CHAP. 193.—An ACT to provide compensation for judges of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia in their retirement from the bench after
a service of twelve consecutive years and after attaining the age of
seventy years, provided, that retirement has occurred or will occur
during the years 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, and to repeal an act
entitled an act to provide compensation for judges of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia in their retirement trom the bencn after
a service of twelve consecutive years and after attaining the age of
seventy years, approved March 4, 1914. (S. B. 2

Approved March 16, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
when any judge of the supreme court of appeals of Virginia
has resigned his office, or shall resign his office, or has retired,
or shall retire from the court at the expiration of his term as
the case may be, after a service of twelve consecutive years and
having attained the age of seventy years he shall, in either
event, during the residue of his natural life, receive an amount
equal to three-fifths of the salary provided by an act approved
March thirteenth, nineteen hundred and twelve, for a judge of
said court at the time of such resignation or retirement. The
compensation herein provided for shall be paid out of the State
treasury in monthly instalments.

2. But the acceptance by such judge of any public office or
trust with any emoluments attached thereto shall operate a
forfeiture of the compensation herein provided. This section
shall not be construed to apply to the office of trustee or visitor
of any State eleemosynary or educational institution.

8. But this act shall only apply to judges of the supreme
court of appeals of Viriginia whose retirement or resignation
has occurred or will occur during the years nineteen hundred
end fifteen, nineteen hundred and sixteen, nineteen hundred and
seventeen, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and nineteen hun-
dred and nineteen.

4. The act entitled an act to provide compensation for
judges of the supreme court of appeals of Virginia on their re-
{irement from the bench, after a service of twelve consecutive
vears and after attaining the age of seventy years, apvroved
March fourteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, is hereby
repealed.