Chap. 363.—An ACT to permit public officers to engage in war service with-
out thereby vacating their offices, and to provide for the designation of
acting officers to temporarily perform the duties of regular officers while
so engaged. [S B 238]

Approved March 16, 1918.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia: No State.
county or municipal officer or employee shall forfeit his title to
office or position or vacate the same by reason of engaging in the
war service of the United States; and any such officer or emplovee
who voluntarily or otherwise enters such war service may notify
the officer or body authorized by law to fill vacancies in his office,
of such fact, and thereupon be relieved from the duties of his office
or position during the period of his war service; and the officer or
body authorized to fill vacancies shall designate some suitable per-
son to perform the duties of such office as acting officer during the
period the regular officer is engaged in war service, and during
such period the acting officer shall be vested with all the powers,
authority, rights and duties of the regular officer for whom he is

acting. ,
Atl acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby re-
aled; and an emergency existing for this act, it shall take effect
om its passage.