Chap. 128.—An ACT authorizing the submission to the legal voters of the city
of Winchester of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by
said city of not more than ten thousand dollars of public school improvement
bonds, and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than ten thou-
sand dollars of said bonds if a majority of those voting vote in favor of such
issuance.

Approved March 3, 1908.

Whereas, it appears that some of the public schools of Winchester are
overcrowded and that it is essential to the health, comfort and accom-
modation of the school children that an addition to the John Kerr
public school building be made as soon as possible; and that,

Whereas, the common council of the city of Winchester has, by reso-
lution, requested authority from the general assembly of Virginia to call
a special election to submit to the qualified voters of said city, whether
or not a majority thereof of those voting will favor the issuance of not
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of bonds at such rate of in-
terest as the common council may determine, not to exceed five per cent
per annum, maturing ten years after date, the proceeds of said bonds
to be used to defray the cost of erecting an addition to the John Kerr
public school building and of equipping the same and of other improve-
ments to said building; and, whereas, if the bonds provided for by this
act shall be issued, the bonded indebtedness of the city of Winchester
will be less than eighteen per centum of the assessed valuation of the
real estate in said city subject to taxation, as shown by the last assessment
for taxes; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by.the general assembly of Virginia, That the common
council of the city of Winchester is hereby authorized, as soon as may be
after the passage of this act, to order a special election at which all
voters of said city, qualified to vote in general elections under the laws
of the State, may vote upon the question whether or not they favor or
oppose the issuance of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
of public school improvement bonds, said bonds to bear such interest
as the council may determine, not to exceed five per centum per annum,
and to be in such denominations as the council may determine, and to
mature ten years after the date of issue.

If a majority of those voting shall vote in favor of the issuance of said
bonds, the said common council, by proper resolution or ordinance may
direct that they be issued and executed on behalf of the city of Win-
chester and signed by such officers or parties as the common council
shall name, provided said bonds shall not exceed the aggregate herein-
before named.
2. The proceeds from said bonds shall be wholly expended in erecting
and equipping an addition to the said John Kerr school building and
in otherwise improving said building.

3. Said bonds shall be in such form as the common council of said
city may determine.

4. It appearing that an emergency exists, the public school building
being now overcrowded, it is ordered that this act shall be in force from
its passage.