Chap. 159.—An ACT to provide for the raising and training of bloodhounds fo:
police purposes.

Became a law, without the signature of the governor, April 17, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall b
the duty of the superintendent of the penitentiary to procure, upon thi
most advantageous terms possible, one male and two female bloodhounds
of suitable breed, which he shall keep on the penitentiary farm for breed
ing purposes; that he shall have them and their progeny properly carec
for and trained to track criminals.

2. The superintendent of the penitentiary shall, upon the order of the
circuit court or board of supervisors of any county, or upon the like orde1
of the corporation court or the council of any city, furnish one of said
bloodhounds to the sheriff of such county or to the sergeant of such city.
free of charge, the said bloodhounds to be conveyed to their destination at
the expense of the said counties or cities ordering them.

3. Whenever the supply of such bloodhounds shall exceed the demand
for the same under the provisions of section two of this act, the superin-
tendent is authorized to sell the surplus ones to other parties, the revenue
arising therefrom to be accounted for as a part of the annual revenues of
the penitentiary farm.

4. This act shall be in force fromm its passage.