Chap. 43.—An ACT to facilitate the committees of the general assembly in their
work of adjusting the genera! statutes to the new Constitution by providing for
the collection, classification, and placing in convenient form for each committee
such general statutes as pertain to the subjects assigned to it.

Approved December 20, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the sum of
five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and: is
hereby, appropriated for the purpose of collecting, classifying, and plac-
ing in convenient form for each committee such general statutes as per-
tain to the subjects assigned to it.

2. That the said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall
be spent under the supervision of the chairman of the finance committee
of the house of delegates, and the chairman of the committee on finance
and banks of the senate.

3. That the auditor of public accounts be, and is hereby, directed to
issue his warrants on the treasurer of the Commonwealth for such sums
as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, not to exceed in
the aggregate the sum hereby appropriated, upon receiving a certificate,
or certificates, signed by the chairman of each of said committees, certify-
ing that the person or persons in whose favor such warrant or warrants
are to be drawn have performed services or furnished material necessary
to carry out the provisions of this act.

4. That, in order to further carry out the provisions of this act, the
secretary of the Commonwealth be, and is hereby, instructed to deliver to
said chairmen six copies of the Code of Virginia, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, and six copies of all volumes of the acts of assembly issued
since eighteen hundred and nincty-eight.

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