Chap. 288.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1947 and 1948, as amended,
of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new
section numbered 1948-b, the amended and new sections relating to sal of
certain special justices and substitute justices so as to require the State to r
a portion of such compensation. [(H B 149]

Approved March 26, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That sections nineteen hundred forty-seven and nineteen hun-
dred forty-eight, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
re-enacted and that the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a new
section numbered nineteen hundred forty-eight-b, the amended and new
sections reading as follows:

Section 1947. Salary of Special Justice—Every such special justice
shall receive out of the treasury of the city for which he is elected such
salary as the council or other governing body of such city shall prescribe.
The salary so fixed shall be in lieu of all fees which may accrue to him
by virtue of his office; provided that all such fees, when collected shall be
accounted for and paid by him into the treasury of such city on or be-
fore the tenth of each month. The Commonwealth shall reimburse such
city annually at the end of each fiscal year one-half of the difference be-
tween the salary paid to such special justice and the fees so accounted
for and paid into the treasury of such city during each such year by the
juvenile and domestic relations court.
Section 1948. Courts of special justice; appointment of substitute
justices; when substitute justice to act——Such special justice shall hold
court as may be provided by ordinance of the city for which he is appoint-
ed or at such times and places within his territorial jurisdiction as he
may designate ; but he shall be allowed a vacation period of at least thirty
days during each year. The judge of the corporation or hustings court
of each of said cities shall, by proper order of record, appoint upon the
recommendation of such special justice, as a substitute justice of said
juvenile and domestic relations court, a discreet and competent person,
and may at any time revoke such appointment, and make a new appoint-
ment in like manner in the event of such revocation, or of the resigna-
tion, death, absence or disability of such substitute justice. In the event
of the disability of said special justice to perform the duties of his office
by reason of sickness, absence or otherwise, or of the impropriety of his
acting, such substitute justice shall perform the duties and possess the
owers eof said special justice during such period, and in the event of the
esignation, death, removal, or permanent disability of the special justice,
such substitute justice shall act until a successor has been elected and has
jualified. Said substitute justice shall receive for his services such com-
yensation as the respective city councils or other governing bodies shall
fetermine. The Commonwealth shall reimburse such city annually at
he end of each fiscal year one-half of the compensation paid such sub-
stitute justice during each such year.

Section 1948-b. The reimbursements provided for in sections nine-
een hundred forty-seven, nineteen hundred forty-eight, and nineteen
mundred forty-eight-a of the Code of Virginia shall be paid by the State
Treasurer out of funds appropriated in the general appropriations act
or criminal costs, on warrants of the Comptroller issued upon vouchers
pproved and signed by the State Commissioner of Public Welfare, or by
uch person as may be designated by said Commissioner.