitled an
act incorporating Pamplin City, Virginia, approved March 31, 1875.

Approved March 7, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the terri-
tory comprised within the limits set forth and described in the second
section of this act be deemed, taken and made a corporation by the name
of Pamplin City, and by that name shall have and exercise all the powers
conferred upon towns by the general laws of the State now existing, or
which may be hereafter passed, for the government of towns and cities of
Virginia.

2. The boundaries of the said town of Pamphlin City shall be as fol-
lows—to-wit :

Commencing at a rock pile at a point on the Hixburg road, above the
place commonly known as Lowe’s crossing, and moving thence forty de-
grees west to a point in Davis’ field; thence south sixteen degrees west
fifty-six and one-half poles to a white oak on Lynchburg road; thence
south seven degrees east one hundred and thirty-eight poles to a red oak
on Franklin estate; thence south thirty-five degrees east eighty poles to a
white oak; thence seventy-two degrees east one hundred and four and
one-half poles to a rock pile on Elkien’s line; thence north thirty degrees
east seventy-six and three-fifths poles to a white oak ; thence north thirty-
six degrees, west fifty-seven poles to a fence post on the new road to
Pamphlin City: thence north three degrees east fifty-three and four-fifths
poles to an oak tree; thence north seventy-seven and one-half degrees,
west fifty-one and one-half poles to a poplar tree near a branch in Mer-
rill’s land; thence north thirty-six degrees west eighty-eight poles to a
rock in Dore ‘Pamplin’s field; thence north fifteen degrees west eighty-
xix poles to beginning.

3. The government of the said town shall be vested in a mayor and
town council of six members, who shall be residents and qualified voters
in the said town, to be chosen by ballots every two years by election to be
conducted as prescribed by law. The first election to be held on second
Tuesday in June, nineteen hundred and six, and every two years there-
after.

4. The electoral board of the county shall appoint three qualified
voters who shall act as judges at all corporation elections, general or
special, and who shall have the right and whose duty it shall be to appoint
two clerks of election, and all elections shall be conducted as general and
certified elections are conducted.

5. In case a vacancy shall occur, in any office of said town, the council
shall select a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of
said officer. The mayor and councilmen shall be sworn in accordance
with the laws of the State before entering upon the discharge of the
duties of their respective offices.

6. The mayor and three members of the council shall constitute a
quorum to transact the business of the town. In the absence of the
mayor, one member shall be selected by the council to act as mayor pra
tempore, and any member of the council shall have power to act as mayor
as absence from any cause, and do any act the mayor might law-
fully do.

7. The council shall select (from their own number) a clerk, who
shall keep and preserve the records of the council. The council shall
(direct) and levy, and by the assessment of real and personal property
for the purpose of levying the town taxes.

8. The council of said town shall have the power to mark the bounds of
existing streets, lay out, grade and pave them, and have all the general
powers given by the general laws of the State to towns, and do any act
they deem advisable for the improvement of the streets or highways
under their jurisdiction, not contrary to the general law.

9. The council shall have the power to regulate the sanitary conditions
of said town. It shall have power to punish all violations of the law by
fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the mayor, subject to
the general laws of State.

10. The town council shall, with the consent of the legal authorities,
have the use of the county jail of Appomattox county for the safe-keeping
of all persons who shall be sentenced for the violation of the laws or ordi-
nances of said town, until said town shall build its own house for that
purpose.

The expense of the keeping in said jail all violators of the law ordi-
nances to be paid by the said town.

11. Whenever judgment shall be rendered against any person for fines,
or costs, or both, and no visible effects of such person can be found upon
which the sergeant may distrain a levy or sell therefor, the person so in
default shall be compelled to work out such fines and costs, or both, on
the public streets or other improvements of said town, and all fines for
carrying concealed weapons shall go to the corporation for purposes of
the said town.

12. The mayor shall be the presiding officer, and have power to suspend
any officer for the neglect of duty, or disorderly conduct.

13. The council shall have the authority to impose a license tax on all
persons doing business within the said town, on whom the State imposes
a tax.

14. The council shall have the power to restrain and punish drunk-
ards and beggars and vagrants, to prevent vice and immorality, to prevent
fast driving and otherwise to preserve public peace and good order.

15. The council shall have the power to establish and maintain at their
discretion a fire department of the said town.

16. The sergeant of the said town shall be selected by the council
from the citizens of the said town, and shall hold his office at the pleasure
of the said council, and shall hold his office for a period of two years, un-
less removed by the mayor for cause, and in that event he shall have the
right of appeal as now provided by law, and may be required to give
such bond and security for the faithful discharge of the duties of his
office as the council may deem proper.

17. The town sergeant shall collect all taxes and may distrain and sell
for town taxes, and shall have in all respects the power to enforce the
collection thereof, said taxes to be turned over to the treasurer of said
town, and reports to be made to the council as often as they may deem
proper.

18. From and after this act goes into effect, and until its councilmen
and mayor be elected wnder its provision shall have been so elected and
qualified, R. L. Franklin, C. S. Morton, F. H. Lukin, L. N. Ligon, J. F.
Connally and R. D. Baldwin are hereby appointed councilmen, and R. W.
Beale, mayor, and they may qualify before any justice of the peace of
Appomattox county, and therefrom shall constitute the mayor and
council of the said town of Pamplin City, Virginia, and may organize
and perform the duties of said mayor and council.

19. In order that this election may take place the second Tuesday in
June, nineteen hundred and six, an emergency exists for this act to go
into effect from its passage.