CHAPTER 114 (House Bill No. 40-Mr. Rexroad) AN ACT authorizing the county court of Grant county to lay a special levy in the year one thousand nine hundred and twentythree, and if necessary for the two years following, for building a jail and jailer's residence. [Passed April 25, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. without the approval of the Governor] Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Became a law Section 1. That the county court of Grant county, West 2 Virginia, is hereby authorized to lay a special levy on all 3 taxable property within said county in the year one thousand 4 nine hundred and twenty-three for the purposes of building 5 a jail and jailer's residence in said county, not to exceed twenty 6 cents on each one hundred dollars valuation of taxable prop7 erty in said county; and, if the amount raised by such special 8 levy laid in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty9 three is not sufficient for the purposes herein specified and it is 10 necessary to raise sufficient funds for such purposes, the county 11 court of said county is authorized to lay such levy in the two 12 succeeding years of one thousand nine hundred and twenty13 four and one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. Such 14 levy shall be called a special jail levy and the funds derived 15 therefrom shall be used for the purposes herein specified and 16 no other, and a separate account shall be kept of all receipts 17 and disbursements in said funds. CHAPTER 115 (House Bill No. 335-Mr. McLaughlin) AN ACT authorizing the county court of Pocahontas county to lay a special levy in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and if necessary for the two years following, for building a jail and jailer's residence. [Passed April 12, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. without the approval of the Governor] SEC. Became a law 1. Special levy for jail; amount and Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The county court of Pocahontas county, West 2 Virginia, is hereby authorized to lay a special levy on all the 3 taxable property within said county in the year one thousand 4 nine hundred and twenty-three for the purpose of building a 5 jail and jailer's residence in said county, not to exceed ten 6 cents on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable prop7 erty in said county; and if the amount raised by such special 8 levy laid in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty9 three is not sufficient for the purpose herein specified, and it is 10 necessary to raise sufficient funds for such purpose, the county 11 court of said county is authorized to lay such levy in the two 12 succeeding years of one thousand nine hundred and twenty13 four and one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. Such levy 14 shall be called a special jail levy and the funds derived there15 from shall be used for the purpose herein specified and no other, 16 and a separate account shall be kept of all receipts and disburse17 ments in said fund. CHAPTER 116 House Bill No. 564-Mr. Brown) AN ACT to authorize the municipal corporation of the town of New Cumberland to vote upon, issue, and sell bonds to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate not to exceed five per centum of the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes, the proceeds of the sale of such bonds to be applied to and used for the purpose of purchasing grounds for community purposes and to build a community house on said grounds, and to equip said grounds for park and athletic purposes. Became a law without the [Passed April 6, 1923. In effect from passage. approval of the Governor] SEC. 1. Municipal corporation of New Cumberland authorized to issue bonds for providing Community house; act supplemental to general law. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That the municipal corporation of the town of 2 New Cumberland, in the county of Hancock, be and it is hereby 3 authorized in the manner provided by law to vote, issue and 4 sell its bonds to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not 5 to exceed five per centum on the value of the taxable property 6 therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and 7 county taxes. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds are 8 hereby authorized for the purpose of purchasing grounds for 9 community purposes and to build a community house on said 10 grounds so purchased and to equip said grounds for park and 11 athletic purposes. 12 This act shall not be deemed or construed as restrictive of the 13 powers of said municipality and its common council and officers 14 under general law, but supplemental thereto. CHAPTER 117 (House Bill No. 579-Mr. Cox) AN ACT authorizing a special bridge levy in Fayette county for the purpose of erecting a bridge across New river at Stone Cliff, West Virginia. [Passed March 23, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. Became a law without the approval of the Governor] SEC. 1. County Court of Fayette authorized to lay special levy to build bridge at Stone Cliff; levy not to exceed five cents per year for five years. SEC. 2. County Court to perscribe plans; money raised to be kept in separate fund. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. For the purpose of constructing a public bridge 2 across New river at Stone Cliff, in the county of Fayette, the 3 county court of said county is hereby authorized to lay a spe4 cial levy on all taxable property within the said county for 5 the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and if 6 necsesary, for the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty7 four, and if necessary, for the year one thousand nine hundred 8 and twenty-five, and if necessary, for the year one thousand 9 nine hundred and twenty-six, and if necessary, for the year 10 one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, not to exceed in 11 either year five cents on the one hundred dollars' valuation 12 of said property as assessed for regular state, county and dis13 trict taxation. Said levy shall be called a "Special bridge 14 levy," and the funds derived therefrom shall be used for said 15 purpose and for no other. Sec. 2. Said bridge shall be constructed according to such 2 plans and specifications as said county court may decide upon 3 and all moneys realized from said special levy shall be kept 4 in a separate fund and a separate account kept of the re5 ceipts and disbursements of the same. CHAPTER 118 (House Bill No. 639-Mr. Hatfield) AN ACT to validate the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds of the town of Clark, McDowell county, West Virginia, in the sum of eighteen thousand dollars for the purpose of making repairs, improvements and additions to the facilities for supplying and distributing water to consumers in said town, and for additional lighting facilities; for improvements on the streets and sidewalks and sewer system, and for the construction of a bridge across Elkhorn creek; and to authorize the execution and sale thereof, and to provide a tax to pay the same. [Passed March 22, 1923. In effect from passage. April 24, 1923] Approved by the Governor Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. All proceedings authorizing the issuance of 2 bonds of the town of Clark, McDowell county, West Virginia, 3 in the amount of eighteen thousand dollars for the purpose of 4 making repairs, improvements and additions to the facilities 5 for supplying and distributing water to consumers in said 6 town, and for additional lighting facilities; for improvements 7 on the streets and sidewalks, and sewer system of said town, 8 and for the construction of a bridge across Elkhorn creek con9 necting the town with the railroad station, which bonds bear 10 date the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and 11 twenty-three, and interest at the rate of six per centum per 12 annum, and are to be numbered from one to eighteen, both in13 clusive, issued serially in denominations of one thousand dollars 14 each and in installments payable as follows: 15 Numbers one (1) to five (5), both inclusive, shall be payable 16 on January one, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three. 17 Numbers six (6) to eight (8), both inclusive, shall be pay18 able on January one, one thousand nine hundred and thirty19 eight. 20 Numbers nine (9) to eleven (11), both inclusive, shall be 21 payable on January one, one thousand nine hundred and forty22 three. 23 Numbers twelve (12) to fourteen (14), both inclusive, shall 24 be payable on January one, one thousand nine hundred and 25 forty-eight. 26 Numbers fifteen (15) to eighteen (18), both inclusive, shall 27 be payable on January one, one thousand nine hundred and 28 fifty-three. 29 Which said bonds were authorized by an ordinance of said 30 town of Clark, and by an election held in said town for that 31 purpose, on the seventh day of December, one thousand nine 32 hundred and twenty-two, at which election more than three33 fifths of all the votes cast for and against the issuing of said 34 bonds were in favor of their issuance, are hereby in all respects 35 validated and confirmed. The constituted and acting authori36 ties of the town of Clark are hereby authorized to execute, make 37 sale of, and deliver such bonds pursuant to such proceedings at 38 not less than par, and to make the levy authorized by said pro39 ceedings, for the purpose of paying the interest on, and princi39 pal of said bonds as therein provided. CHAPTER 119 (House Bill No. 640-Mr. Bruns) AN ACT to provide for the laying of a special levy by the county court of Wayne county, West Virginia, for the year of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, on all the taxable property in Ceredo magisterial district of said county, for the |