CHAP. 322.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act entitied
an act providing for detention or commitment of minors under seven-
teen years of age for certain offenses not in jails or penitentiaries,
placing them in suitable homes and institutions under certain circum-
stances; when they can and cannot be sent to jail; allowing them to be
released on probation; the approval of the State board of charities
and corrections under certain contingencies; penalties for removing
any child committed hereunder or violating any provision hereof;
allowing jury trials and appeals; appointment of probation officers
and outlining their duties; and declaring an emergency, approved
March 16th, 1910, so as to authorize judges of circuit courts to appoint
probationary officers in counties and incorporated towns as well as

cities.
Approved March 14, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section five of an act entitled an act providing for detention or
commitment of minors under seventeen years of age, for certain
offenses not in jails or penitentiaries; placing them in suitable
homes and institutions under certain circumstances; when they
can and cannot be sent to jail; allowing them to be released on
probation; the approval of the State board of charities and cor-
rections under certain contingencies; penalties for removing any
child committed hereunder or violating any provisions hereof;
allowing jury trials and appeals; appointment of probation offi-
cers and outlining their duties; and declaring an emergency, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

5. The judge of the corporation court of any city may, upon
the recommendation of the State board of charities and correc-
tions, appoint and deputize any member. or members of the police
of such city, not exceeding three in number, to act and serve as
probationary officer or officers as long as the judge of such court
may deem desirable. Such police designated shall, while acting
as such probationary officer or officers, be relieved of ordinary
detail duties of the police; but shall otherwise remain subject
to the control, suspension or removal by the proper officers of
such city as are other police therein. The judge of a circuit
court having jurisdiction may, upon the recommendation of the
State board of charities and corrections, appoint and deputize
a member of the police force in incorporated towns within his
jurisdiction and constables of the magisterial districts within
such jurisdiction to serve as such probationary officers; provided,
however, that such officer shall not be relieved of the ordinary
detail duties of his office while acting as such probationary
officer.

All persons so selected shall faithfully perform the work
and duties which may be prescribed for them by said State
board of charities and corrections, under authority from said
board. Such officer er officers so appointed shall receive no ex-
tra compensation over his or their regular pay, except the muni-
cipal authorities of a town may, if they see fit, pay to such officer
SO appointed such compensation as they may ‘deem to be reason-
able. Each probationary officer shall promptly make all report:
which may be required of him by the State board of charitie:
and corrections, or by the court or the judge above ment‘cned

Whereas, there are prosecutions now pending in the circui
courts against minors under seventeen years of age who reside
in the counties, an emergency existing thereby, this act shall be
in force from its passage.