Chap. 268.—An ACT to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Con-
federate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for the graves of and cemeteries
wherein are buried Confederate soldiers and sailors, and in erecting and caring
for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. [SB 143]

Approved March 27, 1940

1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the
sum of seven thousand, three hundred and twenty-five dollars, or
so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the general fund of the State Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated, for each year of the biennium ending June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-two, which amounts so appropriated
annually shall be in lieu of all other appropriations out of the State
treasury for the same purposes, and the Comptroller of the Com-
monwealth is instructed and empowered to draw warrants upon the
State Treasurer annually in favor of the treasurers of the following
Confederate memorial associations and chapters of United Daughters
of Confederacy for the following sums of money payable out of these
annual appropriations, to be by their respective associations and
organizations expended in caring for the cemeteries and graves of the
Confederate soldiers and sailors buried in the cerneteries herein
specified, and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and
monuments to the memory of said soldiers and sailors; and the said
associations and organizations through their proper officers are hereby
required to settle their accounts annually before one of the commis-
sioners in chancery of their respective counties or corporations, who
is hereby directed to report same, together with all vouchers, to the
Comptroller of the Commonwealth, which settlement shall show the
exact work done in caring for these cemeteries and Confederate
soldiers’ and sailors’ graves, and in erecting and caring for markers
and monuments to said soldiers and sailors during the last two fiscal
years, namely, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine and nineteen hun-
dred and forty, and the money expended thereby, and the balance in
the treasury of each of said associations and organizations, for which
the State made appropriations for such work and care; namely:

Abingdon, one hundred dollars;
Accomack, fifty dollars;
Amelia, fifty dollars;
Appomattox, two hundred and fifty dollars;
Ashland, seventy-five dollars;
Alleghany County, fifty dollars;
Bedford, one hundred dollars;
Blacksburg-Montgomery, fifty dollars;
Blackstone, twenty-five dollars;
4 oon! Chapter, U.D.C. Newport News, one hundred twenty-five
ollars;
Bland County, twenty-five dollars;
Blue Ridge Grays, U.D.C., Stanardsville, fifty dollars;
Boydton, fifty dollars;
Bristol, fifty dollars; }

Buckingham, one hundred and fifty dollars;
Botetourt-Buchanan, fifty dollars;

Bath County, twenty-five dollars;

Carson, fifty dollars;

Centerville Ridge Chapter, U.D.C., fifteen dollars;
Chase City, fifty dollars;

Charlottesville, fifty dollars;

Chesterfield, fifty dollars;

City Point, fifty dollars;

Clarksville, thirty dollars;

Courtland, ten dollars;

Craig-New Castle, fifty dollars;

Crewe, twenty-five dollars;

Culpeper, fifty dollars;

Danville, one hundred dollars;

Dinwiddie, seventy-five dollars;

Elliott-Grays Chapter, U.D.C., one hundred dollars;
Emory, twenty-five dollars;

Essex, fifty dollars;

Fairfax, fifty dollars;

Farmville, forty dollars;

Franklin, twenty dollars;

Fredericksburg, two hundred dollars;

Front Royal, fifty dollars;

Floyd County, twenty-five dollars;

Gate City-Estill Memorial Association, fifty dollars;
Giles, seventy-five dollars;

Gloucester U.D.C., fifty dollars;

Gordonsville, fifty dollars;

Grayson County;

Comers Rock, fifteen dollars;

Fox Creek, fifteen dollars;

Spring Valley, fifteen dollars;

Bridle Creek, fifteen dollars;

Independence, fifteen dollars;

Lebanon, fifteen dollars;

Hampton, fifty dollars;

Harrisonburg, seventy-five dollars;

Henry County, fifty dollars;

Henry A. Wise Chapter, U.D.C., Northampton, fifty dollars;
Hope-Maury Chapter, U.D.C., fifty dollars;
Hugenot Springs, twenty-five dollars; ©

Isle of Wight, fifty dollars;

Junior Hollywood Memorial Association, seventy-five dollars;
King and Queen, fifty dollars;

Lancaster, fifty dollars;

Lee County, seventy-five dollars;

Lee Chapter, U.D.C., Richmond, twenty-five dollars;
Leesburg, forty dollars;
Lexington, Mary Custis Lee Chapter, U.D.C., seventy-five dollars:

Louisa, forty dollars;

Lynchburg, two hundred dollars;

Madison, twenty-five dollars;

Manassas, seventy-five dollars;

Manassas Junction, seventy-five dollars;

Marion, fifteen dollars;

Martinsville, fifteen dollars:

Mathews, U.D.C., Chapter, fifty dollars;

Middlesex, one hundred dollars;

Mount Jackson, fifty dollars;

Mount Mariah, fifty dollars;

New Kent, seventy-five dollars;

New Market, one hundred dollars;

New River Grays, U.D.C., Chapter, East Radford, twenty-five
dollars;

Nelson County, one hundred dollars;

Norfolk-Pickett Buchanan Chapter, one hundred dollars:

Northumberland County, fifty dollars;

Orange, forty dollars;

Petersburg, five hundred dollars;

Pittsylvania County, Rawley Martin Chapter U.D.C., one hun-
dred dollars;

Portsmouth, seventy-five dollars:

Pulaski, twenty dollars;

Radford Chapter, U.D.C., twenty-five dollars;

Roanoke-William Watts Chapter, U.D.C., seventy-five dollars;

Salyer-Lee Chapter, U.D.C., Wise County, twenty-five dollars;

Scottsville, thirty-five dollars;

Scott County, fifty dollars;

South Boston, fifty dollars;

Spotsylvania Court House, two hundred and fifty dollars;

Stafford Rangers Chapter, U.D.C., twenty-five dollars;

Staunton, seventy-five dollars;

Stonewall Chapter, U.D.C., Richmond, seventy-five dollars;

Strasburg, fifty dollars;

Tazewell, seventy-five dollars;

Victoria, twenty-five dollars;

Warrenton, fifty dollars;

Westmoreland County, fifty dollars;

West Point Chapter U.D.C., fifty dollars;

Williamsburg, fifty dollars;

Winchester, two hundred and fifty dollars;

Woodstock, twenty dollars;

Wytheville, sixty dollars;

St. Paul’s, Kimberling, Marvin, and Mountain View cemeteries,
near Rural Retreat, each fifteen dollars;

Ye Olde Arlington Chapter, U.D.C., Northampton, fifty dollars;

Yellow Tavern-Stuart Monument, Richmond Chapter, U.D.C.,
one hundred and fifty dollars;
York County-Bethel Memorial, fifty dollars;

Yuma-Wolfe Grave Yard, Scott County, twenty-five dollars;
Lawrenceville, fifty dollars;

Hillsboro, Albemarle County, fifty dollars;

Patrick county, fifty dollars;

King George County, fifty dollars:

Richmond county, fifty dollars;

Total, seven thousand, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.

2. That the Confederate Memorial Associations and the chapter:
the United Daughters of the Confederacy may receive the sum:
oropriated to them respectively at the season most conducive tc
2ctive use of the money for the purpose for which it is appropriated
emergency is declared to exist and this act shall be in force fron
passage.