CHAPTER 92

An Act to amend and reenact § 88-12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
the general powers and duties of the State Highway Commission.

(S. B. 38]
Approved February 22, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Pa That § 38-12 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:
§ 33-12. General powers and duties of Commission.—The State High-
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way Commission shall be vestedswith the following powers and shall have
the following duties:

(1) Location of routes——To locate and establish the routes to be
followed by the roads comprising the State Highway System between the
points designated in the establishment of such system.

. (2) Construction contracts.—To let all contracts for the construction,
inproventent and maintenance of the roads comprising the State Highway
ystem.

(3) Traffic regulations—To make rules and regulations, from time
to time, not in conflict with the laws of this State, for the protection of
and covering traffic on and the use of the State Highway System and
Secondary System and to add to, amend or repeal the same.

(4) Naming highways.—To give suitable names to State Highways
and change the names of any highways forming a part of the State High-
way System, except such roads as have been or may hereafter be named
by the General Assembly.

(5) Compliance with federal acts——To comply fully with the pro-
visions of the present or future federal aid acts. The Commission may
enter in all contracts or agreements with the United States Government re-
lating to the survey, construction, improvement and maintenance of roads
under the provisions of any present or future congressional enactment,
may submit such scheme or program for construction or maintenance as
may be required by the Secretary of Agriculture, or otherwise provided by
federal acts, and may do all other things necessary to carry out fully the
cooperation contemplated and provided for by present or future acts of
Congress for the construction, improvement and maintenance of rural
post roads.

(6) Information and statistics—To gather and tabulate information
and statistics on road building, maintenance and improvements and to
disseminate the same throughout the State through farmers’ institutes,
good roads associations and the bulletins of the Department of Agriculture
and Immigration, or otherwise, and to erect signs along the State highways
and to pay for the same out of funds set aside for the construction of roads
in the State Highway System.