Chap. 98.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled ‘‘an act to provide
for the election of justices of the peace, and their jurisdiction, in cities in
which, by the terms of their charters, no provision is made for the election
of justices of the peace,” approved January 2, 1904, so as to provide for the
appointment of additional justices when necessary.

Approved March 8, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act en-
titled “an act to provide for the election of justices of the peace, and their
jurisdiction, in cities in which, by the terms of their charters, no pro-
vision is made for the election of justices of the peace,” approved Jan-
uary second, nineteen hundred and four, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:

$1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That in every
city of this Commonwealth in which, by the terms of its charter, no pro-
vision is made for the election of justices of the peace, there shall be
clected by the qualified voters of each ward of such city, one justice of the
peace, who shall hold office for the term of four years, and until his suc-
cessor is elected and qualified, unless sooner removed from office. The
said justices shall be conservators of the peace within the corporate limits
of the cities for which they are respectivelf elected, and within one mile
beyond the corporate limits thereof, and within such limits shall possess
the jurisdiction and exercise the powers conferred upon justices of the
peace under the laws of this Commonwealth, except that nothing herein
contained shall be construed as vesting in such justices any portion of
the jurisdiction given by law to police justices of the cities of this Com-
monwealth: provided, however, that whenever the corporation court or
the city court of any such city, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall be
of the opinion that the public service requires a greater number of jus-
tices in any ward of any such city than the number specified in this act.
and shall so enter of record and designate the number of such additional
justices, notice thereof shall be published in every such ward, and at the
next succeeding general election for justices, such additional justices
shall be elected in the mode prescribed for the election of justics of any
such ward, or wards, and continue to be elected at each succeeding gen-
eral election of justices until otherwise ordered by the court. And it
shall be lawful for the said court to appoint justices to serve until such
additional justices are elected and qualified. Such justices, whether
elected or appointed, shall qualify as now prescribed by law as to the
qualification of justices of the peace. The said court may, in its dis-
cretion, revoke the order requiring such additional justices, such revoca-
tion to take effect at the expiration of the term of such justices.
2. The public service in the cities of the class mentioned in this act
requiring the immediate appointment of additional justices, an emer-
gency exists for the immediate operation of this act, and therefore the
same shall take effect from and after its passage.