Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-30
The Bridge Bill.

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At the request of some of our
readers, We republish the Bridge Bill
as 1t now stands upon the statute
books.
\ Bill to authorize and empower
the board of supervisors of Clarke
County To build, construct. and
maintain a bridge over the Shenan-
doah River, at or near Castleman's
Ferry, and one over the Shenandoah
River at or near Berry's Ferry. m
Clarke County.
/. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia, That the board
of supervisors of the County of
Clarke be, and they are hereby.
authorized and empowered as herein
after provided, if in their judgement
1t Is advisable so to do. TO cause TO
be built and constructed two suita
bic bridges, with the necessary
approaches thereto, across the Shen-
andoah River, one of them to be- al
or near Castleman's Ferry. ana the
other to be located at or nesr Berrv's
Ferry, in said County of Clarke. the
total cost of said bridges not to exceed
forty thousand dollars.
:. That the said board of super
vlsOrs is authorized to condemn or
purchase any rights and sites ueces
sary therefor, on either side of said
river IN the manner provided for bv
statute.
3. That the said board of super
vlsOrS is authorized ana empowered
to borrow from tune 10 time a sum or
sums of money, not IA the whole. the
sum of forty thousand dollars To be
expended IN the erection aud con-
strucuon of SAID brIuges ia SAID
counties and 10 Issue the said bonds
OF the SAID county Tor the loan
thereof. The SAID bonds shall be
either registered or coupon, IN deuom-
nations Of one hundred dollars eacn.
or muluples thereof, IN such form as
the SAID board may prescribe: shall
be signed by the chairman OF The
said board, AMI cOuuLerslgned 10y the
clerk thereof; shall bear interest alta
rate not exceeding SIX per cenLum
per annum, payable semIanuually at
the Office OF the treasurer Of the SAID
county, and shall be payable not
exceeding twenty years after date at
SAID Office; and may Ia the discretion
OF the board, De reueemaDle at such
time or times as the said board may
prescrIbe. The said bonds, though
VI the same Issue, may be made pay
able at different times SO that the
same may mature and become due
and payable at different and varying
periods; but no bonds Issued under
this act shall DC sold or negotiated a
less than par.
/. The said board Is given hereby
tull power 10 construct said bridges.
with reference To the subjects men
TONED IN the foregoing sections IN
such manner as may seem to them
best for the public interest, and to
carry into effect the provisions and
purposes of this act.
3. The said board is hereby
authorized and empowered to receive
private subscriptions 10 aid in con
struc'ing said bridges, said subscrip-
tons, however, to be received and
as a gift TO said county:
and when the SAID board shall have
ascertalned by the receipt of sealed
proposals and otherwise, that the
cost of said bridges, together with
the necessary approaches thereto, can
be secured at a total cost to said
county, not exceeding the sum of
forty thousand dollars, exclusive of
said subscriptions, then the said
board shall be authorized to contract
for the same.
6. The said board of supervisors
shall annually include in the levy
upon the property and lawful subjects
of taxation in the said county. as a
part OF the county levy, a sum and
tax sufficient to pay the annual
interest on the said bonds, and in
such manner as the said board
deem best, create a sinking fund to
pay off the said bonds at or before
z. The title of said bridges, and
all rights pertaining to the same.
shall be In the County of Clarke. and
aud said bridges shall be and remain
the property of said County of
Clarke; but before said supervisors
shall contract for said bridges. or
issue the bonds herein before provided
for. said bond issue shall be submit
ted to the qualified voters of said
county at some general election as to
said bonds shall be issued
or not. At said election, should a
majority of the qualified voters favor
said bond issue, then said supervisors