Chap. 24.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4797 of the Code of Virginia
relating to the appointment of special policemen. _ , [S B7]

Approved February 16, 1932

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the cir-
cuit court of any county, or the judge thereof in vacation, may appoint
special policemen for so much of said county as is not embraced
within an incorporated town located in the county, who shall be suit:
able and discreet persons and who shall serve as such for such lengtt
of time as the court or judge may designate, but not exceeding one
year under any one appointment. ,

Before any person shall be appointed as policeman hereunder, he
shall be a qualified voter and an actual resident of the county for
which he is appointed and shall make written application for such ap-
pointment to the circuit court or the judge thereof in vacation, which
application shall state applicant’s full name, age, place of residence,
occupation and by whom regularly employed. Such person or per-
sons so appointed shall be conservators of the peace in their respective
counties. The board of supervisors may, if deemed proper, except
where the policeman is otherwise regularly employed and his duties as
policeman are merely incidental to such private employment, allow
such compensation to said policeman, which, together with any ex-
penses incurred in executing his duties as shall be deemed right and
proper by the said board of supervisors to be paid out of the county
levy. No policeman appointed under this section who is otherwise
regularly employed and whose duties as policeman are merely inciden-
tal to such private employment, shall be deemed to be an employee of
the State or county within the meaning of the Virginia workmen’s
compensation act. ,

The terms of service of all policemen appointed under this section
prior to the re-enactment of this section shall expire on the first day
of July, nineteen hundred and thirty-two.