Chap. 24.—An ACT to amend and re-enact. section 4079 of the Code of Virginia,
in reference to medical attendance, medicines, and clothing for indigent prison-
ers In jail, and analyses in poison cases,

‘Approved July 28, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
forty hundred and seventy-nine of the Code of Virginia be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 4079. Medical attendance, medicines, and clothing for prisoners in
jail, and allowance to analytical chemist.—A court may appoint a physi-
clan to attend prisoners in its jail, and make him a reasonable allowance,
not exceeding seventy-five cents per day for each day he attends a patient.
When he attends more than one patient a day, there may be allowed fifty
cents per day for each additional patient. A court may, when a person in
its jail charged with or convicted of an offense is unable to provide him-
self with necessary medicines, or with suflicient clothing, allow for such
medicines; and may direct the jailer to provide him clothing, and allow
therefor not exceeding ten dollars in one year. It may also make an
allowance, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, as compensation to any
physician or analytical chemist for making an analysis to discover poison
in any criminal case. Allowances under this section shall be paid out of
the treasury, except that no allowance shall be made or paid for medi-
cines furnished such prisoner, unless the account therefor is certified by
the physician for the jail to be correct, and where clothing is obtained fo:
prisoners worked in the chain-gang of any county, city, or town, such
clothing shall be paid for out of the treasury of such county, city, or
town.

2. Accounts for medicines which have been furnished such prisoner:
since January first, ninetcen hundred and one, shall be paid out of the
treasury, if proved and allowed in the manner above prescribed.

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