Chap. 179.—An ACT enabling county boards of supervisors in certain counties
to order and pay for certain public improvements through levy of special
assessments. (S B 222]

Approved March 15, 1920.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
board of supervisors for and in such counties of Virginia as con-
stitute a separate judicial circuit are hereby empowered and directed
whenever petitioned by a majority of property owners of a section
or district of the county to order such public improvements as sewers,
drainage, street paving and mosquito eradication to be made; to let
contracts to the lowest competent bidders for such work; to issue
special assessment anticipation warrants bearing legal interest to
cover the cost of pre-preliminary surveys, actual construction work,
and the cost of spreading and collection of assessments, and to spread
the total cost of such improvements and their expenses justly and
proportionately, according to benefits, upon the real properties con-
cerned by special assessment payable to the county treasurer in in-
stallments bearing legal interest; such special assessments to bear
a similar lien upon said real property as the heretofore authorized
annual taxes and subject to the same penalties for non-payment.