The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-28

EyTES;IoS OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
TIE C1ry.-This bill, now pending before
the Senate seems TO be misunderstood by
mauy citizens in the suburbs Of the city. 1t
will he seen that there is nothing objection
able i'm it:
u. BE IL enacted by The General assem-
bly, That with view to such future en-
larSement Of the limits of the city of Rich.
mond Us tue anticipated increase in popula-
tiou may hereafter demand, the Council of
said city is authorized, at any one or more
times after the passage Of ths act, to cause a
survey or surveys to lie made Of contiguous
lands in any one or more or all directions,
not exceeding two miles from the limits OF
said city (as the same now exists OF may
exist as hereafter extended), and to cause to
he indicated and defined within the limits of
said survey the boundary lines of such streets
as it may he deemed proper TO embrace
within any proposed future extension Of the
city limits.
40. A map Of such survey, plainly indi-
eating the boundaries Of the streets intended
to be laid OFT in any such future extension OF
tue corporate bounds, shall be made. The
character of any buildings or other permanent
improvements located within or obstructing
the proposed streets existing at the time the
survey is made shall DC described on the face
Of said map. Such proposed streets shall also
be designated by suitable monuments erected
along the same for the information of all
parties concerned.
"3. When such survey is approved by the
Council a copy of the map thereof with
certificate thereto annexed signed by the
president Tor some other officer or member OF
said Council authorized to certify hy order
| thereoG, aud with certificate from the En-
ginecr of the city also annexed setting fortl
that the said survey is correct (Which certiti-
cafes shall he acknowledged by the parties
signing the same as deeds are required by luw
10 be acknowledged for rccord), shall be re.
corded, together with such certificates and
Acknowledgements. in the deed-book of the
clerks Office ofthc county court fthc county
or counties within which the lands and
streets embraced within such proposed eX.
tension lie. A copy OF the S:llnc, in like man
ner certified and acknowledged, shall also be
recorded in the deed-book in the clerks office
of the Cllnccry Court Of the city of Rich
mond, or ii the dced-buok, wherever kept
in said city, in which deeds for lands therein
are for the time being recorded.
a. After such survey shall have beer
| made and approved 10y the Council, and {
| map thereof recorded, as hercinbctOrc pro
vil"h, all buildings or permanent improve
mcntS, not Including fences, thereafter erect
| ed shall exist al the risk Of the owner Of The
land and those claiming under him, and thu
saline may tc abated and removed whenever
the limits Of the corporation arc 50 EXTENDED
rs to embrace them, exempt from claim fol
damage or compensation for the loss thereof
-. 4 copy Of the ulap recorded as i
hcrcintctorc provided, certified by the clerl
or officer having charge of the dced-hook il
which the sane is recorded, may be used il
evidence. and shall be cfrctual to prove al
matters duly appearing thereon under tbi
| .tri.
&c. This act shall be in force from it
| passage