Chap. 389.—An ACT to amend:and re-enact Chapter 69 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1932, approved February 27, 1932, as heretofore amended, conferring
certain powers on boards /of supervisors of certain counties, so as to confer like
powers on boards of supérvisors of certain other counties, and to give publicity
to ordinances proposed to be enacted under the authority of this act. [S B 296]

“Approved April 2, 1942

sixty-nine of the Acts of tk eral Assembly of nineteen hundred and
thirty-two, approved Fepfuary twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and
thirty-two, as heretoforef”amended, be amended and re-enacted, as follows:

Section 1. The Boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and
abutting any city, within or without this State, having a population of one
hundred and twenty-five thousand or more, as shown by the last preceding
United States census, and the boards of supervisors of counties adjoining
any county which adjoins and abuts any such city and has a density of
population of five hundred or more to the square mile, and the boards of
supervisors of counties having a density of population of four hundred
and seventy-five or more to the square mile of highland, all as shown by
the last preceding United States census, are hereby vested with the same
powers and authority as are now vested or which may hereafter be vested
in the councils of cities and towns by virtue of the Constitution of the
State of Virginia or the acts of the General Assembly passed or which
may hereafter be passed, in pursuance thereof; provided, however, that
with the exception of such ordinances as are expressly authorized under
sections fifty-two and sixty-two of the Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,
no ordinance shall be enacted under authority of this act regulating the
equipment, operation, lighting, or speed of motor propelled vehicles op-
erated on the public highways of such county, unless the same be uniform
with general laws of this State regulating such equipment, operation,
lighting or speed and with the regulations of the State Highway Commis-
sion adopted pursuant to such general laws, and provided further that
nothing in this act shall be construed to give such boards of supervisors
any power to control or exercise supervision over signs, signals, markings
and traffic lights on any roads constructed and maintained by the State
highway department, or to give the boards of supervisors power to levy
license taxes.

1. Beit enacted ofthe General Assembly of Virginia, That chapter
the
Provided, that no law shall be enacted by the boards of supervisors
under authority of this act until after descriptive notice of intention to
propose the same for passage shall have been published once a week for
two (2) successive weeks in some newspaper having a general circulation
in the county of said board.

Z. Anemergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.