CHAP. 480.—An ACT to provide for the payment to sheriffs, sergeants and
constables the fees provided by law for serving process when required
to make such service and such person cannot be found. (S. B. 115.)

Approved March 22, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
whenever a sheriff, sergeant or constable shall be required to
serve a declaration in ejectment, or an.order, notice, summons
or other process in a civil case and make return thereon, and
shall after due effort and without fault, be unable to locate such
person or make service of such process in some method pro-
vided by law, there shall be paid to such officer the same fee
provided by law for serving an order, notice or other process
and making return thereof, to be taxed as other costs are, in
any pending case, but when such service 1s required in a pro-
ceeding not pending in a court then the service is to be paid for
by the party at whose instance it is had, provided such officer
when he returns such paper unexecuted shall make and file there-
with an affidavit setting forth the fact that he has made diligent
effort to execute such paper and without avail.