CHAP. 185.—An ACT to amend section 37 of an act approved January 11
1898, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of
Culpeper, Virginia, as further amended by an act approved March
13, 1912. (H. B. 199.)

Approved March 16, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section thirty-seven of an act approved January eleventh, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled an act to amend and re-
enact the charter of the town of Culpeper, Virginia, as further
amended by an act approved March thirteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

Sec. 37. The said town and the taxable persons and prop-
erty therein shall be exempt and free from the payment of any
poor rates or road tax for any year in which it shall appear that
said town shall, at its own expense, provide for its own poor
and keep its streets in order; provided, however, that there
shall be no exemption from taxes on the taxable persons and
property therein, when the said tax is for the purpose of pay-
ing the principal and interest on bonds issued is for the purpose
of macadamizing the roads in Catalpa magisterial district of
Culpeper county, when the public streets of the town of Cul-
peper are included as a part and parcel of said roads, according
to the specifications funished by said town; provided further,
however, that the board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Vir-
ginia, be, and they are, hereby authorized and empowered to
levy upon all of the property, including real estate and both
tangible and intangible personal property in the town of Cul-
peper, Virginia, in the county of Culpeper, a tax not exceeding
ten cents on each one hundred dollars of property, including
real estate and both tangible and intangible personal property
for any year, upon the request of the town council of the town
of Culpeper, Culpeper county, Virginia, by resolution of the
town council of the town of Culpeper, Virginia, duly offered
and passed by a majority of the members of the town council
for the town of Culpeper, Virginia; and provided further, that
all of said levy shall be used by the road board of Catalpa mag-
isterial aistrict of Culpeper county, Virginia, for the purpose of
repairing and maintaining the macadamized roads, in said dis-
trict and for no other purpose whatsoever; provided, that said
board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Virginia, shall not
levy said tax in any year except upon the request of the said
council of the town of Culpeper, Virginia, by resolution duly
offered and passed by the majority vote of the members of the
said town council for said year.

2. An emergency existing by reason of the urgent need of
funds for the repair and upkeep of macadamized roads in Ca-
talpa district, Culpeper county, Virginia, this act shall be in force
from and after its passage.