CHAPTER 255

An Act to amend and reenact § 31 of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly
of 1887-1888, approved January 30, 1888, which provided a new
charter for the town of South Boston, the section relating to the
appointment of certain officers for the town. IH 75]

Approved March 8, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 31 of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-1888, ap-
proved January 30, 1888, be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 31. The council of the town shall have power to elect a legally
qualified person to be known and designated as the clerk of the police court
of the town of South Boston and to fix the compensation of such officer.
Such clerk shall hold office during the pleasure of the council. The clerk
of the police court so elected shall qualify in the same manner as the mayor,
and shall enter into bond in such penalty as the council shall prescribe, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. Such clerk shall have
the same power as the police justice to issue warrants, to issue subpoenas
for witnesses and to take recognizances and bail bonds and in the perform-
ance of such duties to administer oaths.

The council shall have power also to elect * two duly qualified persons
to be known as * warrant officers of the town of South Boston, who shall
hold office during the pleasure of the council. Such warrant officers shall
qualify in the same manner as the mayor and shall enter into bond in such
penalty as the council shall prescribe, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of * their duties. Such warrant officers shall have the same powers as
the clerk of the police court to issue warrants and subpoenas for witnesses,
to take recognizances and bail and in the performance of such duties to
administer oaths.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.