Chap. 56.—An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Wise county,
Virginia, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor for the purpcse
of carrying out the provisions of an act of the general assembly of
Virginia, approved February 25, 1922, entitled an act to authorize
the board of supervisors of Wise county to establish a home for women
and girls convicted of certain offenses. [H B 55]

Approved March 21, 1928.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the board of supervisors of Wise county are hereby authorized
and empowered to borrow money for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of an act of the general assembly of Virginia,
approved February twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and twenty-
two, entitled “An act to authorize the board of supervisors of
Wise county to establish a home for women and girls convicted
of certain offenses,” on the credit of the said county, and to
issue bonds of the said county therefor; provided that the
power shall not exist, and the loan shall not be contracted for,
nor the bonds issued, unless and until the action of the board
of supervisors shall be certified to the circuit court of said
county, or the judge thereof in vacation, approved by said court
or judge, and also approved by the qualified voters of said county

at an election held for that purpose, as hereinafter provided.
‘ The approval or disapproval of the circuit court, or the judge
thereof in vacation, shall be entered, together with the certificate
of the action of the said board, on the records of the circuit
court. And if the proposed loan and bond issue be approved,
Said court or judge shall make an order requiring the judges of
election on a day fixed in said order, not less than thirty days
from the date of such order, to open a poll and take the sense of
the qualified voters of the county on the question whether the
board of supervisors shall contract a loan for such purpose and
issue bonds therefor. A copy of such order shall be posted at
the regular voting place in each of the election districts of the
county not less than thirty days prior to the date of such election.

2. The regular election officers of said county, at the time
designated in the order authorizing the note, under the preced-
ing section, shall open the polls at the various voting places in
said county, and shall conduct such election in such manner as
is provided by law for other elections; at such election each
qualified voter who shall approve such issue of bonds shall de-
posit a ticket or ballot on which shall be written or printed the
words, “‘For bond issue,” and each qualified voter who shall dis-
approve said issue of bonds shall deposit a ticket or ballot where-
on shall be written or printed the words, ‘‘Against bond issue.”
The ballots shall be counted, returns made and canvassed, as in
other special elections, and the results certified by the commis-
sioner of election to the said circuit court. If it shall appear by
the report of the commissioners of election that a majority
of the qualified voters of the county, voting on the question are
in favor of issuing bonds for the purpose aforesaid, the circuit
court shall, at its next term, enter an order authorizing the
board of supervisors of the county to proceed at their next meet-
ing to carry out the wishes of the voters.

3. Upon the proceedings under the two preceding sections
being had, and not otherwise, the board of supervisors au-
thorized and empowered to issue the bonds of the said county
for such loans, either registered or coupons, in denominations
of one hundred dollars, or multiples thereof. The said bonds
shall be in such form as the board may prescribe, shall be signed
by the chairman of the said board, countersigned by the clerk of
the board, and sealed with its seal; shall bear rate of interest
not exceeding six per centum, payable semi-annually; to be pay-
able not exceeding thirty years after date, and redeemable after
such time as the said board may prescribe. If coupon bonds are
issued, they shall be payable to bearer, and shall have coupons
attached for the semi-annual installments of interest. No bonds
issued under this section shall be sold at less than par.

4. The board of supervisors shall annually include in the
levy upon the property and lawful subjects of taxation in said
county, as a part of the annual county levy, a sum and tax suffi-
cient to pay the interest on said bonds, and in such manner as
they may deem best, create a sinking fund sufficient to pay the
said bonds at or before maturity.

5. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage.