CHAP. 145.—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 twenty-five thousand dollars
of Town run improvement bonds, and to authorize the issuance by
said city of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars of said bonds,
if a majority of those voting, shall vote in favor of such issuance.

Approved March 12, 1912.

Whereas, it appears that the Town run is the central drain-
age stream flowing through the city of Winchester, and that
most of said city drains into said Town run; and,

Whereas, it further appears that the channel of said Town
run is crooked, obstructed and inadequate at many points, and
that as a result of its present incapacity to care for flood waters,
the lower part of said city has been flooded several times in re-
cent years; and, -

Whereas, an experienced engineer has made plans, surveys
and specifications to enlarge, straighten, grade and pave said
Town run to the end that it will remedy the suffering from an
obstructed and constricted channel; and,

Whereas, the common council of the city of Winchester has
by resolution 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 twenty-five thous-
and dollars of bonds, at such rate of interest as the common coun-
cil may determine, not to exceed five per centum per annum, ma-
turing not more than twenty years after date, in judgment of
council, the proceeds from the sale of said bonds to be used to
defray the cost of straightening, deepening, widening, grading
and otherwise improving said Town run, to the end that it may
more freely and fully carry off drainage, accommodate storm
waters and relieve the city from floods and unhygienic obstruc-
tions to drainage; and, whereas, if the bonds provided for by this
act shall be issued, the bonded indebtedness of the city of Win-
chester 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 author-
ized to order a special election at which all voters of said city,
qualified to vote in general elections under the laws of this State,
may vote upon the question whether or not they favor or op-
pose the issuance of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
of Town run improvement bonds, said bonds to bear such inter-
est 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 within such number of years after is-
suance as the council may determine, not to exceed twenty years
after date of issuance. 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 Winchester and signed by
such officers or parties as the common council shall name; pro-
vided, said .bonds shall not exceed the aggregate hereinbefore
named.

2. The proceeds from said bonds shall be expended wholly in
the improvement of the Town run as aforesaid.

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