Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-12-17
Patron-Mr. Smith
Reported from Committee on Coun-
ties. Cities, and Towns.

whereas. au act was passed by the
General Assembly of Virginia, auth
orizing the board of supervisors of
Clarke county to build, construct.
aud maintain, two bridges over the
Shenandoah river in Clarke county.
and to submit to the qualified voters
of said county at some general cleo
sion the question of issuing the bonds
OF the county ina sum not exceeding
forty thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of constructing the same: and
Whereas, the following form of
ticket was adopted hv the electoral
board of said county for use by the
voters At "a general election held on
th" fourth Of November. nineteen
hundred and two. to VII:
"For issuing ond- for toll bridges.
For issuing bonds for free bridges.
Against Issuing houds;" and
Whereas. "a majority of said cleo
tors voted at said general election in
said county in favor Of issuing such
bonds for the construction of toll
bridges Al the places mentioned in
said act; now, therefore,
/. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia, that the action
of the honrd of supervisors in sub.
m'ttlng SAID question to the qualified
voters residing in said county. the
form of such submission. and the
resul' thereof, are hereby made as
valid. binding and legal, as if the
same had been authorized by said
act of March twenty fifth, nineteen
hundred aud two. That the board
of supervisors of the county of
Clarke be, and the same are. hereby
authorized, empowered, and directed
to cause to be built and constructed,
two suitable bridges. with the neces-
ssry approaches thereto across the
Shenandoah river, one of them to be
located at or near Castleman's Ferry,
and the other to be located at or near
Berry's Ferry, in said county OF
Clarke: provided, the cost of the
same to the taxpayers of the said
county does not exceed the sum Of
forty thousand dollars.
,. That the said board of super
visors is authorized to condemn, pur
chase, or acquire by gift to tn
county, any rights and sites neces
sary therefor, on either side of sale
river, in the manner provided for b,
law.
3. That the said board of super
visors are authorized, empowered. ant
directed to borrow from time to tim
sum or sums of money not exceed
ing in the whole the sum of fort
thousand dollars, to be expended il
the erection aud construction of sal,
bridges in said county and to issu
: bonds of said county for the loa
therefor. The bonds shall be eIthe
registered or coupon, in denomina
tons of one hundred dollars each, O
mLlt.ples thereof, in such form a
. said board may prescribe; shall
signed by the chairman of said boarC
and countersigned by the clerk there
or; shall bear interest at a rate nc
exceeding six per centum per annun
payable annually or semi Annually d
the otlic, of the treasurer of sal
' county, and shall be payable not eS
ceeding twenty years after date Il
said office, and may, in the Giscreto
of said board, be redeemable With
that period and at such time or time
as said board may prescribe. Tn
Z said bonds, though of the same issu,
u may be made payable at differer
q times, so that the same may matur
and become due and payable at dill
ferent and varying periods; but n
\, bonds issued under this act shall /
'e sold or negotiated at less than par.
e 4. The said board is hereby give
ID full power to construct the sal
~ bridges, with reference TO the sal
IN jects mentioned liz the foregoing sc,
re tons, in such manner AS may see
ne best to them for the public intere:
"a and to carry into effect the provisio
and purposes of this act.
8. The said board is hereby a
thorized, empowered, and directed
receive all subscriptions that may