Chap. 208.—An ACT to provide for a special police force in the county of Arlington
prescribing the manner of their appointment and removal, providing for their
compensation, and defining their powers and duties. [S.B 401]

Approved March 14, 1924.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia as follows:

1. Sheriffs of Arlington county may appoint special police; their
pay; how allowed and paid.—The sheriff of Arlington county, of the
State of Virginia, shall have the power to, and he is hereby authorized
to appoint a special police force for so much of the said county as is not
embraced within any incorporated town located in said county, to con-
sist of not less than five nor more than ten suitable and discreet.persons
who shall serve as such for a term of two years from date of appoint-
ment unless sooner removed or until others are appointed in their place.

2. May remove any of them and appoint others.—The sheriff may,
with the consent of the Commonwealth’s attorney, at any time, remove
any or all of such police, and appoint others and may fill any vacancy
that, may occur in said police force. No one except a qualified voter of
said county shall be appointed to said special police force.

3. Removal from county creates vacancy ; how filled.—The removal
from the county in. which he was appointed, shall vacate the office of
such person so appointed, or he may resign or decline appointment, and
thereupon the vacancy may be filled by the sheriff.

4. Manner of appointment; compensation.—Said appointments
must be certified in writing by said sheriff to the county clerk of said
county, who shall record said certificate or certificates from time to
time in the clerk’s order book of said county. Such appointments
shall be subject to the approval of the Commonwealth’s attorney of said
county to be endorsed on said certificates and recorded therewith. The
board of supervisors of said county may fix the compensation of any one
or more of said officers as said board shall deem best and 'n an amount
solely within the discretion of said board, same to be paid out of the
county fund.

5. Bond of police.—Before entering upon the duties of their office,
the persons so appointed shall give bond in the penalty of five hundred
dollars, with approved security before the county clerk, with condition
faithfully to discharge their official duties and shall take and subscribe
the oath of office before said clerk.

6. Their authority, et cetera, confined to limits of county; what evi-
dence of their office.—The jurisdiction and authority of said police shall
extend no further than the limits of the county in which they are ap-
pointed, and a copy of the certificate of appointment duly attested by
the clerk of said county shall in all cases be received as evidence of their
official character.

7. Their duties and powers.—All such police shall have the same
authority as that of deputy sheriffs to make arrests for violations of the
criminal laws of this State and to serve search warrants and other proc-
ess relating to the enforcement of the criminal laws and to subpoena
witnesses. They shall be under the general supervision and direction
of said sheriff.

8. Term of office.—The term of office of all of such police shall,
unless sooner terminated by limitation, resignation or removal, expire
at the expiration of the term of office of the sheriff by whom they were
appointed.

9. Anemergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.