Chap. 394.—An ACT to aménd and re-enact section 89 of an act entitled an
act to provide for the settlement, registration, transfer, and assurance
of titles to land, and to establish courts of land registration with juris-
diction for said purposes, and to make uniform the laws of the States
enacting the same, approved February 24, 1916. [H B 4]

Approved March 20, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section eighty-nine of an act entitled an act to provide for the settle-
ment, registration, transfer, and assurance of titles to land, and to
establish courts of land registration, with jurisdiction for said pur-
poses, and to make uniform the laws of the States enacting the same,
approved February twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 89. Referendum.—This act shall not apply to Jand in
any city or county, except the city of Richmond, Lynchburg, Peters-
burg, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, Portsmouth, Alexandria, and
the counties of Surry, Henrico, Chesterfield, Mecklenburg, Char-
lotte, Prince George, Cumberland, Buckingham, Brunswick, Din-
widdie, Hanover, King William, Fairfax, Albemarle, New Kent.
Charles City, James City, York, Warwick, Henry, Halifax, Pow-
hatan, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, Appomattox, Fluvanna, Prince
William, Botetourt, Goochland, Greensville, Sussex, Mathews.
Middlesex, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Campbell, Southampton.
Louisa, Alexandria, Stafford, Nottoway and Amelia, until it shall
be so determined by the votes of a majority of those voting for ot
against the adoption thereof at any general or special election to be
held in such city or county, after notice thereof shall have beer
duly posted for at least thirty days at each voting precinct in such
city or county by order of the judge of the corporation court of such
city, or the circuit court of such county upon the petition of one
hundred freeholders residing in such city, or one-sixth of the qual.
fied voters residing in such county, the question to be submitted by
ballots upon which the words “For Land Registration” and “Against
Land Registration” shall be printed, and one or the other of said
expressions being stricken out as the voter may favor or oppose the
act. But no such election shall be held oftener than once in tw

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