Chap. 69.—An ACT to invest in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and
abutting any city, within or without this State, having a population of 125,000
or more, as shown by United States census, and in boards of supervisors of
counties adjoining any county which adjoins and abuts any such city and
has a density of population of 500 or more to the square mile, the same powers
and authority now vested in, or hereafter conferred upon, common councils of
cities and towns, and to repeal an act entitled an act to invest in boards of
supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of
125,000 or more inhabitants, as shown by United States census, the same
powers and authority now vested or hereafter conferred upon common councils
of cities and towns, approved March 4, 1920, and any and all acts amendatory
thereof. , [H B 43]

Approved February 27, 1932

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting any city,
within or without this State, having a population of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand or more, as shown by United States census, and
the boards of supervisors of counties adjoining any county which ad-
joins and abuts any such city and has a density of population of five
hundred or more to the square mile, are hereby vested with the same
powers and authority as are now vested or which may hereafter be
vested in the councils of cities and towns by virtue of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Virginia or the Acts of the General Assembly
passed or which may hereafter be passed, in pursuance thereof; pro-
vided, however, that no ordinance shall be enacted under authority of
this act regulating the equipment, operation, lighting, or speed of mo-
tor propelled vehicles operated on the public highways of such county,
unless the same be uniform with general laws of this State, regulating
such equipment, operation, lighting or speed and with the regulations of
the State highway commission enacted pursuant to such general laws.

Provided, that all laws enacted by boards of supervisors under
authority of this act shall be submitted to and approved by the judge
of the circuit court of the respective counties, after hearing testimony
of all parties desiring to be heard to be taken as in common law cases,
showing the necessity of such laws and police regulations, or in op-
position thereto. And provided further that all fines imposed under
any such ordinances shall be paid into the State treasury where the of-
fender was arrested by an officer of one of the departments of the
State government.

2. An act entitled an act to invest in boards of supervisors of
counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of one
hundred and twenty-five thousand (125,000) or more inhabitants, as
shown by United States census, the same powers and authority now
vested or hereafter conferred upon common councils of cities and
towns, approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and twenty, and
any and all acts amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed.

3. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its
passage.