Chap. 50.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the fourteenth section of
chapter thirteen of the Code, edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-
three, in reference to the Pay of Judges of Circuit, Chancery, and
Hustings Courts of Richmond, and Hustings Courts of Norfolk and
Petersburg, so as to authorize the Council of the City of Portsmouth
to increase the Salary and Compensation of the Judge of the Hustings
Court of said City.

Approved February 10, 1876.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the fourteenth section of chapter thirteen of the Code of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be amended and re-
enacted so.as to read as follows: —

§ 14. The council of the city of Richmond are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to add to and increase the salaries
and compensation of the judges of the circuit court, of the
chancery court, and of the hustings court of the said city;
and the council of the city of Petersburg, and the council of
the city of Norfolk, and the council of the city of Ports-
mouth, are hereby authorized and empowered to add to and
increase the salary and compensation of the judges of the
hustings court of said cities: provided, that the said addition
and increase shall be a charge upon, and be paid out of the
treasuries of said cities respectively: and provided further,
that said increase shall not exceed one thousand dollars per
annum, for any one of the judges of the courts of said cities;
and that the city councils of said cities shall have the power
to reduce the amount of addition whenever they may think
proper: provided, that such reduction shall not take effect
until after the expiration of the term of the judge then in
office.

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