Chap. 123.—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 3,
1906, and as further amended by an act approved March 13, 1912, and
as further amended by an act approved March 16, 1916. [S B 357]

Approved March 9, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section thirty-seven of an act approved January eleventh, eighteen
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 third, nineteen hundred and six, as further
amende by an act approved March thirteenth, nineteen hundred
and twelve, and as further amended by an act approved March
sixteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

Sec. 37. The said town and the taxable persons and property
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
sald tax is for the purpose of paying 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 Culpeper are included as a part and parcel
of said roads according.to the specifications furnished by said town;
provided, further, however, that the board of supervisors of Cul-
peper county, Virginia, 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, irginia, in the county of Culpeper, a tax not exceedi

fteen cents on each one hundred dollars of property, including rea
estate and both tangible and intangible personal property for any
year, upon the request of the town romiail 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, Vir-
ginia; and, provided, further, that all of said levy shall be used
by the road board of Catalpa magisterial district of Culpeper
county, Virginia, for the purpose of resurfacing the macadamized
roads in said district and for no other purpose whatsoever; pro-
vided, 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 resurfacing and upkeep of macadamized roads in Catalpa
magisterial district, Culpeper county, Virginia, this act shall be in
force from and after its passage. .