Chap. 511.—An ACT to provide for the garnishment of and levy of execution
on wages and salaries of all state officials, clerks, and employees.

Approved February 2, 1900.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the wages
and salaries of all officials of this state, their clerks, and all employees
of this state, shall be subject to garnishment or execution upon any judg-
ment rendered against them: provided, said officials, clerks, and em-
ployees are not exempt from garnishment or levy under chapter one
hundred and seventy-eight of the code of Virginia.

2. Whenever the salary or wages of such officials, clerks, or employees
as above mentioned shall be garnisheed under this act, the process shall
be such as is usual in other cases of garnishment, and shall be served on
the judgment debtor and on the auditor of public accounts, and upon such
service the auditor shall, on or before the return day of process, transmit
to the clerk of the court or justice issuing the process a certificate show-
ing the amount due from the state to such official, clerk, or employee
up to the return day of the process, which amount said auditor shall
hold subject to the order of the court or justice issuing the process.
Said certificate shall be evidence of all facts therein stated, unless the
court or justice direct that the deposition of the auditor be taken, in
which event the deposition of said auditor shall be taken in his office
and returned to the clerk of the court in which the garnishment is or
to the justice issuing the process just as other depositions are returned,
and in no such case shall the auditor be required to leave his office to
testify.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.