Chap. 415.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2569, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to relief from fines. [S B 199]

Approved March 23, 1928

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
twenty-five hundred and sixty-nine, of the Code of Virginia, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 2569. The governor shall have power, in his discretion. to
remit, in whole or in part, fine and penalties, whether heretofore or
hereafter imposed, in all cases of felony or misdemeanor, after con-
viction, whether paid into the State treasury or not, except where
judgment shall have been rendered against any person for contempt
of court, for non-performance of or disobedience to some order, decree
or judgment of said court, or where the fine or penalty has been im-
posed by the State corporation commission, or where the prosecution
has been carried on by the house of delegates; provided, in the opinion
of the governor, the evidence accompanying such application warrants
the granting of the relief asked for. But the provisions of the three
following sections and section twenty-five hundred and seventy-four
shall be complied with as a condition precedent to such action by the
governor; provided, that where the party against whom the fine has
been imposed and judgment rendered therefor has departed this life
leaving a widow and children surviving, the governor may remit such
fine upon the certificate of the judge of the circuit court of the
county, or the city court of the city wherein such fine was imposed
and judgment rendered, that to enforce the same against the estate,
real or personal, of the said decedent would impose hardship upon his
widow and children. In any case where the governor remits in whole
or in part a fine, if the same has been paid into the treasury, on the
order of the governor, such fine, or so much thereof as is remitted
shall be paid by the treasurer, on the warrant of the comptroller, out
of the fund into which the fine was paid.