Chap. 44.—An ACT to amend an re-enact section 925 of chapter 42 of the
Code of the Virginia, as amended by act approved March 5, 1908.

Approved February 25, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
nine hundred and twenty-five of chapter forty-two of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as amended by act approved March fifth, nineteen hundred and
cight, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§925. Courthouse, clerk’s office and jail to be provided by the super-
visors and council; providing for offices for treasurer, commissioners of
the revenue, Commonwealth’s attorney, sheriffs and division superin-
tendents of schools if deemed proper by supervisors and council; vacant
rooms may be let for offices and provisions made for public entertain-
ment.—There shall be provided by the board of supervisors for every
county and the council for every citv a courthouse, clerk’s office and jail,
the cost whereof, and of the Jand on which they may be, and of keeping
the same in good order, shall be chargeable to the county or city; the fee
simple of the lands shall be in the county or city, and the supervisors of
the county or the council of the city may purchase so much Jand as, with
what it has, will make two acres, whereof what may be necessary for the
purposes shall be occupied with the courthouse, clerk’s office and jail,
and the residue planted with trees, and kept as a place for the people of
the county or city to meet and confer together: provided, however, the
board of supervisors of any county or the council of anv citv may, if such
board or council deem it proper, provide offices for the treasurer, com-
missioners of the revenue, Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff for such
county or city; and provided further, that with the approval of the judge
of the circuit or corporation court any vacant rooms in the courthouse
mav be rented for a term not exceeding one year to other parties for
office purposes, and any public room or hall in the building may be hired
for compensation for the purpose of giving public entertainments, and
all moneys received by the counties or cities under this act shall consti-
tute a fund to maintain and care for such building.
2. An emergency existing because of the fact that some of the offi-
cials named are without office quarters, this act shall be in force from its
passage.