CHAPTER 590

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-414 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to Commonwealth’s Attorneys for cities. CH 822]
822

Approved March 31, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

i 1 That § 15-414 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 15-414. In every city, so long as it has a corporation court or a
separate circuit court, there shall be elected, for a term of four years, by
the qualified voters of such city, an attorney for the Commonwealth, who
shall also, in those cities having a separate circuit court, be the attorney
for the Commonwealth for such circuit court. * There shall be an assistant
attorney for the Commonwealth for cities having a population of more
than two hundred and twenty thousand who shall be elected by the quali-
fied voters of such cities at the general election preceding the expiration
of each term of office for a term of four years and until a successor shall
be elected and qualify, unless sooner removed. Such assistant shall receive
such compensation as shall be fixed in the manner provided by law. Addi-
tional assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth for cities having a popu-
lation of more than two hundred thousand may be appointed by the attor-
ney for the Commonwealth for such city after having first received
approval of the governing body of such city and of the Compensation
Board for a term of office coterminous with his own, who shall receive
such compensation as shall be fixed in the manner provided by law. All
assistant attorneys for the Commonwealth shall perform such duties as
are prescribed by their respective attorney for the Commonwealth. The
office of assistant attorney for the Commonwealth, heretofore created and
provided for in the charters of such cities is hereby abolished.