Chap. 75.—An ACT anthotiving the board of supervisors of the
respective counties to determine what allowances shall be mae to
common ealth’s attorneys, clerks, and sheiiffs of their comuties,
payable out of the county treasurics.

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Approved Apiil 2. 1879

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the board of supervisors of the respective counties, shall deter-
mine what annual allowances shall be made io the common-
wealth’s attorneys, clerks and sheriffs of their counties, payable
out of the county treasuries: provided that such allowances
to comimonwealth’s attorneys, clerks and sheriiis, shall nou ex-
ceed in any county to each of said officers the sum of six
hundred dollars: ang provided further, that in counties con-
taining a population of ten thousand and less, the allowance
to the said officers, each, shall not exceed three hundred dol-
lars, and in counties containing a population of ten thousand
and less than fifteen thousand, the allowance to said officers,
each, sball not exceed four hundred dollars, and m counties
containing a population of fifteen thousand and less than
twenty thousand, the compensation shall not exceed five hun-
dred dollars to each of said officers.

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