Chap. 510.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 10, 1920, entitled an act
to amend section 2726 of the Code of Virginia. [S B 19]

Approved March 28, 1922.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six of the Code of Virginia,
as amended by an act approved March tenth, nineteen hundred and
twenty, entitled an act to amend section twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:

Section 2726. Providing temporary offices, insuring buildings,
fixing allowances to officers—The board shall have power to cause
the county buildings to be insured in the name of the board of super-
visors of said county and their successors in office, for the benefit
of the county, if they deem it expedient; and if there are no public
buildings, to provide temporary suitable rooms for the county pur-
poses; to determine what annual allowances, payable out of the
county treasury, shall be made severally to the sheriffs, county clerks,
and attorneys for the Commonwealth of their respective counties;
so that, in counties containing a population of ten thousand and less,
the allowance to each of said officers shall not be less than three
hundred dollars nor exceed six hundred dollars; in counties contain-
ing ten and less than fifteen thousand, not less than four hundred
dollars nor more than seven hundred dollars; in counties containing
fifteen and less than twenty thousand, not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than eight hundred dollars ; and in counties contain-
ing twenty and less than thirty thousand, not less than six hundred
dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars; and in counties contain-
ing thirty thousand and less than forty thousand, not less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars ; and in counties
over forty thousand, not less than a thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; and in counties over fifty thousand, not less
than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars,
except that the annual allowance to attorneys for the Commonwealth
of their respective counties shall not be less, in any case, than four
hundred dollars; and except, also, that in the county of Chesterfield
the annual allowance, severally made, to the sheriff and Common-
wealth attorney, shall not be less than eight hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, and the annual allowance to the
county clerk shall not be less than eight hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; and in the county of Henrico the annual
allowance, severally made, to the sheriff, county clerk and Common-
wealth’s attorney, shall not be less than nine hundred nor more than
eighteen hundred dollars; and in the counties of Washington, Rus-
sell, Accomac, Scott, Buchanan, Dickenson, Tazewell, and Bruns-
wick the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney, county
clerk and sheriff, shall not be less than one thousand nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Wise the annual allow-
ance, severally made, to the sheriff, county clerk and Commonwealth’s
attorney, shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Orange, the annual
allowance severally made to the county clerk and Commonwealth’s at-
torney, shall not be less than six hundred nor more than nine hundred
dollars, and the annual allowance to the sheriff shall not be less than
nine hundred nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the
county of Elizabeth City the annual allowance to the county clerk
shall not exceed eighteen hundred dollars and the annual allowance
to the sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not exceed twelve
hundred dollars; and in the counties of Prince Edward, Greensville,
Hanover, Caroline and Lee the annual allowance to the Common-
wealth’s attorney, county clerk and sheriff shall not be less than
eight hundred nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the
county of Mecklenburg the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s
attorney, county clerk and sheriff shall not be less than twelve hun-
dred dollars nor more than eighteen hundred dollars; and in the
county of Rockingham the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s
attorney shall not be less than one thousand nor more than fifteen
hundred, dollars, and to the sheriff not less than nine nor more than
twelve. hundred dollars; and in the counties of Nansemond, South-
ampton, Isle of Wight, Princess Anne, and Franklin the annual
allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney, sheriff and county clerk
shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars ; and in the counties of Car-
roll, Patrick, and Montgomery the allowances severally made to the
sheriffs shall not be less than eight hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, and the allowance to the county clerk and the
Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less than seven hundred dollars
nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the county of Floyd
the annual allowance severally made to the county clerk, sheriff and
Commonwealth’s attorney shall not exceed five hundred dollars; and
in the counties of Pulaski, Giles, Roanoke, Bedford, Henry, and
Wythe the annual allowances severally to the sheriff, Common-
wealth’s attorney and county clerk shall not be less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; and in the
county of Bland, and in the county of Stafford, the annual allowance
severally made to the Commonwealth’s attorney, county clerk and
sheriff shall not be less than four hundred nor more than eight
hundred dollars ; and in the county of Buckingham the annual allow-
ances to the Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff shall not be less
than eight nor more than twelve hundred dollars, and the annual
allowance to the county clerk shall not be less than one thousand
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Cum-
berland, the annual allowances to the Commonwealth’s attorney and
sheriff shall not be less than six hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars, and the annual allowance to the county clerk shall not be
less than eight hundred nor more than fifteen hundred dollars ; and in
the county of Appomattox, the annual allowance to the county clerk
shall not be less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars, the annual allowance‘to the sheriff shall not be less
than six hundred nor more than nine hundred dollars, and the
annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less
than six hundred nor more than nine hundred dollars; and in the
counties of Powhatan, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, West-
moreland and King George, the annual allowances severally made
to the sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less than
seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and the
annual allowance to the county clerk shall not be less than seven
hundred nor more than one thousand dollars; and in the county of
Frederick the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney shall
not be less than six hundred nor more than nine hundred dollars ;
and in the county of Rockingham, the annual allowance to the sheriff
shall not be less than eight hundred nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; and in the counties of Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester, and
King William, the annual allowance to the county clerks and Com-
monwealth’s attorneys shall not be less than five hundred nor more
than seven hundred and fifty dollars; and in the county of Fauquier,
the annual allowances, severally made to the sheriff, county clerk
and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less than one thousand
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Norfolk
the annual allowance, severally made to the sheriff, county clerk and
Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less than fifteen hundred nor
more than twenty-five hundred dollars; and in the county of Page,
the annual allowance, severally made to the county clerk, sheriff and
Commonwealth’s atterney shall not be less than seven hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars; and in the counties of Clarke
and Warren, the annual allowance severally made to the clerks,
sheriffs and Commonwealth’s attorneys shall not be less than four
hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty
dollars; and in the county of Pittsylvania the annual allowance to
the sheriff of said county not less than two thousand dollars, nor
more than twenty-five hundred dollars; and in the counties of Char-
lotte and Alleghany the annual allowances severally made to the
county clerk, sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall not be less
than seven hundred dollars, nor more than fifteen hundred dollars ;
and in the county of Albemarle the annual allowance to the county
clerk shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the Common-
wealth’s attorney shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the
sheriff shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; and in the county of Greene the annual
allowances, severally made to the county clerk, Commonwealth’s attor-
ney and sheriff shall not be less than five hundred dollars nor more
than eight hundred dollars, and in the counties of Fairfax, Charles
City, James City, New Kent, York and Warwick the annual allow-
ances severally made to the county clerk, Commonwealth’s attorney
and sheriff shall not be less than six hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; and in the counties of Prince William,
Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Amelia the annual allowances severally
made to the county clerk, the Commonwealth’s attorney and the
sheriff shall not be less than six hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and in the county of Alexandria the annual allow-
ances severally made to the Commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff
shall not be less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars, and the annual allowance to the county clerk shal!
not be less than four hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars ; and in the counties of Essex and King and Queen the annual
allowance to the county clerks and Commonwealth’s attorneys shall
not be less than five hundred nor more than seven hundred and fifty
dollars ; and in the counties of Craig, Bath and Highland the annual al-
lowance to the county clerks, Commonwealth’s attorneys and sheriffs
shall not be less than five hundred nor more than seven hundred
and fifty dollars; and in the counties of Fluvanna and Goochland the
annual allowance to the county clerk, sheriff and Commonwealth’s
attorney severally shall not be less than five hundred nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars, and in the county of Grayson the annual
allowances severally to the sheriff, clerk and Commonwealth’s attor-
ney shall be not less than six hundred dollars nor more than eight
hundred dollars, and in the county of Madison, the annual allowance
to the sheriff and Commonwealth’s attorney shall be not less than
five hundred nor more than eight hundred dollars, and the annual
allowance to the county clerk shall be not less than seven hundred
and fifty nor more than nine hundred dollars; and in the county of
Augusta the annual allowance to the Commonwealth’s attorney shall
not be less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than two thousand
dollars.