Chap. 117.-—-An ACT to amend and re-enact subsection 6 of section 185 of the
Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 7,
1903.

Approved March 12, 1904.

|. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That subsection
six of seetion one hundred and eighty-five of the Code of Virgimia be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Sixth. Judges of the eity courts of the cities of the first class —The
judecs of the city courts of cities of the first class the following sums,
respectively : The judge of the chancery court of the city of Richmond,
the judge of the law and equity court of the city of Richmond, the judge
of the hustings court of the citv of Richmond, the judge of the law and
chancery court of the city of Norfolk, and the judge of the corporation
court of the city of Norfolk, the sum of three thousand five hundred dol-
lars cach; the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of
Petersburg. {he judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of
Lynchburg, the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of
Roanoke, the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of
Danville, the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of
Newport News, and the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the
city of Alexandria; the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars each ;
the judge of the corporation or hustings court of the city of Portsmouth,
and the judge of the corporation or hust tings court of the city of Man-
chester, the sum of two thousand dollars cach: provided, however, that
the judge of the corporation court of the citv of Alexandria shall receive
the sum of two thousand dollars until the first day of February, nineteen
hundred and seven. The whole of said salarics of said judges shall be
paid out of the State treasury, the State to be reimbursed to the extent
of one-half thereof by the respective cities: and it is hereby made the
duty of the auditor of public accounts—

On or before the first day of June of the year nineteen hundred and
three, and of each year thereafter, to apportion the salary of each of said
judges, respectively, between the State of Virginia and the cities above
named, respectively, In accordance with the provisions of section one hun-
dred and three of the Constitution of Virginia—that is to say, one-half
of said salary of cach of said judges to be paid by the State of Virginia
and the other half by the city. and to transmit a statement of such ap-
portionment to the clerks of the councils of said cities, respectively, and
to the treasurers of said cities, respectively.

It shall be the duty of the council of said city to provide funds for the
payment of so much of said salary as said statement shows to have been
apportioned to its city: but it is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of
such city to pay the same into the treasury of the State on or before the
first day of December each year out of any funds of his city in his hands;

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and to this end he shall retain of said funds collected by him a sum suffi-
cient to pay such portion of said salary, and said apportionment shall be
the first and superior charge against said funds. Any treasurer failing
to make such payment within the time above prescribed therefor shall be
liable to the Commonwealth on his official bond for the part of such salary
apportioned to his city as aforesaid, and a penalty thereon of ten per
centum.

The salaries of the judges of the city courts above named, now in office,
shall remain unchanged until the first day of February, nineteen hun-
dred and four, and to be paid as now provided by law.