Chap. 533.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended, which said section is in chapter 109 of the sand
Code on the subject of boards of supervisors. [H B 215]

Approved March 25, 1926.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six of the Code of Virginia, as here-
totore amended, be further amended and re-enacted so as to read as

ollows:

Section 2726. Providing temporary offices, insuring buildings,
fixing allowances to officers.—The board shall have power to cause the
county buildings to be insured in the name of the board of supervisors
of said county and their successors in office, for the benefit of the
county, if they deem it expedient; and if there are no public buildings,
to provide temporary suitable rooms for the county purposes; to deter-
mine what annual allowances, payable out of the county treasury,
shall be made severally to the sheriffs, county clerks, and attorneys
for the Commonwealth of their respective counties; so that, in coun-
ties containing a population of ten thousand and less, the allowance to
each of said officers shall not be less than three hundred dollars nor
exceed six hundred dollars; in counties containing ten and less than
fifteen thousand, not less than four hundred dollars nor more than
seven hundred dollars; in counties containing fifteen and less than
twenty thousand, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
eight hundred dollars; and in counties containing twenty and less than
thirty thousand, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than nine
hundred dollars; and in counties containing thirty thousand and less
than forty thousand, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars; and in counties over forty thousand not
less than a thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars;
and in counties over fifty thousand, not less than twelve hundred
dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, except that the annual
allowance to attorneys for the Commonwealth of their respective
counties shall not be less, in any case, than four hundred dollars; and
except, also, that in the county of Chesterfield the annual allowance,
severally made to the sheriff and Commonwealth attorney, shall not
be less than eight hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand
dollars, and the annual allowance to the county clerk shall not be less
than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars;
and in the county of Henrico the annual allowance, severally made,
to the sheriff, county clerk and Commonwealth’s attorney, shall not
be less than nine hundred nor more than eighteen hundred dollars;
except the Commonwealth’s attorney of Henrico county may be
allowed additional compensation for extraordinary legal services to be
approved by the judge of the circuit court, and in the counties of
Washington, Accomac, Scott, Buchanan, Dickenson, Tazewell, and
Brunswick the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney,
county clerk and sheriff, shall not be less than one thousand nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Wise the annual
allowance, severally made, to the sheriff, county clerk and Common-
wealth’s attorney, shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Orange, the
annual allowance severally made to the county clerk and Common-
wealth’s attorney, shall not be less than six hundred nor more than
nine hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the sheriff shall not
be less than nine hundred nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and
in the county of Elizabeth City the annual allowance to the county
clerk shall not exceed eighteen hundred dollars and the annual allow-
ance to the sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not exceed
twelve hundred dollars; and in the counties of Prince Edward, Greens-
ville, Hanover, Caroline and Lee the annual allowance to the Com-
monwealth’s attorney, county clerk and sheriff shall not be less than
eight hundred nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the
county of Mecklenburg the annual allowance to the Commonwealth's
attorney, county clerk and sheriff shall not be less than twelve hundred
dollars nor more than eighteen hundred dollars; and in the county of
Rockingham and Southampton, the annual allowance to the Com-
monwealth’s attorney shall not be less than one thousand nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars, and to the sheriff not less than nine nor
more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the counties of Nansemond,
Isle of Wight, Surry, Prince George, and Sussex the annual allowance
to the Commonwealth’s attorney, and county clerk shall not exceed
twelve hundred dollars; the annual allowance to the sheriff shall not
be less than one thousand dollars or more than fifteen hundred dollars;
and in the county of Franklin the annual allowance to the Common-
wealth’s attorney, county clerk, and sheriff shall not exceed twelve
hundred dollars, and in the counties of Carroll, Patrick, Montgomery
and Floyd, the allowances severally made to the sheriffs shall not be
less than eight hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and the
allowance to the county clerk and the Commonwealth's attorney shall
not be less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; and in the counties of Pulaski, Giles, Roanoke, Bedford,
Henry, and Wythe the annual allowances severally to the sheriff,
Commonwealth’s attorney and county clerk shall not be less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars, and in the
county of Rockbridge the annual allowance to the Commonwealth's
attorney shall not be less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; and in the county of Bland, and in the county
of Stafford, the annual allowance severally made to the Common-
wealth’s attorney, county clerk and sheriff, shall not be less than four
hundred nor more than eight hundred dollars; and in the county of
Buckingham the annual allowances to the Commonwealth's attorney
and sheriff shall not be less than eight nor more than twelve hundred
dollars, and the annual allowance to the county clerk shall not be less
than one thousand nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the
county of Cumberland, the annual allowances to the Common-
wealth’s attorney and sheriff shall not be less than six hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, and the annual allowance to the
county clerk shall not be less than eight hundred nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; and in the county of Appomattox, the annual allow-
ance to the county clerk shall not be less than one thousand dollars
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; the annual allowance to the
sheriff shall not be less than six hundred nor more than nine hundred
dollars, and the annual allowance to the Commonwealth's attorney
shall not be less than six hundred nor more than nine hundred dollars;
and in the counties of Powhatan, Lancaster, Northumberland, Rich-
mond, Westmoreland and King George, the annual allowances sever-
ally made to the sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be
less than seven hundred dollars nore mor than one thousand dollars,
and the annual allowance to the county clerk shall not be less than
seven hundred nor more than one thousand dollars; and in the county
of Frederick the annual allowance to the Commonwealth's attorney
shall not be less than six hundred nor more than nine hundred dollars,
and in the county of Rockingham, the annual allowance to the sheriff
shall not be less than eight hundred nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; and in the counties of Middlesex, Essex and King and Queen,
the annual allowance to the county clerks shall not be less than ten
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars, the annual
allowance to the sheriffs shall not be less than three hundred dollars
nor more than nine hundred dollars; and the annual allowance to the
Commonwealth attorneys shall not be less than seven hundred and
fifty dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars, and in the county
of Mathews the annual allowance to clerks of courts shall not be less
than eleven hundred dollars nor more than fourteen hundred dollars,
and the annual allowance to the sheriff shall not be less than nine
hundred dollars nor more than eleven hundred dollars, and the annual
allowance of the Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less than five
hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; and in
the counties of Gloucester and King William the annual allowance to
the county clerks and Commonwealth’s attorneys shall not be less
than five hundred nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; and
in the county of Fauquier, the annual allowances, severally made to
the sheriff, county clerk and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be
less than one thousand nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in
the county of Norfolk the annual allowances, severally made to the
sheriff, county clerk and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less
than fifteen hundred nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars; and
in the county of Page, the annual allowances severally made to the
county clerk, sheriff and Commonwealth's attorney shall not be less
than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; and
in the counties of Clarke and Warren, the annual allowance severally
made to the clerks, sheriffs and Commonwealth’s attorneys shall not
be less than four hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars; and in the county of Pittsylvania the annual
allowance to the sheriff of said county not less than two thousand
dollars, nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars and in the counties
of Charlotte and Alleghany the annual allowances severally made to
the county clerk, sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be
less than seven hundred dollars, nor more than fifteen hundred dollars;
and in the county of Albemarle the annual allowance to the county
clerk shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the Common-
wealth’s attorney shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the
sheriff shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Greene the annual allow-
ances, severally made to the county clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney
and sheriff shall not be less than five hundred dollars’ nor more than
eight hundred dollars, and in the counties of Fairfax, Charles City,
New Kent and Warwick the annual allowances, severally made to the
county clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff shall not be less
than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and
in the counties of James City and York, the annual allowances sever-
ally made to the county clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff
shall not be less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars, and in the counties of Prince William, Lunenburg,
Nottoway, and Amelia the annual allowances, severally made to the
county clerk, the Commonwealth’s attorney and the sheriff shall not
be less than six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars
and in the county of Arlington the annual allowances severally made
to the Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff shall not be more than
fifteen hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the county clerk
shall not be more than one thousand dollars; and in the counties of
Craig, Bath and Highland the annual allowances to the county clerks,
Commonwealth’s attorneys and sheriffs shall not be less than five
hundred nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; and in the
counties of Fluvanna and Goochland the annual allowance to the
county clerk, sheriff and Commonwealth's attorney severally shall
not be less than five hundred nor more than fifteen hundred dollars,
and in the county of Grayson the annual allowances severally to the
sheriff, clerk and Commonwealth’s attorney shall be not less than six
hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred dollars, and in the
county of Madison, the annual allowance to the sheriff and Common-
wealth’s attorney shall be not less than seven hundred and fifty nor
more than nine hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the
county clerk shall be not less than twelve hundred nor more than fif-
teen hundred dollars; and in the counties of Augusta, Russell and Craig
the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be
less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars,
and the county of Botetourt the annual allowance to the circuit clerk
may be as much as, but not more than twelve hundred dollars and the
annual allowance to the sheriff shall not be Jess than twelve hundred
nor more than two thousand dollars; and in the county of Campbell
the annual allowances to the sheriff and clerk shall be not less than
one thousand and not more than fourteen hundred dollars.