Chap. 218.—An ACT to provide for the editing, publication and distribudiore oF
periodical for the dissemination, upon certain conditions, of certain official mat-
ters. [H 138]

Approved March 15, 1944

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. Section 1. Establishment of the Virginia State Register —An
official State periodical known as the “Virginia State Register” (some-
times called the “Register” is established, to be edited by the Director
of the Division of Statutory Research and Drafting, and to be published
as occasion demands, subject to the direction and control of the Governor.

Section 2. Contents of the Register—The Register shall be used
to circulate executive proclamations; rules, and amendments and repeals
thereof, proposed by such administrative agencies as are required by law
to publish same in the Register; and such additional official matter as
deemed proper by the editor and approved by the Governor.

Section 3. Costs of publication and distribution of the Register.—
(a) Agencies of the State required by law to publish rules, amendments
and repeals, in the Register, and other agencies of the State which desire
to publish official matter therein, shall pay the actual costs of printing
such material.

(b) The Register shall be distributed free to all departments and
agencies of the State. Subscription rates to private persons shall be de-
termined by the editor, and shall be sufficient, at least, to defray the costs
of distribution.

(c) All moneys realized from insertion charges and subscriptions
shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the general fund.