CHAPTER 473

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 7 and 21, as amended, and §§ 19 and 20
of Chapter 163 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 17,
1926, being the charter of the town of Shenandoah; the sections
relating to the salary of the mayor, the powers, duties, jurisdiction
and compensation of the town sergeant, the duties and compensation
of the town clerk, and the duties and compensation of the town
treasurer.

[H 578]

Approved April 1, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: ,

1. That §§ 7 and 21, as amended, and §§ 19 and 20 of Chapter 163 of
the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 17, 1926, be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 7. The salary of the mayor shall be fixed by the town council *.

§ 19. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to keep a correct and
proper record of the proceedings of the council, and to publish in such
manner as the council may indicate, the by-laws, ordinances and resolu-
tions that may from time to time be adopted. He shall, under such ordi-
nances and resolutions as the council may adopt, issue licenses to all
persons engaged in a pursuit, business, occupation, calling, profession or
other purpose for which a license shall be required, shall prepare the tax
tickets, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him
by the council and by the provisions of this act, for which services he
shall receive such compensation as the council may determine to be right
and proper *.

§ 20. The treasurer of said town shall be the disbursing agent of
the town and may have the custody of all moneys. He shall receive all
moneys belonging to and received by the town and keep a correct account
of all receipts from all sources and expenditures of all departments. He
shall collect all taxes and assessments, light bills, water rents, and other
charges belonging to and payable to the town, and for that purpose he
is hereby vested with any and all powers which are now or may hereafter
be vested in county and city treasurers for the collection of county, city
and State taxes under the general law.

(a) No money shall be paid out by the town treasurer except by
order of the council and upon a warrant of the clerk of the council,
countersigned by the mayor.

(b) He shall keep and deposit all moneys or funds in such manner
and only in such places as may be determined by ordinance.

(c) He shall annually at the end of each fiscal year publish, either
in a newspaper published in Page County or by posting in front of the
treasurer’s office, a statement showing all the receipts and income of the
said town and from what source, and all disbursements made and for
what purpose.

(d) He shall make such other reports, from time to time, as may
be required by ordinance or by resolution of the council.

(e) His compensation for the performance of his duties shall be fixed
by the council *.

§ 21. The town sergeant shall be a conservator of the peace, and
in civil cases that may rise within the corporate limits of the town he shall
be vested with all the powers which the general laws of this State confer
upon sheriffs; his jurisdiction as a police officer, except as otherwise
provided by law, shall extend one mile beyond the corporate limits. He
shall possess the like right of distress and power in collecting municipal
taxes possessed by a sheriff in collecting State and county taxes. He shall
receive as compensation for the discharge of his duties, unless otherwise
ordered, the same fees as a * sheriff, and he may receive such other com-
pensation as may be prescribed by the town council.