Chap. 178.—An ACT extending the terms of the various officials of the several in
corporated towns of this Commonwealth to conform to the Constitution.

Approved April 24, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That for the
purpose of conforming to the Constitution of this Commonwealth, the
terms of all officers elected by the qualified voters of each incorporated
town in this Commonwealth, and of their successors now in office,
which would terminate prior to the first day of September, nineteen hun-
dred and three, except for this act, be, and they are hereby, continued
and extended until September first, nineteen hundred and three, and
thereafter until their successors shall have been elected and have quali-
fied: provided, that the terms of office of all officers elected by the quali-
fied voters of each incorporated town and of their successors now in office,
which but for the provisions of this act would expire after September
first, nineteen hundred and three, and prior to September first, nineteen
hundred and four, be, and they are hereby, extended until the first dav
of September, nineteen hundred and four, and thereafter until their
successors shall have been elected and have qualified: provided, that in any
town where the term for which the officers of said town has already ter-
minated, and where said officers, at the time of the passage of this act, are
continuing in office until their successors are elected and qualified, the
term of said officers is extended until the first day of September next
succeeding the time designated in the charter for the regular election of
officers for any such town, and their successors shall be elected on the
second Tuesday in June of such year. , |

2. Any vacancies that may occur in any such office, the term of which
is continued and extended by this. act, occurring during such continua-
tion or extension, shall be filled in the manner now prescribed by law for
filling such vacancies.

3. The successors to any such officials now in office shall be elected on
the second Tuesday in June immediately prior to the termination of their
terms of office and every two years thereafter, and their terms of office
shall begin on the first day of September next succeeding their election,
and shall continue thereafter for the period of two years.

4. All other officials of any town in this Commonwealth, whose term
of office would expire on other dates, are hereby continued in office as pro-
vided in section one of this act, and thereafter until their successors are
appointed and have qualified; and any vacancies occurring in any such
appointive offices during the time of such continuation or extension shall
be filled in the manner now prescribed by law.

5. Each and every official whose term of office is hereby extended
shall possess all of the rights, powers, and privileges and be subject to
all of the liabilities during such continuation or extension in office as at
present provided by law.

6. Such portion, or portions, of any act of the general assembly of Vir-
ginia, creating the charter of any town of this Commonwealth, and any
act, or acts amendatory thereto, as shall conflict with this act, are hereby
repealed.

%. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.