Chap. 204.—An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of
Norfolk, in its discretion, to borrow the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
and issue bonds therefor, for road and bridge purposes. [H B 484)

Approved March 16, 1920.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
board of supervisors of the county of Norfolk be, and it 1s hereby,
authorized, in its discretion, to borrow a sum up to but not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, and to issue bonds in the name of the
county of Norfolk therefor, the proceeds of said bonds to be expended
and disbursed by the commission of roads and bridges for the county
of Norfolk for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
section seven-a of an act entitled an act to create for the county of
Norfolk a commission of roads and bridges, and to prescribe the
powers and duties of such commission, and thereby to provide for
controlling, constructing and keeping in repair the public roads and
bridges within said county, and for acquiring, establishing, altering
and vacating roads and bridges therein; and to repeal an act entitled
an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk
county, approved February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety,
as amended by acts approved February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred
and eight, and March fourteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, respec-
tively, and also to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keep-
ing in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February
first, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, approved February first, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen, as amended.

2. The said bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the said
board of supervisors, and countersigned by the clerk thereof, in de-
nominations of one hundred dollars or multiples thereof, payable in
not exceeding thirty years after the date thereof, with coupons at-
tached for the semi-annual payment of interest at a rate not exceed-
ing five per centum per annum; provided, however, that any or all of
the bonds shall, by the terms thereof, be made redeemable, at the
discretion of the said board, at any time after the expiration of five
years from the date of issue.

3. The said board shall provide for the payment of said bonds
and accrued interest thereon in such a manner and by such means as
may be lawful and it shall deem necessary.

4. Am emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage.