Chap. 281.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act
to repeal the charter of the town of Smithfield, and to grant a new charter
to the said town, which took effect February 17, 1900.

Approved ‘March 13, 1908.

1. The officers of the said town shall consist of a mayor, six alder-
men, a sergeant, a treasurer, and such other officers as the council may
appoint, who shall be citizens and qualified voters of the said town.

The Mayor, councilmen, and sergeant, shall have all the power and
authority conferred on such officers by the forty-fourth and one hun-
dred and ninety-first chapters of the Code of Virginia, of the edition
of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, by all acts amendatory thereto,
and by all laws applicable to towns.

In the event of the death, sickness, or absence of the mayor, any
and all of the powers, duties, and authority may be exercised by any
of the councilmen of the town until a new mayor is elected or appointed
under this charter.

The salary of the mayor shall not exceed three (3) hundred dollars
per year, and the councilmen shall serve without compensation.