Chap. 303.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 834 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended,
approved March 14, 1908.

Approved March 16, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
eight hundred and thirty-four of the Code of Virginia, as amended and
re-enacted by chapter five hundred and thirty-five of acts of assembly,
session of nineteen hundred and two, three and four, approved December
thirty-first, nineteen hundred and three, as amended and re-enacted by
chapter one hundred and eleven of the acts of assembly, session nineteen
hundred and six, approved March ninth, nineteen hundred and six, and as
amended and re-enacted by an act approved March fourteenth, nineteen
hundred and eight, be amended and re-enacted by adding thereto clause
nine, so as to read as follows:

§834. What board may do at any meeting.—The board of supervisors
of each county shall have power at their regular meetings, or at any
other legal meeting:

First. To buy, sell, and so forth, corporate property; how sale made;
provide farm for poor; control the courthouse; to sell or exchange and
convey the corporate property of the county; to purchase any such real
estate as may be necessary for the erection of all necessary county build-
ings; to provide a suitable farm as a place of general reception for the
poor of the county, and to make such orders as they may deem expe-
dient concerning such corporate property as now exists, or as may here-
after be acquired: provided, that no sale of such corporate property shall
be made except by public auction, due notice of the time and place of
which shall be given by publication, for at least once a week for four
successive weeks, in some newspaper published in the county, if there is
one so published, and by handbill posted at the front door of the court-
house. If there be no newspaper published in the county, the notice of
the time and place of such sales shall be given by handbills, posted at the
front door of the courthouse and each voting place of the county, for at
least four weeks prior to such sales; and all sales, exchanges and pur-
chases of corporate property made by the board shall be subject to the
approval and ratification of the circuit court. It shall not be lawful for
any supervisor of the county to be personally or pecuniarily interested,
either directly or indirectly, in such sale, exchange or purchase of cor-
porate property. But this section shall not be construed to deprive the
judge of the right to control the use of the courthouse of the county dur-
ing the term of his court therein.
Second. Allow claims and issue warrants therefor; interest not
allowed on warrants.—To examine, settle and allow all accounts charge-
able against such county, and, when so settled, issue warrants therefor,
as provided by law; but the board of supervisors of any county shall not
issue 1n any one year a greater amount of warrants than the amount of
county tax levied for such year: provided, that if the county treasurer
shall have in his hands at any time a surplus of county funds, the said
board, in addition to the amount of county tax levied for such year, may
issue warrants to the amount of such surplus, but no more, and no in-
terest shal] be paid by any county on any county warrant. |

Third. Build and repair buildings.—To build and keep in repair
county buildings.

Fourth. Provide temporary offices, when necessary; insure building ;
fix allowances to officers.—To cause the county buildings to be insured in
the name of the board of supervisors of said county and their successors
in office, for the benefit of the county, if they shall deem it expedient;
and if there are no public buildings, to provide temporary suitable rooms
for the county purposes; to determine what annual allowances, not less
in any case, to sheriffs and clerks of their respective counties, than three
hundred dollars, and to attorneys for the Commonwealth of their respec-
tive counties not less in any case than four hundred dollars, payable out
of the county treasury, shall be made severally to the sheriffs, clerks and
attorneys for the Commonwealth of their respective counties (and also
in their discretion, to determine what annual allowances, if any, payable
out of the county treasury, in counties having over forty thousand inhabi-
tants, shall be made to the circuit court judge, if he resides in the county,
for office rent, fuel, lights, stationery, and other contingent office ex-
penses), so that in counties containing a population of ten thousand and
less the allowance to each of said officers shall not exceed five hundred
dollars; in counties containing ten and less than fifteen thousand, six
hundred dollars; in counties containing fifteen and less than twenty thou-
sand, seven hundred dollars; and in counties of more than twenty thou-
sand and less than forty thousand, eight hundred dollars; and in coun-
ties over forty thousand, fifteen hundred dollars: provided, however, that
in the counties of Rockingham, Henrico, Wise and Elizabeth City the
annual allowance for the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be fixed
at a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; in the county of Norfolk
at a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, and in the county of Rus-
sell at a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars: and pro-
vided further, that in the counties of Henrico and Chesterfield the an-
nual allowance for the county clerk shall be fixed at a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars, and in the county of Elizabeth City at a sum not
exceeding eighteen hundred dollars: and provided further, that in the
counties of Henrico, Norfolk and Pittsylvania the annual allowance for
sheriff shall be fixed at a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars; in
the county of Elizabeth City at a sum not exceeding twelve hundred dol-
Jars, and in the county of Chesterfield at a sum not exceeding seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars: and provided further, that in counties containing
a population of forty-five thousand or more, the allowance to the sheriff
shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars.
Fifth. Raise money for county expenses.—To direct the raising of
such sums as may be necessary to defray the county charges and expenses
and all necessary charges incident to or arising from the execution of
their lawful authority.

Sixth. Protect county property; employ assistant counsel.—To repre-
sent the county and have the care of the county property and the man-
agement of the business and concerns of the county, in all cases where no
other provision shall be made, and, when necessary, to employ counsel
to assist the attorney for the Commonwealth in any suit against the
county, or in any matter affecting county property where the board is of
opinion that such counsel is needed.

Seventh. Award premiums for scalps.—To award, in their discre-
tion, a premium not exceeding ten dollars for each wolf scalp; one dollar
and fifty cents for each scalp of wild cat, catamount, or red fox; seventy-
five cents for each scalp of gray fox, and fifty cents for each scalp of
ehicken hawk or owl, except screech ow], upon satisfactory evidence that
the same were, respectively, killed within the limits of the county, and
by the person in whose behalf the same may be presented, to be paid on
warrant of said board on the county treasurer: provided, that the said
board of supervisors of each county shall pay fifty cents for each scalp of
chicken hawk or owl, except screech owl, upon satisfactory evidence that
the same were, respectively, killed within the limits of the county by the
person in whose behalf the same may be presented, to be paid on warrant
of said board on the county treasurer.

Eighth. Provide subsistence in time of want.—To provide, under such
regulations as the board may prescribe, means of subsistence for those
threatened with starvation, and unable to provide for themselves, and to
make an order for all levies necessary to carry out this provision. All
contracts for this purpose shall be reduced to writing, signed by the chair-
man, and be evidence against the county.

Ninth. To appropriate out of the general levy, except the school fund,
and expend annually such sums of money as their Judgment may war-
rant to aid and assist in the erection and maintenance of suitable armories
for companies of Virginia volunteers, or otherwise contribute toward
the assistance and maintenance of such companies as may have their
company stations and existence within the county limits.

2. All other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.