Chap. 236.—An ACT to authorize cities and towns to permit, under certain

conditions, awnings, fire escapes, shutters, and so forth, to overhang
streets.

Approved March 15, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
lawful for any incorporated city to adopt ordinances authorizing owners
or occupants of property abutting upon any streets or alleys therein,
within such limitations as they may prescribe, to construct and maintain
in, upon and over such streets and alleys, awnings, fire escapes, shutters,
signs, cornices, gutters, down spouts and bay windows and other ap-
pendages to buildings: provided, that such authority or permission 80
granted shall be held and deemed to be a license merely and shall be re-
vocable at the pleasure of such cities or of the general assembly: and
provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to re-
lieve the said owners of any negligence on their part.

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