Chap. 230.—An ACT to amend an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, ap-
proved March 10, 1908, providing a new charter for the city of Portsmouth,
by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 71-A, relating to the
appointment of the coroner for the said city, and providing his duties and
compensation. [H B 393]

Approved March 27, 1934

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That an act otf
the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 10, 1908, providing
a new charter for the city of Portsmouth, be amended by adding
thereto a new section to be known as section 71-A, to read as follows:

1. That the council of the city of Portsmouth may by ordinance
provide that the coronor for the said city shall hereafter be elected by
said city council.

2. That immediately after the passage of such ordinance and as
soon as the same takes effect the city council of said city shall elect the
chief officer of the department of health, or the city physician or
the chief officer of some other appropriate department of the city (but
said officer shall be a competent physician of said city) to said office.
The person holding such office shall be subject to removal at any time
by the city council.

3. That the duties of coroner appointed under the ordinance passed
in pursuance of this act shall be those as now prescribed by the general
law for coroners, and such other duties as may be imposed from time
to time by the city council. He may, or may not, hold some other office
or employment under the city government, the duties of which are not
in conflict herewith.

A, That the salary of the coroner so appointed shall be such amount
as is fixed by the city council, and he shall receive no fees or other
emoluments for the performance of the duties of his office as such
coroner, except the salary so fixed.

5. That the fees now allowed him by law shall go into the city
treasury, and he shall notify the city auditor at least once a month
of the cases which he investigates, or over which he holds an inquest

yr autopsy, together with the amount of fees to which he would be
ntitled under the general law, and against whom the same are charge-
ible, and the city auditor shall thereupon notify the city collector, who
shall proceed to collect the same and turn them into the city treasury.
6. All acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
7. This act shall take effect on the first day of September, nineteen
aundred and thirty-four.