Chap. 19.—An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of
Rappahannock county to erect toll gates, and to demand and collect tolls
on the macadamized roads of the county of Rappahannock, and to provide
how such tolls are to be expended, and to empower the board of super-
visors of Frederick county to erect toll gates on the road in said county
known as the Wardensville Grade, and demand and collect tolls thereon,
and to provide how such tolls are to be expended. (H. B. 52)

Approved February 5, 1915.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
board of supervisors of Rappahannock county shall have the power to
erect, and maintain toll gates, and demand and collect tolls on all or
any of the macadamized roads in said county, the rates of tolls to be
fixed by the board of supervisors; provided, however, that said rates
shall not exceed those fixed by the general law for turnpike companies.
The board of supervisors shall be charged with the duty of collecting
and distributing all tolls, but all tolls shall be expended exclusively
for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of the particular road from which
they are collected; said board of supervisors shall require and provide
for separate accounts with each of the said roads of all tolls collected
thereon, and shall require statements of all collections to be made at
each regular meeting of said board of all tolls collected, and likewise
for all amounts expended, said expenditures to be accompanied with
proper vouchers, which accounts when approved by the board of super-
visors shall be filed with the clerk of said board, and provided, further,
that the board of supervisors of Rappahannock county shall have the
power, if in their discretion they deem it wise and convenient to give
a rebate on tolls to those who have made, or shall hereafter make private
subscription to the building of permanent macadam roads in said county
on any roads where toll gates shall be established, said rebate to be in
such amounts as the said board of supervisors shall determine, but in
no case to exceed the amount of said private subscription. Be it further
enacted that board of supervisors of Frederick county are hereby author-
ized and empowered to erect and maintain toll gates on the road in
said Frederick county known as the Wardensville grade, and demand
and collect toll thereon, the rates of same to be fixed by said board of
supervisors, provided that said rates shall not exceed those fixed by
the general law for turnpike companies. The said tolls to be applied to
the repairs and maintenance of said road.

2. There being an emergency, by reason of the immediate need of

properly repairing the roads in said county, this act shall be in force
from its passage.