Chap. 33.—An ACT to umend the provisions of an uct approved February 25,
1596, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke, as
approved by chapter 56 of the laws of Virginia, 1912, relating to the Is-
sunnee of certificates of indebtedness and bonds and vulidating bonds
issued and to be issued under proceedings heretofore hid. {(S B 9]

Approved February 7, 1918.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia.
That section 99 of an act approved Tebruary 28, 1896, entitled an
act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke, as the same
was amended by chapter 56 of the laws of Virginia, 1912, be amended
and re-enacted to read as follows:

Section 99. The council may, in the name and for the use of the
city, cause to be issued certificates of debt or bonds for making
any manner of public improvement and for public school buildings
and for the equipment thereof, and also for fire houses and for
purchasing and acquiring fire engines, fire alarm system and other
apparatus for use in extinguishing fires; provided, that no such
certificates of debt or bonds shall be issued except by a three-
fourths vote of the council, endorsed by a majority of the free-
hold voters of the city voting on the question; but such certificates
of debt or bonds shall not be irredeemable for a period greater
than thirty-four years; provided, further, that if a separate levy
be made for school purposes, then and in that event the school
board of the city of Roanoke shall semi-annually pay into the city
treasury such amounts from said levy as may be necessary to pay
the interest and sinking fund on and for all outstanding bonds of
the city of Roanoke which have been or may have been or may
hereafter be issued for school purposes. In the event that no special
levy should be made for school purposes, then the school board
shall render to the citv council a statement at the end of each
month showing the collections and disbursements made by said
board. And provided, further, that in no case shall the aggregate
debt of the city at any one time exceed ten per centum of the as-
sessed value of the property, real and personal, within the city
limits: and provided, further, that the said council shall not endorse
the bonds of any company whatsoever without the same authority.

Section 2. Be it further enacted that said act approved Fe
ruary 28, 1896, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the
city of Roanoke, be amended by adding thereto a section to be
known as Section 99-a, validating all bonds heretofore issued, or
to be issued for any authorized purpose pursuant to elections here-
tofore held in said city, which said section 99-a shall read as
follows:

Section 99-a. All elections, notices, resolutions, ordinances and
other proceedings of the city council heretofore had to authorize
bonds heretofore issued or to be issued for any of the purposes
specified in Section 99 of the said act, and all bonds heretofore
issued or to be issued pursuant to the said proceedings are hereby
validated, ratified and confirmed and any bonds to be issued pur-
suant to proceedings heretofore had will, when executed, sold and
delivered, be valid and binding obligations of said city of Roanoke.

Section 3. That it is necessary to secure the money for fire ap-
paratus for said city without delay. An emergency exists, and this
act shall be in force from its passage.