Chap. 78.—An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Chapter 109
thereof 13 new sections numbered 2726-m to 2726-y both inclusive, vesting in
Boards of Supervisors power to cause county buildings to be insured, to pro-
vide suitable rooms for county purposes and to determine what allowances
payable out of county treasuries shall be made to sheriffs and clerks, and to
repeal Sections 2726 and 2726-a to 2726-1, both inclusive, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to the same matters. {HB 103]

Approved February 24, 1940

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
the Code of Virginia be amended by adding to Chapter one hundred
and nine thereof thirteen new sections numbered twenty-seven hun-
dred and twenty-six-m, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-n,
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-o, twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six-p, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-q, twenty-seven
hundred and twenty-six-r, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-s,
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-t, twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six-u, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-v, twenty-seven
hundred and twenty-six-w, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-x,
and twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-y, which new sections shall
read as follows:

Section 2726-m. Providing Temporary Offices, Insuring Build-
ngs, Fixing Allowance 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
enefit of the county, if they deem it expedient; and if there are no
o»ublic buildings, to provide temporary suitable rooms for the county
surposes; to determine what annual allowance, payable out of the
county treasury, shall be made severally to the sheriffs and county
lerks of their respective counties; so that, in counties containing a
opulation of ten thousand and less, the allowance to each of said
fficers shall not be less than three hundred dollars nor exceed six
1undred dollars; in counties containing ten and less than fifteen
housand, 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 containing over
forty thousand, not less than a thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; and in counties containing over fifty thousand, not
less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars, all of which specified allowance shall be subject to the pro-
visions contained in the twelve sections next following, and numbered
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-n to twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-y, both inclusive.

Section 2726-n. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Accomack, to the sheriff and
clerk severally not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Albemarle, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Arlington, to the sheriff not
more than two thousand dollars and to the clerk not more than one
thousand dollars; in the county of Alleghany, to the sheriff not less
than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred
dollars, and to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Amelia, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars; in the county of Appomattox, to the sheriff
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Amherst, to the sheriff not
less than six hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars and
to the clerk not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars.

Section 2726-0. Provided that the annual allowance to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Bath, to the sheriff not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the
clerk not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars nor more than
seventeen hundred and fifty dollars; in the county of Bedford, to
the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Bland, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than four hundred dollars nor more than
eight hundred dollars; in the county of Botetourt, to the sheriff not
less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars,
and to the clerk not more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county
of Brunswick, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than one
thousand dollars and not more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the
county of Buchanan, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the
county of Buckingham, to the sheriff not less than eight hundred
dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars, and to the clerk not
less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.
Section 2726-p. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Campbell, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fourteen hundred dollars; in the county of Caroline, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Carroll, to the sheriff
not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dol-
lars, and to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Charlotte, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Charles City, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Chesterfield, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Clarke, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than eight hundred dollars; in the county of Craig, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; in the county of Culpeper,
to the sheriff not less than four hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, and to the clerk of the circuit court not less than
eight hundred dollars and not more than eighteen hundred dollars;
in the county of Cumberland, to the sheriff not less than six hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk not less
than eight hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.
Section 2726-q. Provided that the annual allowance to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Dickenson, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Dinwiddie, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Elizabeth City, to the
sheriff not more than sixteen hundred dollars and to the clerk not
more than eighteen hundred dollars; in the county of Essex, to the
sheriff not less than three hundred dollars nor more than nine hun-
dred dollars and to the clerk not less than one thousand dollars nor
more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Franklin, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not more than twelve hundred dollars; in
the county of Fairfax, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars; in the
county of Fauquier, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the
county of Floyd, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
three hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred dollars; in the
county of Fluvanna, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the
county of Frederick, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

Section 2726-r. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Grayson, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Greene, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than nine
hundred dollars; in the county of Greensville, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Giles, to the sheriff and clerk sever-
ally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Gloucester, to the sheriff not less than seven
hundred and fifty dollars nor more than eleven hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars nor
more than fourteen hundred dollars; in the county of Goochland, to
the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Hanover, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor
more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Halifax, to the
sheriff not less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than twenty-
five hundred dollars; in the county of Henrico, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than
eighteen hundred dollars; in the county of Henry, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Highland, to the sheriff not
less than five hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred and
fifty dollars, and to the clerk not less than seven hundred and fifty
dollars nor more than twelve hundred and fifty dollars.

Section 2726-s. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors of the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Isle of Wight, to the sheriff not
less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dol-
lars, and to the clerk not more than twelve hundred dollars; in the
county of James City, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the
county of King and Queen, to the sheriff not less than three hundred
dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars, and to the clerk not
less than one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars;
in the county of King George, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars;
in the county of King William, to the clerk not less than seven hun-
dred and fifty nor more than twelve hundred dollars and to the sheriff
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars;
in the county of Lancaster, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than nine hundred dollars; in the county of Lee, to the sheriff not
less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dol-
lars, and to the clerk, not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Lunenburg, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars; in the county of Louisa, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars.

Section 2726-t. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Madison, to the sheriff not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Mathews, to the sheriff not
less than nine hundred dollars nor more than eleven hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not less than eleven hundred dollars nor more than
fourteen hundred dollars; in the county of Mecklenburg, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than twelve hundred dollars nor
more than eighteen hundred dollars; in the county of Middlesex, to
the sheriff not less than three hundred dollars nor more than nine
hundred dollars, and to the clerk not less than one thousand dollars;
nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Montgomery,
to the sheriff not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, and to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars
nor more than twelve hundred dollars.

Section 2726-u. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Nansemond, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Nelson, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of New Kent, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Norfolk, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than
twenty-five hundred dollars; in the county of Northumberland, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars; in the county of Northampton, to
the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars
nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Nottoway,
to the sheriff not less than six hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and to the clerk not less than six hundred. dollars
nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Orange, to
the sheriff, not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars and to the clerk not Jess than twelve hundred dollars
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-v. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Page, to the clerk not less than
twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and
to the sheriff, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Patrick, to the sheriff not
less than eight hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars,
and to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Pittsylvania, to the sheriff
not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than eighteen hundred
dollars and to the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars; in the county of Powhatan, to the sheriff
not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Prince Edward, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor
more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Prince George, to
the sheriff not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars, and to the clerk not less than one thousand nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Princess Anne, to the
sheriff, not less than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk not less
than eight hundred dollars; in the county of Prince William, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Pulaski, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor
more than twelve hundred dollars.

Section 2726-w. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Rappahannock, to the sheriff
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Richmond, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars; in the county of Roanoke, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Rockbridge, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Rockingham, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Russell, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-x. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Scott, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Smyth, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteer
hundred dollars; in the county of Sussex, to the sheriff, not less thar
one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and tc
the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Spotsylvania, to the clerk anc
sheriff severally, not less than one thousand nor more than fifteer
hundred dollars; in the county of Surry, to the sheriff not less thar
one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and tc
the clerk, not less than one thousand nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars; in the county of Stafford, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Southampton, to the sheriff and clerk sever-
ally, not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars.

Section 2726-y. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Tazewell, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Warren, to the sheriff not less than
six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the
clerk not less than five hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred
dollars; in the county of Warwick, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dol-
lars; in the county of Washington, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars; in the county of Wise, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dol-
lars; in the county of Westmoreland, to the sheriff and clerk sever-
ally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars; in the county of Wythe to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dol-
lars; in the county of York, to the sheriff and clerk severally not less
than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars.

The compensation and allowances of the sheriff and clerk of each
county which adopts any form of county organization and govern-
ment provided for in chapter one hundred and nine-a of the Code of
Virginia, may be fixed and determined as provided in the form of
county organization and government adopted, without regard to the
provisions and limitations contained in sections twenty-seven hun-
dred and twenty-six-m to twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-y,
both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia.

2. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia,
That sections twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six and twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-a, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-
six-b, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-c, twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-d, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-e, twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-f, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-
six-g, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-h, twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-i, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-j, twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-k and twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six-1 of the Code of Virginia be, and the same are hereby,
repealed. 3 a

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