Chap. 65.—An ACT to Authorize and Empower the Councils of the Cities
of Richmond, Petersburg and Norfolk to Increase the Salaries of the
Judges of said Cities.

Approved February 7, 1873.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the council of the city of Richmond be and they are hereby
authorized 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, are hereby authorized and empowered to add
to and increase the salary and compensation of the judges of
the hustings courts of said cities: provided, that the said addi-
tion and increase shall be a charge upon, and be paid out of
the treasuries of the said cities respectively; and provided
further, that said increase shall not exceed one thousand dol-
lars 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.

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