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An Act to establish a town at the Orkney or Yellow springs, in the county of Shenandoah. 1832 178 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0443 and id is 1 raw text is: 078 Towns -Straabir anBureinille. directing distresi to be made for delinquencies orby any other ways provlio. ot means, sll be, and the: same is hereby repealed: Provided nevertheless,' That all rights and remedies now existing ad all fines, pen~alties rand forfeitures .already in curred, or iprosecutions com- menced under so much of said act as is above recited, and hereby repealed, togethler with all contracts entered into, all monies on hand or already assessed,-o dueUof foimer assessments,-levies or contribution , shall be exercised and determined, executed and com. pleted,' collected and applied tO'{he objects and purposes for which they were intended or directed under the authority aforesaid, in the same manner, and under the same rules and reghlations, as if said clause had not been hereby repealed. C.ommencement. . 2. This act shall be in force froiji th passing' thereof. CIuAP. 20.-An ACT to establish 'a town at the Orkney or Yellow springs, in the county of Shenandoah. (Passed February 27th, 1833.) Preamble. Whereas it is represented to the general assembly, by sundry ci. tizens of the countieff of Shenandoah, Rockingham, and Hardy, that the Orkney springs, commonlycalled the Yellow s prings, in the rounty of Shenandoah, are held-In high repute for their medicinal. qualities ; that the late' Peter Higgans, (the former proprietor,) in his life time, at the request of many citizens of the aforesaid coun- ties, for their accommodation, and the convenienceof those using the waters, caused a public square, with lots, streets and alleys, to be regularly laid off, which his executors have since found it neces- sary Ibr the accommodation and convenience aforesaid, to enlarge and improve, accordintg to a certain plan now exhibited ; and pray- ing that the general assembly will establish the same as a town, under certain reserved rights, as to the land, and with certain per- sons trustees thereof, having the usual powers as to the making of by-laws, and appointment of certain officers for police purposes: TJerefore, Van furenville 1 Be it enacted, That not exceeding twenty acres of land, the ostablishod. property of the heirs of Peter Higgans and others, at the Orkney or Yellow springs, in the county of Shenandoah, as the same has heretofore been laid off into lots, streets and alleys, and as the same may be hereafter further laid off and extended into lots, streets and alleys, shall be, and the same is hereby established a town by the Trustee. name of Van Burenville; ;4nd that Andrew Byrd, John Bassey, Adam Barb, James M. H. Betilo, Reuben Walton, Samuel Walton, Joseph Funk, Abraham Byrd, John Bowman, Jacob D. William- son and Jacob Cootes, be, and they are hereby appointed trustees thereof; who shall, as also their successors, before they enter'upon the duties of their appointmept, respectively take an oath, or make solemn affirmation, before some justice of the peace for either of the counties of Shenandoah, Rockingham or Hardy, to execute the same faithfully.and impartially, according to the best of their skill and judgment; ,t majority of whom may form a qvorum to proceed to business under the authority of this act. Powerto make by- 2. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of said town, or a laws. majority of them, shall be, and they are hereby empowered to make such by-laws and oidinances for the regulating the police thereof, and for the regular building of houses therein, as to them shall seem best, and the same to amenid, enforce or repeal.: Provided

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