CHAPTER 331

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-86 and 14-95 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to factors to be considered in fixing salaries of sheriffs and
sergeants, and effect of the same in certain cities.

[S 149]
Approved March 29, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 14-86 and 14-95 of the Code of Virginia be amended and re-
enacted as follows:

14-86. The annual salary of the sheriff of each county shall be not
less than twelve hundred dollars and not more than * seven thousand five
hundred dollars. The annual salary of the sergeant of each city shall be
not less than twelve hundred dollars and not more than * seven thousand
five hundred dollars. The annual salary of a full-time deputy of a sheriff
or of a sergeant shall be not more than * three-fourths of the compensa-
Hon fixed for the sheriff or sergeant of his county or city, as the case may

In fixing the salary of each sheriff and sergeant, and of each of their
full-time deputies, the Compensation Board shall take into consideration
the population and area of the county or city for which he is elected or
appointed, the number of persons committed to the jail thereof, the ag-
gregate number of days spent by prisoners in the jail thereof, the com-
pensation previously received by the sheriff or sergeant and each of their
full-time deputies, the amount of fees collected by such officers and such
other factors as the Compensation Board deems proper.

The salaries shall be fixed, as far as is consistent with the factors
hereinbefore required to be considered, according to the following sched-
ule:

(1) In the counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Bland, Charles City,
Clarke, Craig, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland,
Greene, Highland, James City, King George, King and Queen, Madison,
Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Powhatan, Rappahan-
nock, Richmond, * Surry, Westmoreland and York, the salary of each
sheriff shall be not less than twelve hundred dollars and not more than *
three thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

(2) In the counties of Bath, Charlotte, Culpeper, Floyd, * King
William, Lancaster, Louisa, Page, * Stafford and Spotsylvania, the salary
of each sheriff shall be not less than one thousand two hundred dollars and
not more than three thousand five hundred dollars;

(3) In the counties of Botetourt, Buckingham, Isle of Wight, *
Loudoun, Lunenburg, Nelson, * Orange, Patrick, Shenandoah and War-
ren, the salary of each sheriff shall be not less than two thousand dollars
and not more than * four thousand * dollars per annum;
(4) In the counties of Amherst, Fauquier, * Caroline, Grayson,
Greensville, Prince Edward, Sussex, Warwick and Nottoway the salary of
each sheriff shall be not less than two thousand four hundred dollars and
not more than four thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

(5) In the counties of Alleghany, Albemarle, Bedford, Brunswick,
Campbell, Carroll, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Frederick, Giles, Henry, Mecklen-
burg, Northampton, Prince George, * Hanover, Pulaski, Rockbridge,
Smyth, Southampton, Prince William and Wythe, the salary of each sheriff
shall be not less than three thousand dollars and not more than five
thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

(6) In the counties of Accomack, * Chesterfield, Elizabeth City, Halli-
fax, Henrico, Montgomery and Scott the salary of each sheriff shall
be not less than four thousand dollars and not more than six thousand
five hundred dollars per annum; .

(7) In the counties of Augusta, Buchanan, Franklin, Lee, Nanse-
mond, * Pittsylvania, Roanoke, Rockingham, Russell, Tazewell, Washing-
ton and Wise, the salary of each sheriff shall be not less than four thous-
and five hundred dollars and not more than * seven thousand * dollars
per annum;

(8) In the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Princess Anne and Norfolk
the salary of the sheriff shall be not less than five thousand dollars and not
more than seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

*(9) In the cities of Buena Vista * and Williamsburg, the salary
of each sergeant shall be not less than one thousand two hundred dollars
and not more than three thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

*(10) In the cities of Bristol, Charlottesvile, Clifton Forge, Virginia
Beach, Fredericksburg, Hopewell, Martinsville, Suffolk, Radford, Staunton,
Winchester and Waynesboro, the salary of each sergeant shall not be less
than two thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars per
annum;

*(11) In the cities of Alexandria, * Lynchburg, Newport News, *
Petersburg and Portsmouth * the salary of each sergeant shall be not less
than four thousand dollars and not more than * seven thousand five
hundred dollars per annum;

(12) In the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke and Danville the
salary of each sergeant shall be not less than four thousand five hundred
dollars and not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum,
provided, however, that in counties or cities having a population of more
than ninety thousand and two or more courts of record, the Compensation
Board, in its discretion, may make an additional allowance not to exceed
one thousand dollars.

§ 14-95. The provisions of this article except § 14-85 shall not
apply to any city which does not operate a jail, nor to the sergeant of such
city, but they shall, however, apply in every respect to the cities of Martins-
ville, Staunton, Suffolk, Winchester and Virginia Beach, and to the
sergeants thereof, respectively. All of the provisions of this article shall,
however, apply in every respect to each city which operates a jail, and to
the sergeant thereof. In every such case the sergeant shall have super-
vision and control of the jail and the custody of all prisoners confined
therein, and other provisions of law, general, special or local, to the
contrary notwithstanding.