Chap. 124.—An ACT to prohibit the further issue of bonds by the city of
Portsmouth under the act approved February 14, 1906, entitled: An act to
amend and re-enact an act approved March 10, 1904, entitled: An act to
authorize the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds to build a school-house and
for other purposes, and to repeal the act approved February 19, 1906, entitled:
An act to authorize the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds to continue its
sewerage and for street improvement.

Approved March 3, 1908.

Whereas, by an act approved February fourteenth, nineteen hundred
und six, entitled “an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March
tenth, nineteen hundred and four, entitled ‘an act to authorize the city
of Portsmouth to issue bonds to build a school-house and for other pur-
poses,’” the council of the city of Portsmouth was authorized, in order
to build a school-house, to provide for furnishing the same, and for other
school purposes, to issue bonds, to be known as “Portsmouth school
bonds,” not to exceed forty-two thousand dollars; and,
Whereas, the council of said city did issue, under the said act, twelve
thousand dollars of said bonds, which are now outstanding against the
said city; and,

Whereas, the council of said city deems it inadvisable to issue any
further bonds under the said act, approved February fourteenth, nine-
teen hundred and six, as aforesaid; and,

Whereas, by another act, approved February nineteenth, nineteen
hundred and six, entitled “an act to authorize the city of Portsmouth to
issue bonds to continue its sewerage and for street improvement,” the
council of the city of Portsmouth was authorized, in order to continue
the sewerage in said city, and for the further improvement of its streets,
to issue bonds not to exceed one hundred and twenty thousand dollars;
and,

Whereas, the council of said city has issued no bonds under the said
last mentioned act, and deems it inadvisable to issue any under the said
act: Now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the council
of the city of Portsmouth be, and it is hereby, prohibited from issuing
any further bonds under the said act, approved February fourteenth,
nineteen hundred and six, and the said act approved February nine-
teenth, nineteen hundred and six, is hereby repealed.