Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-07
The Bridge Bill.


books.
A b'll to authorize aud empower
the board of super, isors Of Clarke
County Ia build, construct. and
maintain II bridge over the Shenan
uOah hh'rr, ~ or near Castleman's
Ferry. and one over the Shenandoah
River at or near Brrr,'s Ferry, ia
Clarke County
/. Br II enacted Ly the General
Assembly of Virginia. That the board
OF supervisors of the County of
Clarke br. and they are hereby,
authorized anI empowered as herein
after provided. if IN their judgement
/ 1t Is advisable 80 10 do. TO cause to
br built aud constructed two suita
tile brldgcs. with the necessary
/ approaches thereto, across the Shrn-
+ "ndoah River, one of them to Le at
or near CaSilcman's Ferry. and the
other To hc located AT or near Berrv's
teliy. 10 SAID County of Clarke, the
total cost of said bridges not To exceed
forty thousand dollars.
;. That tne said board OF super
,isors Is authorized to condrmm or
purchase any rights and sites neces
Snry therefor. on either side of said
rl'rr ma the manner provided for bv
statute.
; That the said board Of super
'lSors i authorized nnd empowered
ta borrow from time To lime "a sum or
sums of money. not iu he hole. the
sun of forty Thousand dollar, 20 be
expended in the erection and con
structiou of sald btidscs iu said
counties and 10 issue Tho saId bond,
OF The saId county for the loan
thereof The said bonds shall be-
either registered or coupon. ia drnom
+ uatloa> of one hundred dollars each
or muluplrs thereof, in such form as
the said board may prescribe; shall
he signed toy the chairman of the
+ said hoard. aud countrrsigned bv tn,
clerk thereof; shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding six per centum
f. per annum, PAYABLE scmianuuallv AT
the Office of the treasurer of the said
county, aud shall be- payable not
exceeding twenty years after date at
sand office; aud may in the discretion
of the board, he redeemable at such
time or times as the said board NAV
prescribe. The said bonds, though
of the same issue, may be made pay
able at different times so that the
same may mature and become due
aud payable AT different and varying
periods: but no bonds issued under
this act shall be sold or negotiated at
less than par.
(. The said board Is given hereby
full power to construct said bridges
with reference to the subjects men.
toned in the foregoing sections il
such manner AS NAV seem to then
best for the public interest, and {,
carry into effect the provisions and
purposes of this act.
.. The said board is hereb,
authorized and empowered to receiy,
private subscriptions TO aid in con
structiug SAID bridges, said subscrip
tions, however, to he received anC
considered as gift to said county
and when the said board shall hav,
ascertaincd by the receipt of sealeC
proposals and otherwise, that tn,
cost of said bridges, together with
the necessary approaches thereto, caI
be secured al total cost to sal,
county, not exceeding the sum o
forty thousand dollars, exclusive o
said subscriptions, then the sal,
board shall be authorized to c0ntrac
for the same.
u. The said board of supervisor
shall annually include in the lev,
upon the property and lawful subject
of taxation in the said county, as
!. part of the county levy, "a sum an,
I tax sufficient to pay the annua
interest on the said bonds, and il
snch manner aS the said boar,
deem best, create a sinking fund {
pay off the said bonds at or befor
maturity.
Z. the title of said bridges. an,
all rights pertaining to the same
shall toe IN the County of Clarke
and said bridges shall he and remail
the property of said County O
Clarke; but before said supervisor
. shall contract for said bridges, O
:; issue the bonds herein before provide
). for, said bond Issue shall be submit
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