Chap. 258.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2773-n 40 of the Code of
Virginia, as enacted into law by chapter 368 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1932, approved March 26, 1932, relating to the department of
law enforcement in counties adopting the county manager form of organization
and government. [H B 144]

Approved March 28, 1934

I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
twenty-seven hundred and seventy-three-n forty of the Code of Virginia,
as enacted into law by chapter three hundred and sixty-eight of the
Acts of the General Assembly of nineteen hundred and thirty-two,
approved March twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 2773-n 40. Department of law enforcement——The depart-
ment of law enforcement shall consist of an attorney for the Common-
wealth and a sheriff, and their assistants, deputies and employees.

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall exercise all the powers
conferred and perform all the duties imposed upon such officer by gen-
eral law, and shall be accountable to the board of county supervisors in
all matters affecting the county and shall perform such duties, not in-
consistent with his office, as the board of county supervisors shall direct.
He shall be selected as provided in section twenty-seven hundred and
seventy-three-n forty-six.

The sheriff shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all
the duties imposed upon sheriffs and constables by general law. He
shall have supervision and control of the police force of the county
which may be appointed pursuant to section twenty-seven hundred and
seventy-three-n thirty-two, and the custody, feeding and care of all
prisoners confined in the county jail. The policemen herein provided
for shall have such powers as special policemen provided for by gen-
eral law. He shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon
him by the board of county supervisors.

Provided, however, that in counties adjoining cities with a popula-
tion of one hundred and seventy-five thousand or more as shown by the
last preceding United States census, the board of county supervisors,
upon recommendation of the trial justice of such county, may by reso-
lution or ordinance, appoint a bailiff for the trial justice court, who
shall, in addition to his duties as bailiff, exercise all of the powers and
perform all the duties conferred or imposed upon constables by the
general law in all civil matters emanating from the said trial justice
court in the place and stead of the sheriff as set out above. The salary
of such bailiff shall be fixed by the board of county supervisors and
shall be payable out of the general fund of the county. The said bailiff
shall collect all fees and commissions collected and allowed constables
under the general law and account for same to the judge of the trial
justice court, who shall in turn deliver them to the director of finance
of the said county.

2. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.