CHAP. 227.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act to
amend and re-enact an act approved March 14, 1906, entitled an act
to empower boards of supervisors to enact special and local legislation
to protect the public roads and bridges from obstruction, encroach-
ment, and injury, to make violations of such enactments a misdemeanor,
and to provide penalties, approved March 15th, 1910.

Approved March 138, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
an act approved March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March four-
teenth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled an act to empower
boards of supervisors to enact special and local legislation to
protect the public roads and bridges from obstruction, encroach-
ment, and injury, to make violations of such enactments a mis-
demeanor, and to provide penalties, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

§1. The boards of supervisors of the several counties of the
commonwealth shall have power to enact such special and local
legislation in their respective counties, not in conflict with the
constitution and the general laws of the commonwealth, as they
may deem expedient to protect the public roads, ways, and
bridges of such county from encroachment or obstruction, or
from any improper or injurious use thereof, and this power shall
extend to and may be exercised over turnpike roads, the control
of which has been given to said boards of supervisors, and
whether tolls be taken thereon or not; provided, the board of
supervisors shall not enact a law fixing the width of tires to be
used on vehicles until after the question shall have been sub-
mitted to the qualified voters of the county of a general or spe-
cial election, and a majority of said voters shall have voted in
favor of the proposed law fixing the width of tires; and provided
this act shall not be construed to allow boards of supervisors to
limit the hauling of the fruits of farm industry at any time.

2. Any violation of such enactments shall be deemed a mis-
demeanor, and shall be punishable by fine of not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

3. Public notice of such legislation by the board of supervis-
ors shall be given by posting a copy of such enactment at each
voting precinct in the county, and on the front door of the court-
house not less than ten days before it is to go into effect, or by
publishing a copy thereof at least once in a newspaper published
in the county not less than ten days before it is to go into
effect.

4, An emergency existing, in that roads are now being in-
jured and obstructed by misuse, this act shall be in force from
its passage.