Chap. 5.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “An act.to authorize
councils, and other governing -bodies of cities, towns, and counties to make
ordinances prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles, engines and_ trains
in such cities, counties, and towns by persons while under the influence of
alcohol, brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, wine, beer, lager beer, ale, porter,
stout or any other liquid, beverage or article containing alcohol, or under
the influence of any other self-administered intoxicant or drug of what-
soever nature; to prescribe the minimum punishment which may be imposed
and to provide for the revocation of the rights of persons convicted of
violating any such ordinances to drive any such motor vehicle, engine or
train,’ approved March 30, 1936. | [S B 7]

Approved December 24, 1936

I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That an act
entitled “An act to authorize councils and other governing bodies of
cities, towns, and counties to make ordinances prohibiting the driving
of motor vehicles, engines and trains in such cities, counties and towns
by persons while under the influence of alcohol, brandy, rum, whiskey,
gin, wine, beer, lager beer, ale, porter, stout or any other liquid, beverage
or article containing alcohol, or under the influence of any other self-
administered intoxicant or drug of whatsoever nature; to prescribe the
minimum punishment which may be imposed and to provide for the
revocation of the rights of persons convicted of violating any such
ordinances to drive any such motor vehicle, engine or train,’ approved
March thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1. Councils and other governing bodies of cities, towns and
counties of this State are hereby authorized and empowered to make
ordinances prohibiting the driving of motor vehicles, engines and trains
in such cities, towns and counties by any person while under the in-
fluence of alcohol, brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, wine, beer, lager beer,
ale, porter, stout, or any other liquid, beverage or article containing
alcohol, or under the influence of any other self-administered intoxi-
cant or drug of whatsoever nature, and to prescribe fines and other
punishment for ‘violations of such ordinances. All fines imposed for
violations of such ordinances shall be paid to, and retained by, such
cities, towns and counties. ~The Commonwealth shall not be chargeable
with any costs in connection with any prosecution for any such viola-
tion, nor shall any such costs be paid out of the State treasury. No
such ordinance shall provide for a lesser punishment than that pre-
scribed by general law for a similar offense; such ordinances may pro-
vide the same penalties for violations thereof as is provided by general
law for similar offenses, anything in the charter of such cities or towns
to the contrary notwithstanding, and the judgment of conviction for a
violation of any such ordinance shall operate to deprive the person
convicted of the right to drive or operate any motor vehicle, engine or
train in this State to the same extent as if such conviction had been
under the general law of the State for a similar offense. |

An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.