Chap. 145.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 11 of
the Code of 1873, relating to the qualifications to hold office.

Approved February 22, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section two of chapter eleven, Code of Virginia, edition of
eighteen hundred and seventy- three, be amended and re-en-
acted, so as to read as follows:

$2. No person shall be capable of holding any such post, who
holds any post of profit, trust or emolument, civil or military,
leyislative, executive or judicial, under the government of the
United States, or who receive in any way trom United States,
any emolument whatever, and the acceptance of any such
post of profit, trust, or emolument, under the government of
the United States, or who is in the employment of the United
States government in any capacity, shall ipso facto, vacate
any post of profit, trust, or emolument, under the govern-
ment of this commonwealth, or any town, city, or county
thereof, and it shall be the duty of the constituted authorities
of this commonwealth, to take such action as may be neces-
sary to fill any vacancy so created, either by appointment or
by causing an election or elections to be held, as may be pro-
vided by law, whenever the fact of such acceptance shall be
brought to their attention.

2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are
hereby repealed.

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