Chap. 238.—An ACT to amend and re-enact “an act to provide for the establish-
ment, purchase, construction, maintenance and operation of a radio system
to be used for transmitting and receiving messages for the detection of crime
and the apprehension of criminals, and for other police purposes; to
authorize and empower the Governor in his discretion, to purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire real and personal property for such purpose; to vest in
the Governor certain powers in connection therewith; to provide for the
cooperation of and with the localities of the Commonwealth; and to appro-
priate the sum of $75,000 for each year of the biennium beginning July 1,
1934, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used by the Governor,
in his discretion, in carrying out the provisions of this act, approved March 28,
1934,” [S B 272]

Approved March 23, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That an act
entitled ‘‘an act to provide for the establishment, purchase, construc-
tion, maintenance and operation of a radio system to be used for
transmitting and receiving messages for the detection of crime and the
apprehension of criminals, and for other police purposes; to authorize
and empower the Governor in his discretion, to purchase, lease or other-
wise acquire real and personal property for such purpose; to vest in the
Governor certain powers in connection therewith; to provide for the
cooperation of and with the localities of the Commonwealth; and to
appropriate the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars for each year of
the biennium beginning July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-four, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used by the Governor, in
his discretion, in carrying out the provisions of this act, approved March
twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and thirty-four,” be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1. The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered in
his discretion, to establish, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire all
necessary property, real and personal, for such purpose, and cause to
be constructed, equipped, maintained and operated, at such place or
places as he may determine, a radio or teletype system or any combina-
tion of the two for transmitting and receiving messages, in connection
with the work of the police departments of, and officers exercising
police powers in, the cities, towns and counties of Virginia and the
work of the police officers of the Division of Motor Vehicles, relating
to the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals and other
necessary police activities.

Section 2. In order to make the same effective and of greatest
benefit to the people of the Commonwealth, the Governor is authorized
and empowered in his discretion, to enter into negotiations with and
to make contracts and agreements with the cities, counties and towns
of the State whereby portions of the cost of establishing, purchasing,
constructing, maintaining and operating such system may be borne by
such localities, and until agreements have been entered into with one or
more of such localities whereby at least one-half of the cost of estab-
lishing, purchasing, constructing, equipping and maintaining such sys-
tem will be borne by such localities, no part of the appropriation herein
provided for shall be expended. The Governor is, however, author-
ized and empowered in his discretion, to divide the State into two or
more radio or teletype districts or combination of the two, and in the
event of the proper proportionate monetary cooperation upon the part
of localities within any one or more of said districts, to arrange for
the establishment, purchase, installation, maintenance and operation of
such radio or teletype equipment or both within said district or dis-
tricts. In making agreements with the several localities due considera-
tion shall be given to the population thereof and to any expense
incurred, or which may be incurred, by such localities in purchasing,
constructing, maintaining and operating local systems for similar pur-
poses. The Governor may cause to be made and issued such reason-
able rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the proper use
of such system.

Section 3. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the
State treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the pur-
pose, for each year of the biennium beginning July first, nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-six, to be used by the Governor, in his discretion, in
carrying out the provisions of this act, the same to be paid by the
Treasurer on warrants of the Comptroller upon vouchers signed by
the Governor or by some person duly authorized by him for the pur-
pose. It is provided, however, that this appropriation shall not become
available for expenditure either in whole or in part unless and until
the Governor certifies to the Comptroller in writing that the expendi-
ture thereof will not create or add to a deficit in the general fund of
the State treasury.