CHAPTER 676

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-766 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to certain permits for repair, improvement or construction of certain
buildings or structures.

[H 632]

Approved April 7, 1954

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

i That § 58-766 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 58-766. * In any county in the State not included within the
operation of § 58-765 * , no person, firm or corporation shall, * commence
the construction, repair or improvement of any building, or structure
located within such county and permanently annexed to the freehold, if
the cost of such construction, repair or improvement shall exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars, * until there shall have been first obtained
from the commissioner of the revenue of the county a permit in writing,
signed by the commissioner of the revenue. The commissioner of the
revenue shall issue such permits, when the same are required, to every
person who shall apply therefor and describe, with reasonable certainty,
the kind and character of the work to be done and the estimated cost
thereof; and each such permit shall state the matter so described. Thts
section shall not apply to any county which requires a building permit
under the provisions of Articles 2, 8 and 4, Chapter 24, of the Code of
Virginia.

No fee shall be charged for any such permit; provided, that, in any
county adjoining any other county in this State having a density of
population in excess of one thousand per square mile, there shall be
charged for each such permit a fee not less than fifty cents nor more
than five dollars, in accordance with a schedule of fees to be prescribed
by resolution of the board of supervisors or other governing body of such
county, and all such fees shall be paid into the county treasury.

Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
An Act to amend and reenact § 38.1-299 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to applications for examination as insurance agent, the fee therefor
and forfeiture of the fee under certain conditions. CH 6387]

Approved April 7, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 88.1-299 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
so as to read as follows:

§ 88.1-299. Applications for examinations; fee required; when fee
forfeited.—Each applicant for an examination shall make a written appli-
cation to the Commission at least fifteen days prior to the date of examina-
tion, in such form and containing such information as the Commission
prescribes. Each applicant shall, at the time of applying to take any
examination, pay a fee of five dollars, which shall be collected by the
Commission and be paid directly into the State treasury and placed to the
credit of the fund for the maintenance of the division or bureau of the
Commission established for the administration of the insurance laws of the
State. If the applicant fails to appear for the examination within siz
months from the date his application is filed with the Commission, the fee
prescribed in this section shall be forfeited and said application shall be
considered withdrawn.