Chap. 86.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act approved
January 30, 1888, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act
to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as
amended by an act approved March 11, 1912, entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section 11 of an act approved January 30, 1888, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South
Boston in the county of Halifax. [S B 242]

Approved F ebruary 25, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
eleven of an act approved January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-eight, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an
act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax,
as amended by an act approved March eleventh, nineteen hundred
and twelve, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section eleven of an
act approved January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight,
entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 11. Where by the provisions of this act the council have
authority to pass ordinances on any subject, they may prescribe
punishment by fine or imprisonment, or both, for all violations there-
of, and may require of persons convicted of violations of such ordi-
nances bonds, conditioned that they will not violate such ordinances
under which they have been convicted; provided that any person so
convicted shall have the right to appeal to the circuit court of Halifax
county, in any case in which the judgment against him shall be im-
prisonment, or the fine exceed ten dollars. Whenever judgment is
rendered against any person for a fine, the officer trying the offender
may require immediate payment thereof; and, in default of such
payment, may commit the party, so in default, to the town jail or
prison house, or to the jail of Halifax county, until the fine and costs
be paid, or may compel him to work out such fine on the public streets
yr other improvements. All fines for violations of the ordinances of
aid town shall be paid into the treasury, and be appropriated as the
‘council may determine. In case of any prosecution by the town of
south Boston for violation of any ordinance of the town, the mavor
may, if he deem it necessary, have the attorney for the town appear
at the trial and prosecute the charge in behalf of the town, and if the
accused person be found guilty there shall be fixed and taxed by the
mayor, as a part of the costs, a fee for the said attorney not to
exceed, in any case, the sum of ten ($10) dollars, which fee shall be
collected along with the costs as a part thereof.

2. It being necessary that the town charter conform to certain
State laws, an emergency is declared to exist and this act should be
enforced from its passage.