Chap. 262.—An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Chapter 109
thereof 13 new sections numbered 2726 and 2726-a to 2726-1, both inclusive,
vesting in Boards of Supervisors power to cause county buildings to be
insured, to provide suitable rooms for county purposes and to determine what
allowances payable out of county treasuries shall be made to sheriffs and
clerks, and to repeal Sections 2726-m to 2726-y, both inclusive, relating to
the same matters. [S B 329]

Approved March 25, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the
Code of Virginia be amended by adding to Chapter one hundred nine
thereof thirteen new sections numbered twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-a, twenty-seven hun-
dred and twenty-six-b, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-c, twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-d, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-
six-e, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-f, twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-g, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-h, twenty-seven
hundred and twenty-six-i, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-j,
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-k, and twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six-l, which new sections shall read as follows:

Section 2726. Providing temporary offices, insuring buildings, fixing
allowance to officers——The board shall have power to cause the county
buildings to be insured in the name of the board of supervisors 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 purposes; to determine what
annual allowance, payable out of the county treasury, shall be made
severally to the sheriffs and county clerks 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 hun-
dred dollars nor exceed six hundred dollars; in counties containing 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 containing twenty and less
than thirty thousand, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than
nine hundred dollars; and in counties containing thirty thousand and
less than forty thousand, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars; and in counties containing over forty thou-
sand, not less than a thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars; and in counties containing over fifty thousand, not less than
twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, all of
which specified allowance shall be subject to the provisions contained
in the twelve sections next following, and numbered twenty-seven
hundred and twenty-six-a to twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-l,
both inclusive.

Section 2726-a. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Accomac, to the sheriff and clerk
severally not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Albemarle, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Arlington, to the sheriff not more
than two thousand dollars and to the clerk not more than one thousand
dollars; in the county of Alleghany, to the sheriff not less than fifteen
hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars, and to the
clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hun-
dred dollars ; in the county of Amelia, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars;
in the county of Appomattox, to the sheriff not less than six hundred
dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars, and to the clerk not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-b. Provided that the annual allowance to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Bath, to the sheriff not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk
not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seventeen
hundred and fifty dollars; in the county of Bedford, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than seven hundred nor more than twelve hun-
dred dollars; in the county of Bland, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than four hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred dollars ;
in the county of Botetourt, to the sheriff not less than twelve hundred
dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, and to the clerk not more
than twelve hundred dollars ; in the county of Brunswick, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars and not more
than fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Buchanan, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Buckingham, to the sheriff
not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than tweve hundred dol-
lars, and to the clerk not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-c. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Campbell, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fourteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Caroline, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Carroll, to the sheriff not less than
eight hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the
clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Charlotte, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars ; in the county of Charles City, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars ;
in the county of Chesterfield, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in
the county of Clarke, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred dollars; in the county
of Craig, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; in the county of
Culpeper, to the sheriff not less than four hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk of the circuit court not less
than four hundred dollars and not more than twelve hundred dollars;
in the county of Cumberland, to the sheriff not less than six hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk not less
than eight hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-d. Provided that the annual allowance to be made by
the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Dickenson, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Dinwiddie, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Elizabeth City, to the sheriff not more
than sixteen hundred dollars and to the clerk not more than eighteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Essex, to the sheriff not less than
three hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars and to the
clerk not less than one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars ; in the county of Franklin, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Fairfax, to the
sheriff and clerk severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more
than twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Fauquier, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Floyd, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than three hundred dollars nor more than eight
hundred dollars; in the county of Fluvanna, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Frederick, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thou-
sand dollars.

Section 2726-e. Provided that the annual allowances to be made by
the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Grayson, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Greene, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than nine hun-
dred dollars; in the county of Greenesville, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Giles, to the sheriff and clerk sever-
ally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Gloucester, to the sheriff not less than seven
hundred and fifty dollars nor more than eleven hundred dollars, and to
the clerk not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars nor more than
fourteen hundred dollars; in the county of Goochland, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
fifteen hundred dollars; in the county of Hanover, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Halifax, to the sheriff not
less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred
dollars; in the county of Henrico, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than eighteen hundred
dollars ; in the county of Henry, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars;
in the county of Highland, to the sheriff not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars, and to the clerk
not less than seven hundred and fifty dollars nor more than twelve
hundred and fifty dollars.

Section 2726-f. Provided that the annual allowances to be made by
the boards of supervisors of the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively,
shall be as follows: in the county of Isle of Wight, to the sheriff not
less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars,
and to the clerk not more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county
of James City, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than eight
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county
of King and Queen, to the sheriff not less than three hundred dollars
nor more than nine hundred dollars, and to the clerk not less than one
thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county
of King George, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; in the county of
King William, to the clerk not less than seven hundred and fifty nor
more than twelve hundred dollars and to the sheriff not less than six
hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars; in the county of
Lancaster, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than nine hundred
dollars; in the county of Lee, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars;
in the county of Lunenburg, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; in the
county of Louisa, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars.

Section 2726-g. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Madison, to the sheriff not less than
one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars, and to the
clerk not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars; in the county of Mathews, to the sheriff not less than nine
hundred dollars nor more than eleven hundred dollars, and to the clerk
not less than eleven hundred dollars nor more than fourteen hundred
dollars ; in the county of Mecklenburg, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than eighteen hundred
dollars; in the county of Middlesex, to the sheriff not less than three
hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars, and to the clerk
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than twelve hundred dol-
lars; in the county of Montgomery, to the sheriff not less than eight
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk
not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars.

Section 2726-h. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Nansemond, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hun-
dred dollars; in the county of New Kent, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Norfolk, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than fifteen hundred dollars nor more than twenty-
five hundred dollars; in the county of Northumberland, to the sheriff
and clerk severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars; in the county of Northampton, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Nottoway, to the sheriff not less
than six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and to
the clerk not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hun-
dred dollars; in the county of Orange, to the sheriff, not less than nine
hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars and to the clerk
not less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars.

Section 2726-i. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Page, to the clerk not less than twelve
hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and to the
sheriff, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hun-
dred dollars; in the county of Patrick, to the sheriff not less than eight
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the clerk
not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Pittsylvania, to the sheriff not less than
twelve hundred dollars nor more than eighteen hundred dollars and
to the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars; in the county of Powhatan, to the sheriff not less
than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and
to the clerk not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; in the county of Prince Edward, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Prince George, to the sheriff
not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars, and to the clerk not more than twelve hundred dollars; in the
county of Princess Anne, to the sheriff, not less than one thousand
dollars, and to the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars; in the
county of Prince William, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; in the
county of Pulaski, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars.

Section 2726-j. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Rappahannock, to the sheriff not less
than six hundred dollars nor more than nine hundred dollars, and to
the clerk not less than eight hundred dollars nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars; in the county of Richmond, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thou-
sand dollars; in the county of Roanoke, to the sheriff and clerk sever-
ally, not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; in the county of Rockbridge, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars ; in the county of Rockingham, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dol-
lars; in the county of Russell, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 2726-k. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Scott, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred
dollars; in the county of Smyth, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not
less than twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars ;
in the county of Sussex, to the sheriff, not less than one thousand
dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and to the clerk not less
than eight hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in
the county of Surry, to the sheriff not less than one thousand dollars
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and to the clerk, not more than
twelve hundred dollars; in the county of Stafford, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than four hundred dollars nor more than eight
hundred dollars; in the county of Southampton, to the sheriff and
clerk severally, not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than twelve
hundred dollars.

Section 2726-1. Provided that the annual allowances to be made
by the boards of supervisors in the counties hereinafter in this section
mentioned, to the sheriffs and clerks of said counties, respectively, shall
be as follows: in the county of Tazewell, to the sheriff and clerk
severally, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteén
hundred dollars; in the county of Warren, to the sheriff not less than
six hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and to the
clerk not less than five hundred dollars nor more than eight hundred
dollars; in the county of Warwick, to the sheriff and clerk severally,
not less than six hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars ;
in the county of Washington, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in
the county of Wise, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than
twelve hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars; in the
county of Westmoreland, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less
than seven hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars; in the
county of Wythe, to the sheriff and clerk severally, not less than seven
hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars; in the county
of York, to the sheriff and clerk severally not less than eight hundred
dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars.

The compensation and allowances of the sheriff and the clerk of
each county which adopts any form of county organization and goy-
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ernment provided for in chapter one hundred and nine-a of the Code
of Virginia, may be fixed and determined as provided in the form of
county organization and government adopted, without regard to the
provisions and limitations contained in sections twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six and twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-a to twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-l, both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia.

2. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
sections twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-m, twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-n, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-o, twenty-
seven hundred and twenty-six-p, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-
six-q, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-r, twenty-seven hundred
and twenty-six-s, twenty-seven hundred and twenty- six-t, twenty-seven
hundred and twenty-six- u, twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-v,
twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-w, twenty-seven hundred and
twenty-six-x and twenty-seven hundred and twenty-six-y of the Code
of Virginia be, and the same are hereby, repealed.