Chap. 43.—An ACT to authorize any county in the State, in the discretion of
its local read authorities, to use its apportionment of State money aid
appropriated for the improvement of public roads in the construction of
bridges, and providing how such money shall be expended.

Approved February 25, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any county
in the State, irrespective of the amount received, may, at the discretion
of its local road authorities, use in the construction of bridges its appor-
tionment of State money aid appropriated under existing law for the
construction of roads; such apportionment to be expended in the manner
provided by law.

2. The bids for such bridges shall be called for on the superstructure
and substructure separately, and also both together. The said bids to be
reccived and opened at the county seat of the county in which such work
is to be done, or, in case of a joint bridge between two counties, at the
county seat of one of such counties. All plans, specifications and con-
tracts for such work shall be concurred in by the local road authorities
and the State highway commissioner.

3. All parts of acts in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed.

4. An emergency existing in order to make any appropriations made
for the year nineteen hundred and ten available under this act, this act
shall be in force from its passage.