Chap. 309.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 848 of the code of Vir-
ginia as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “ an act to amend Bec-
tion 848 of the code of Virginia in relation to compensation of supervisors,”
approved March 5, 1894,

Approved February 18, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion eight hundred and forty-eight of the code of Virginia, as
amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to amend section
eight hundred and forty-eight of the code of Virginia, in relation to
the compensation of supervisors,” approved March fifth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-four, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as

ollows:

8 848. Compensation of supervisors.—Each member of the board
of supervisors shall be allowed and paid out of the county levy a
compensation for his services and expenses in attending the meet-
ings of the board at the rate of three dollars per diem for the time he
shal! actually attend, and five cents for each mile travelled in going
to or returning from the place of meeting; but no per diem allow-
ance shall be made for any time occupied in travelling where mile-
age is allowed therefor; provided, that but one mileage shall be
allowed for any one term of meeting of such board, and no super-
visor shall be allowed to draw pay for more than ten days’ attend-
ance in any one year, except that in the counties of Warren, Rocking-
ham, Shenandoah, where no supervisor shall be allowed to draw pay
for more than fifteen days in any one year; provided, further, that
the supervisors of the counties of Lee, Scott, Wise, Buchanan, Floyd,
Russell and Bland shall each receive allowance of only two ‘dollars
per day for attendance, but not to exceed ten days in one year, except
in the county of Northampton, each supervisor may draw pay for
not more than sixteen days, and in the county of Pittsylvania each
supervisor may draw for not more than twenty days’ attendance in
any one year; provided that the provisione of this act shall not ap-
ply to any counties where there is a special law in relation to com-
pensation of supervisors now in force in such counties.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.