Chap. 182,—An ACT for the protection of the institutions of the
State, public trusts and funds.

Approved March 3, 1879.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
no person who is a member of any board of visitors of any
state institution, or an employee or agent thereof, or a trustee
of any public trust or fund, or a salaried officer of any such
state institution or of any such public trust or fund, shall con-
tract or be interested in any contract with such institution or
with the governing authority of such public trust or fund in any
manner or form for furnishing supplies or for performing any
work for said institution, or for said governing authority of
said trust or fund; and any person violating the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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