CHaP. 195.—An ACT to authorize and empower the council of the city of
Portsmouth to contract with any person, firm, private, or public ser-
vice corporation for a water supply for itself and inhabitants, in con-
nection therewith, and to dispose of all the property, rights, and
privileges which were acquired by the board of water commissioners,
created by an act approved March 2, 1910. (S. B. 326.)

Approved March 16, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the council of the city of Portsmouth is hereby authorized and
empowered to contract with any person, firm, private or public
service corporation, for an adequate water supply for the city of
Portsmouth and its inhabitants. The said contract shall be for
such period as may be agreed upon, but not to exceed thirty
years; and upon such schedule of rates, terms and conditions as
may be agreed upon and set forth in said contract. The said
council is, in connection with any such contract and in accord-
ance with the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-five
of the Constitution of Virginia, authorized and empowered to
dispose of by public or private sale, or in such other manner as
it may deem proper and expedient, all the property, rights and
privileges purchased for the city of Portsmouth by the board
of water commissioners, created by an act approved March
second, nineteen hundred and ten. |
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2. An emergency existing so as to enable the city to con-
tract for its water supply, this bill shall take effect from its
passage.