Chap. 111.—An ACT toamend and re-enact section 834 of the Code of Virginta.
as amended and re-enacted by chapter 535, Acts of Assembly, session 1902-
03-04, approved December 31, 1903.

Approved March 9, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
eight hundred and thirty-four of the Code of Virginia, as amended and
re-enacted by chapter five hundred and thirty-five, acts of assembly.
session nineteen hundred and two, nineteen hundred and three, and nine-
teen hundred and four, approved December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and three, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§834. What board may do at any meeting.—The board of supervisors
of each county shall have power at their regular meetings, or at any other
legal meetings,

First. To buy, sell, and so forth, corporate property; how sale made :
provide farm for poor; control of court house.—To sell or exchange and
convey the corporate property of the county; to purchase any such real
estate as may be necessary for the erection of all necessary county build-
ings; to provide a suitable farm as a place of general reception for the
poor of the county, and to make such orders as they may deem expedient
concerning such corporate property as now exists, or as may hereafter be
acquired: provided, that no sale of such corporate property shall be made.
except by public auction, due notice of the time and place of which shal!
he given by publication, for at least once a week for four successive weeks,
in some newspaper published in the county, if there is one so published.
and by hand-bill posted at the front door of the courthouse. If there be
no newspaper published in the county, the notice of the time and plac-
of such sales shall be given by hand-bills posted at the front door of the
courthouse, and each voting place of the county, for at least four weeks
prior to such sale; and all sales, exchanges and purchases of corporate
property made by the board shall be subject to the approval and ratifica-
tion of the circuit court. It shall not be lawful for any supervisor of the
county to be personally or pecuniarly interested, either directly or indi-
rectly, in any such sale, exchange, or purchase of corporate property.
But this section shall not he construed to deprive the judge of the right
to control the use of the courthouse of the county during the term of his
court therein.

Second. Allow claims and issue warrants therefor; interest not allowed
on warrants.—To examine, settle, and allow all warrants chargeable
against such county, and when so settled issue warrants therefor, as pro-
vided by law; but the board of supervisors of any county shall not issue
in any one ycar a greater amount of warrants than the amount of county
tax levied for such year: provided, that if the county treasurer shall have
in his hands at any time a surplus of county funds, the said board, in
addition to the amount of county tax levied for such year, may issue war-
rants to the amount of such surplus, but no more, and no interest shall be
paid by any county on any county warrant.

Third. Build and repair buildings—To build and keep in repaii
county buildings.

Fourth. Provide temporary offices, when necessary; insure buildings:
fix allowances to officers—To cause the county buildings to be insured in
the name of the board of supervisors of said county and their successors
in office for the benefit of the county, if thev shall deem it expedient; and
if there are no public buildings, to provide temporarily suitable rooms
for the county purposes; to determine what annua! allowances, not less in
any case than three hundred dollars, payable out of the county treasury.
shall be made severally to the attorney for the Commonwealth, clerks and
sheriffs of their respective counties, so that in counties containing a popu-
lation of ten thousand and less the allowance to each of said officers shall
not exceed four hundred dollars; in counties containing ten and less than
fifteen thousand, five hundred dollars; in counties containing fifteen and
lese than twenty thousand, six hundred dollars; and in counties of more
than twenty thousand, seven hundred dollars: provided, however, that in
the counties of Henrico, Wise, and Elizabeth City the annual allowance
for the Commonwealth shall be fixed at a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars: in the county of Norfolk at a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars, and in the county of Russell at a sum not exceeding seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars: and provided, further, that in the counties of Hen-
rico and Chesterfield the annual allowance for the county clerk shall be
fixed at a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and in the county of
Elizabeth City at a sum not exceeding eighteen hundred dollars: and
provided, further, that in the counties of Henrico, Norfolk, and Pittsyl-
vania the annual allowance for sheriff shall be fixed at a sum not exceed-
ing fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Elizabeth City at a sum not
exceeding twelve hundred dollars, and the county of Chesterfield at a sum
not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Fifth. Raise money for county expenses.—To direct the raising of such
sums as may be necessary to defray the county charges and expenses and
all necessary charges incident to or arising from the execution of their
lawful authority.

Sixth. Protect county property ; employ assistant counsel.—T'o repre-
sent the county and have the care of the county property and the man-
agement of the business and concerns of the county, in all cases where no
other provision shall be made, and, when necessary, to employ counsel to
assist the attorney for the Commonwealth in any suit against the county.
or in any matter affecting county property where the board is of opinion
that such counsel is needed.

Seventh. Award premiums for scalps.—'l’o award, in their discretion,
a premium not exceeding ten dollars for each wolf scalp; one dollar and
fifty cents for each scalp of wild cat, catamount or red fox; seventy-five
cents for each scalp of gray fox, and fifty cents for cach scalp of chicken
hawk or owl, except screech owl, upon satisfactory evidence that the same
were. respectively, killed within the limits of the county and by the per-

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zon in whose behalf the same may be presented, to be paid on warrant of
said board on the county treasurer.

Eighth. Provide subsistence in time of want.—To provide, under such
regulations as the board may prescribe, means of subsistence for those
threatened with starvation and unable to provide for themselves, and to
make an order for all levies necessary to carry out this provision. All
contracts for this purpose shall be reduced to writing, signed by the
chairman, and he evidence against the county.