Chap. 32.—An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of
of Mecklenburg county, Virginia, to purchase the highway toll bridge
across the Dan and Staunton rivers, at Clarksville, Mecklenburg county,
Virginia, and to declare and maintain the same as a free bridge.

. Approved February 17, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
lawful for the board of supervisors of Mecklenburg county, Virginia, and
the said board is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase the high-
way toll bridge across the Dan and Staunton rivers, at Clarksville, Meck-
lenburg county, Virginia, at a price not exceeding sixteen thousand dol-
lars, and to declare the same as a free bridge for public usage.

2. For the purpose of effecting the purchase of said toll bridge it
shall be Jawful for the said board of supervisors, and they are hereby
authorized, to appropriate a sufficient amount of money from the county
treasury to consummate said purchase: provided, however, that said
board of supervisors shall not exercise such power or authority to pur-
chase said bridge until a majority of the qualified voters of said county
of Mecklenburg, voting upon said question, shall in an election held for
the purpose, vote in favor of such purchase, and the election for said
purpose may be held when ordered by the judge of the circuit court of
Mecklenburg county, in term time or in vacation, upon the petition of
one-fourth of the qualified voters of said county.

3. It being important that the board of supervisors of said county
should act promptly under this bill, an emergency existing therefor,
therefore this act shall become effective and be in force from its pas-
gage,