Chap. 218.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 288-299 of the Code of
Virginia, in relation to the superintendent of public buildings, etc., and to
repeal an act approved January 30, 1900, entitled ‘an act to prescribe the
duties of the register of land office, and ‘fix his salary,” approved December
14, 1903.

Approved March 14, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact sections two hundred and eighty-eight
and two hundred and ninety-nine of the Code of Virginia, in relation to
superintendent of public buildings, etcetera, and to repeal an act ap-
proved January thirty, nineteen hundred, entitled an act to prescribe the
cuties of the register of the land office and fix his salary, approved De-
«ember fourteen, nineteen hundred and three, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

$288. The register of the land office shall be superintendent of grounds
and public buildings, and as such shall have under his care the capitol,
the library building, the public grounds, and all other public property at
the seat of government not placed in the charge of others, and shall
protect the.same from depredations and injury: provided, that the old
bell-house now used as the State arsenal shall be under the control of the
adjutant-general as long as it is used as such. The superintendent of
«rounds and buildings shall be subject to the control and direction of the
governor, and shall, with the approval of the governor, assign vacant
rooms in the public buildings to such public officers as the public service
may require. He shall discharge and perform such other duties as may
he prescribed by law, and shall receive an annual salary, which shall be
compensation for his services. The fees of his office allowed by law shall
be accounted for and paid into the treasury of the State. He shall have
the appointment and control of the following employees, whose salary
shall be fixed by law—namely: Six capitol policemen, whose powers and
duties are set forth in an act approved February twenty-eight, eighteen
hundred and ninety (one of whom shall be clerk to the register of the
land office), two conductors of the elevator at the State library building,

«ne for day service and one for night service, three engineers, and three

firemen at the new light and heat plant, three janitors at the capitol
building, two janitors “for the State library building, one policeman at
the State library building, two night watchmen at the library building,
ene for the basement offices of said building and one for the court of
appeals and other offices in the building, and one night elevator con-
ductor for the elevator at the capitol, who shall also be night guard at
the capitol building, and shall make such rules for the governing and
control of his appointees during their term of office: provided, that the.
firemen at the light and heat plant shall be under the immediate control
and supervision of the engineer on duty at the time, but shall be subject
to removal bv the register of the land office: provided, further, that one of
the two watchmen at the library building shall be appointed by and under
the immediate supervision of the auditor of public accounts, second au-
ditur, and treasurer, and shall be subject to removal by them.
$299. Control of capitol square.—He shall have control of the capit
square, subject to the orders and approval of the governor, and the «:
pense of keeping the same in order shall be paid by him out of the fun
appropriated for that purpose. -He shall keep the keys of the capit
and take charge of all the rooms in the capitol and State library buil
ing, except the executive chamber, the general library, the corporat
commission, the superintendent of public instruction, court of appeal
the seeretary of the Commonwealth, the commissioner of agriculture. 1
clerk’s offices of the senate and house of delegates, the enrolling offic
and the halls of the senate and house of delegates, and committee roo
of each during the session of the general assembly, when thev shall
under the control of each body.

2. Owing to the enlargement of the capitol building, and the buildi
of a heat and light plant, and no provision having been made by law !
maintaining and running said heat and light plant, this act to be an em:
gency act and shall take effect from its passage.

3. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with any of the provision:
this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.