Chap. 60.—An ACT to ‘incorporate the town of Brookneal, in the county of
Campbell.

Approved February 20, 1908.

1. Be it enacted by the genera] assembly of Virginia, That the ter-
ritory in the county of Campbell contained within the following bound-
aries, to-wit:

Beginning at the mouth of Tanyard branch, thence along said branch
to the mouth of a small bottom; thence along this bottom north to the
southeast corner of N. I. Wathall’s lot; thence along his line north, cross-
ing a road along the east side of Mistress 8. B. Guthrie’s lot, crossing
the Norfolk and Western railroad ; thence along the right of way of the
Norfolk and Western to Mistress Wickliff’s and Mistress Rush’s lines;
thence with their line to Falling river; thence along Falling river to the
mouth of Terry’s spring branch ; thence along Terry’s spring branch to his
spring; thence in a westerly direction to a street just west of the house
occupied by J. R. Scott; thence south, crossing the public road and the
Norfolk and Western railroad, across the land of R. D. Williams and A. B.
Carrington, down a bottom west of W. M. Puckett’s house, down the
branch to the Staunton river; thence with the Staunton river to the
beginning, shall be and constitute an incorporated community and town
by the name of ‘the town of Brookneal.’

2. The said town and its officers shall have all the powers and privi-
leges, and be subject to all the restrictions provided by the general laws
of this Commonwealth for the government of towns and the power of
the officers of towns.

3. The mayor, recorder and councilmen shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the said town under the general laws of the State pertaining
to elections, and the first election under this act shall be held on the
second Tuesday in June, nineteen hundred and eight. Until such
election is held the following named officers are hereby declared to be the
officers of the said town, to serve as such officers until their successors
are duly elected and qualified : ;

David May-shall be the mayor; J. R. Williams, recorder; T. I. Child-
ress, sergeant; I.. W. Rush, W. L. Williams, George W. DeJarnette, EF.
R. Monroe, N. I. Wathall and J. E. Webb shall compose the town council.

The terms of such officers as are elected shall commence on the first
day of September succeeding their election, and their term of office shall
continue for such period as may be fixed by the general law.

4. Owing to the necessity for police protection in the territory named,
an emergency exists, and this act shall be in force from its passage.