Chap. 300.—An ACT to amend and reenact an act of the general assemby
of Virginia in force January 21, 1884, entitled an act providing a charter
for the city of Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter, approved
April 21, 1882, as amended by the several acts of the general assembly
of Virginia, approved respectively, April 6, 1887, April 28, 1887, May 14,
1887, February 14, 1900, February 21, 1900, February 26, 1900, February
2, 1901, February 15, 1901, March 15, 1902, and to define the boundaries
of the city of Norfolk as extended by the several acts of the general as-
sembly, approved April 6, 1887, February 22, 1890, and March 14, 1902,
and by an order of the circuit court of Norfolk county, which was
entered on the 9th day of January, 1906, and to empower the common
council of the city of Norfolk to provide and maintain an employment
bureau. (S. B. 505.)

Approved March 25, 1914,

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act
to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia,
in force January twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, en-
titled an act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk, and re-
pealing the existing charter, approved April twenty-first, eighteen
hundred and eighty-two, as amended by the several acts of the
general assembly of Virginia, approved respectively, April sixth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, April twenty-eighth, eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven, May fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, February fourteenth, nineteen hundred, February
twenty-first, nineteen hundred, February twenty-sixth, nineteen
hundred, February second, nineteen hundred and one, February
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and one, March fifteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and two, and to define the boundaries of the said city of Nor-
folk, as extended by the several acts of the general assembly, ap-
proved April sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, February
twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety, and March fourteenth,
nineteen hundred and two, and by an order of the circuit court of
Norfolk county, which was entered on the ninth day of January,
nineteen hundred and six, be amended and re-enacted and add an
independent section thereto to be known as section sixty-one-a.

Sec. 61-a. The common council of the city of Norfolk is hereby
authorized and empowered to establish and re-establish, and, at the
expense of said city to maintain a bureau, which shall be known as
Norfolk City Employment Bureau, for the use of unemployed per-
sons and those seeking employees, if and when, in the discretion of
the councils such bureau be necessary or beneficial to the commercial
interests of said city.