Chap. 31.—An ACT to authorize and direct the electoral boards of certain counties
having general registrars to appoint separate registrars for towns within
such counties upon the request of such towns, (H 100)

Approved February 20, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. The electoral board of any county having an area of more
than forty and less than fifty-five square miles of high land as here-
inafter defined, shall, upon receipt of a certified copy of a resolution
adopted by the council of any incorporated town therein, requesting
it so to do, appoint a separate registrar for such town, who shall be a
discreet citizen, a qualified voter, and a resident of the town for
which he is appointed, and shall possess the qualifications prescribed
by law for registrars. The council of such town shall furnish such
registrar with a suitable office, furniture and equipment, prescribe
his office hours, and fix his compensation. Any such registrar so
appointed shall hold office for two years from the first day of July
next following his appointment, and until his successor shall be
duly elected and qualified. Upon such appointment being made
the general registrar for the county shall promptly deliver to the
registrar of the town all the books, papers and documents pertaining
to his office.

Such town registrar shall be subject to all the provisions of
general law with respect to, and shall have the same powers and
perform the same duties as, registrars in other. cases. .

For the purposes of this act, high land means the land in such
county above the low water line or mark of waters, within and
adjacent to the boundaries thereof.