Chap. 347.—An ACT to amend Chapter 83 of the Virginia Code of 1936
(Michie) relating to the State Highway Commission and System, by adding
thereto three new sections numbered 1969-e (2), 1969-e (3) and 1975-a
(1), and to enact said three new sections into law, all of said sections re-
lating to the State Highway Commission, its powers and duties, and the
regulation of the use of the highways, said section 1969-e (2) requiring
the approval by the State Highway Commission of all markings and traffic
lights installed or erected by cities and towns; section 1969-e (3) pro-
hibiting the pasturing or grazing of live stock on the rights of way of
the State Highway system unless tied in such a way as to prevent it from
coming on the traveled portion of the highway; and section 1975-a (1)
authorizing the State Highway Commission in its discretion to make certain
changes in route fifty west of the Fairfax, Fauquier and Loudoun County
lines and to fix a limitation on such change and to repeal all acts and
parts of acts in conflict with this act. [H B 319]

Approved March 31, 1938

1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That chapter
eighty-three of the Virginia Code of nineteen hundred and thirty-six
be amended by adding thereto three new sections numbered nineteen
hundred and sixty-nine-e (2), nineteen hundred and sixty-nine-e (3),
and nineteen hundred and seventy-five-a (1) relating to the State
Highway Commission and System, authorizing the State Highway
Commission to regulate and approve all highway markings and traffic
lights installed by towns on the primary roads therein; to prohibit
live stock from being pastured or grazed on the State highways and
to authorize the State Highway Commission to make certain changes
in route numbered fifty so that said three new sections shall read as
follows:

Section 1969-e (2). Notwithstanding any provision of law con-
trary to this section, all markings and traffic lights installed or erected
by towns on the primary roads therein maintained by the State Highway
Department shall first be approved by the State Highway Commission.

Section 1969-e (3). Regulating the grazing of live stock upon
the right of way of any highway and directing that live stock driven
upon the highways be attended.—(a) No person, firm or corporation
shall pasture or graze or cause to be pastured or grazed, or otherwise
permit to be on any right of way of any road in the State highway
system, except as herein otherwise provided, any live stock, unless
such animal or animals be securely tied or held by chain or rope so as
to prevent such animal from getting on the traveled portion of the
highway.

Section 1975-a (1). The State Highway Commission is hereby
authorized to make such changes as it may deem necessary in the
interest of good engineering practices and the public convenience, in
the location of route fifty west of the Fairfax, Fauquier and Loudoun
County lines; provided, however, no such change shall deviate more
than eight miles from the present location of any point now on the
present route.

2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of
this act are hereby expressly repealed so far as such conflict may
exist.