Chap. 471.—An ACT to provide for the collection, classification, and publication
of the general statutes of the Commonwealth.

Approved December 18, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That whereas the
any changes in the general statutes of the Commonwealth made since
ie publication of the Code of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven render
desirable that all the statutes, as they exist at the adjournment of the
meral assembly to meet in January, nineteen hundred and four, should
» collected, classified, and republished in a convenient form; and,

Whereas, the passage of many new laws, made necessary by the new
onstitution, render it inexpedient to direct a general revision of the
atutes until such laws have been tested by experience ; and,

Whereas, John Garland Pollard, of the Richmond bar, has collected
nd classified said statutes to date, and annotated the same with the de-
sions of the supreme court of appeals; therefore, the said John Garland
ollard is hereby authorized to publish, without expense to the State, the
-neral statutcs as they exist at the adjournment of said general assembly.
fe shall arrange all the statutes according to the plan followed in the
ode of Virginia, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, placing all statutes
f a general nature, which do not in terms amend the Code, under titles
nd chapters according to their subject matter. Each statute shall be an-
otated with decisions of the supreme court of appeals, construing or af-
cting the same: provided, however, that nothing in this act contained
1all be construed as a surrender on the part of this Commonwealth of its
ight at any time to print, issue, and sell any compilation, revision, or
ification of its statute laws or any annotations thereof with or without
ie decisions of the supreme court of appeals.

°. This act shall be in foree from its passage.