Year: 1867

An Act Exteading the Lissits or ths


City Of Riehmond.


-Zsz Passed February -, 1851


/. BeH enacted BY The General Assembly
That the boundaries of the city of Rich
mond shall be extended and defined as fol


lows: The said city Of Richmond shall ex
tend on its southern boundary to the line
which now divides the counties Of Henrict
and Chesterfield from Q point in said di


viding line which will be struck by the
extension Of the western line of the city
limits across the river to said dividing
line, and shall include all the territory
lying between the present southern limits
of said city and the said dividing line, and
between said western and eastern lines
extended as aforesaid.


2. The other boundaries Of said city
shall be as follows Beginning at point
on the line which divides the counties OF
! Henrico and Chesterfield, which will be
struck by the extension southwardly Of
the western line Of Hollywood Cemetery,
and running thence northwardly to the
southern line of the Clark's spring pro.
perty, now belonging 10 the city oi
Richmond, and thence along said line
and the extension Of same to point
| 150 feet west of the western line Of Ran
dolph street; thence northwardly, and on
line parallel with said Randolph street,
and $50 feet from its western line to point
on said line $50 feet northward from the
southern line Of Dover street, on the plank
road, to a point $50 feet west of the west
ern line of a street on which Mr.. John
Garter resides, which is probably con-
| tinuation of Carter street; thence north
wardly, crossing the plank road, and on a
line parallel with said Carter street, and
| $50 feet westwardly from its western line
| to the street or road which separates the
farm of William G. Allen from the lands
of the Richmond College, and continuing
the same line through sundry lots and the
lands Of Nathaniel +. Bowe to the north
ern margin of Bacon branch, one Of the
branches Of Shockoe creek; thence down
the northern margin of Bacon branch by its
meanders to the point where the present
northern boundary Of the city crosses the
said branch at or near the extended line
of Seventh street on the map Of the city !;
thence eastwardly with the present boun-
Diary line, passing the corner on said
boundary marked G on said map to point
on the west side of the country road lead
ing from Valley street in said city to Chel-
sea or Bowling Green; thence down the
centre of said road southwardly to Seven
teenth or Valley street; thence along said
Seventeenth or Valley street southwardly
to the country road leading from said
Seventeenth or Valley street to Fairfield
thence up and along the centre Of said road
eastwardly to point $50 feet eastward Of
the east line of Gamble street, extended
northwardly as the said street is laid down
on the plan of Brown, Page, and Gamble,
commonly called McKenzie's garden
thence southwardly and parallel with the
said Gamble, Federal, or Purcell street l50
feet eastward ofthe eastern line of said street
to point in said line $50 feet north of
Tenable street, as marked on Adams's
plan; thence eastward and on line $50
feet northward Of the north line of Vena-
bic street, and parallel Herewith to point
$50 feet northward Of the nor.n nl,1 g q
SafsIet stsGfte thsnee along street e ana I56 feet
therefrom to point $50 feet eastward OF
Thirtv-frst street; thence southwardly and
parallel with Thirty first street and $50 feet
therefrom to point $50 feet north of the
northern line of Marshall street on said
nlan: thence eastwardly and on line $50
feet northward Of the north line OF Mar
shall street and parallel Herewith to a
point on said line $50 feet eastward OF
Thirty-tourth street; thence southWardly
on line parallel with Thirty-fourth street,
and $50 0teet therefrOm to point on said line
$50 feet north of the northern line OF Main
street extended; thence eastwardly and on
line parallel with said Main street so ex-
tended $50 feet therefrom, until the said
line meets point $50 feet eastward OF the
eastern line of Fulton street in the town
of Fulton: thence along said line in a
southwardly direction and parallel with
said Fulton street, until it strikes a point
on said line l6O feet southwardly of the
south line of street known as Orleans
street; thence westwardly and on line
$50 feet south of the southern line of said
Orleans street, and $50 feet theretrom to
James river, and thence across said river,
continuing the same course to the divi-
ding line between the counties of Henrlco
and Chesterfield.


2. The inhabitants of the district of
country living between the present boun-
dary of the city and new boundary hereby
established shall not be liable In their
persons or property within the said dis
| trict for the period of FIVE years from the
passage of this act for any portion OF tn 9
debt contracted by the oity of Richmond
prior to the commencement OF this act, or
of the interest due and accruing thereon.


4. All taxes levied and collected upon
persons and property within the limits
hereby added to the city of Richmond
shall for the period of three years from
the passage of this act be applied to the
Improvement, protection, and police of the
district SO annexed.


S. 1t shall be lawful for the sheriff or
other collectors of the county of Henrico
to collect and make distress for any public
dues of officers fees which shall remain
unpaid by the inhabitants embraced within
the limits of the extension Of the corpora
ton of the city Of Richmond at the time
when this act shall commence and be IN
force, and shall be accountable for the
same in like manner as if this act had
never been passed.


6. The county levy for the year 1876!
shall be collected within the limits added
to the city Of Richmond by this bill by
the authorities of Henrico county, and no
taxes shall be collected from the persons
or property within said limits by the au.
thorities of the city Of Richmond for the
year 1867.


Z. The Council of the city of Richmond
shall provide for the representation in the
Council of the city of Richmond OF the in.
habitants Of the territory embraced II
said extension.
| 8. This act shall be In force from and
after the lst day Of July, 1867.