Chap. 125.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sectiom 332 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to appointment of officers by the governor. [S B 79]

Approved March 9, 1932

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion three hundred and thirty-two of the Code of Virginia, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 332. (a) When a vacancy occurs in any State office,
whether the officer be elected by the people or the general assembly,
er be appointed by the governor, and no other provision is made for
filling the same, it shall be filled by the governor; and if it be an
office filled by election by the people, the appointee shall hold said
office until the next general election, and thereafter until his successor
qualifies, according to law, and if it is to be filled by an election by
the general assembly or appointment by the governor, and such ap-
pointment requires confirmation of the senate or the general assem-
bly, he shall hold such office until thirty days after the commencement
of the next session of the general assembly.

(b) When any officer, in charge of or at the head of any division
or department of the State government, shall because of sickness or
for any other reason be unable to perform the duties of his office,
and no provision be made for someone, or for the appointment of
some one, to exercise the powers and perform the duties of such of-
fice while such officer is sick or unable to act, the governor shall have
the power to appoint some person temporarily to fill such office as
acting head or in charge of such division or department, who shall
after qualifying exercise the powers and perform the duties of such
office until the incumbent returns or the office be otherwise filled.

(c) The governor shall also have power to appoint whenever he
deems the same necessary, and to remove at will, temporary special
police, who shall be directly responsible to the governor, be conserv-
ators of the peace and have jurisdiction throughout the State in the
enforcement of the criminal laws of the State; to that end such spe-
cial police shall have and possess in all the counties, cities and towns
of the State all the power and authority, in connection with the en-
forcement of the criminal laws of the State vested by law in sheriffs
of the counties and police of cities and towns.

Such temporary special police shall be paid such compensation
as may be allowed by the governor, such compensation to be paid
from such moneys as shall be appropriated to the governor for the
executive control of the State, and not otherwise specifically appro-
priated.