CHAP. 323.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assem-
bly of Virginia in force January 21, 1884, entitled an act providing
a charter for the city of Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter,
approved April 21, 1882, as amended by the several acts of the gen-
eral assembly of Virginia, approved, respectively, April 6, 1887; April
28, 1887; May 14, 1887; February 14, 1900; February 21, 1900; Feb-
ruary 26, 1900; February 2, 1901; February 15, 1901; March 15, 1902,
and to define the boundaries of the city of Norfolk, as extended by
the several acts of the general assembly, approved April 6, 1887;
February 22, 1890, and March 14, 1902, and by an order of the circuit
court of Norfolk county, which was entered on the ninth day of Jan-
uary, 1906, and to add an independent section thereto to be known
as section 61-a, empowering the council of the city of Norfolk to pro-
vide for and maintain an employment bureau, and to repeal chapter
300 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March
25, 1914. (H. B. 439.)

Approved March 20, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
an act to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of
Virginia, in force January twenty-first, eighteen hundred and
eighty-four, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of
Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter, approved April
twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, as amended by
the several acts of the general assembly of Virginia, approved,
respectively, April sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven;
April twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven; May
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven; February four-
teenth, nineteen hundred; February twenty-first, nineteen hun-
dred; February twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred; February
second, nineteen hundred and one; February fifteenth, nineteen
hundred and one; March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and two,
and to define the boundaries of the said city of Norfolk, as ex-
tended, by the several acts of the general assembly, approved
April sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven; February
twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety, and March four-
teenth, nineteen hundred and two, and by an order of the circuit
court of Norfolk county, which was entered on the ninth day of
January, nineteen hundred and six, be amended and re-enacted,
and add an independent section thereto to be known as sectior
sixty-one-a.

Sec. 6l-a. The council of the city of Norfolk is hereby
authorized and empowered to establish and re-establish, and.
at the expense of said city to maintain a bureau, which shal
be known as Norfolk city employment bureau, for the use of!
unemployed persons and those seeking employees, if and when
in the discretion of the council of the city of Norfolk such bureat
be necessary or beneficial to the commercial interests of saic
city. |

2. Chapter three hundred of the acts of the general assem
bly of Virginia, approved March twenty-fifth, nineteen hun
dred and fourteen, and all other acts or parts of acts in conflic
with this act are herebv repealed.