Chap. 284.—An ACT to authorize and empower the board of superivsors of
Russell county, Virginia, to establish and maintain toll gates upon the
several improved roads in the several magisterial districts of said county,
fix the rate of toll thereof and collect the same. [H B 188]

Approved March 16, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
board of supervisors of Russell county, be and is, hereby author-
ized and empowered, in its discretion, to establish, maintain, operate
and control toll gates upon the several improved roads within the
county of Russell not including roads embraced in the State high-
way commission, to fix the rate of tolls, employ toll gate keepers to
collect the same, and fix their compensation.

2. The fund so derived may be used in the construction of roads,
or maintenance of same, as the board, in its discretion, may direct;
provided, however, that the toll collected in any one of the several
magisterial districts shall not be expended outside of said district.

3. An emergency is declared to exist for this act and the same
shall be in force from its passage. ,