Chap. 273.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 of an act entitled an act
to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city
of Charlottesville, and to provide a charter and special form of government
for the said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act, so far as they relate to the city of Charlottesville, approved March
24, 1922, relating to certain powers of the city council, and to further amend
the said act by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 26%,
authorizing the city council to appoint a city jailor and such deputy jailors
as may be necessary and to fix their compensation, and prescribing the
powers and duties of such jailors. {H B 380]

Approved March 25, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion fifteen of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact all acts
creating and amending the charter of the city of Charlottesville, and
to provide a charter and special form of government for the said
city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this
act, so far as they relate to the city of Charlottesville, approved
March twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and twenty-two, be amended
and re-enacted, and that the said act be further amended by adding
thereto a new section numbered section twenty-six and one-half, the
said amended and the said new sections to read as follows:

Section 15. To carry into effect the powers herein enumerated,
and all other powers conferred upon said city and its council by the
laws of Virginia, said council shall have power to make and pass all
proper and needful orders, by-laws, and ordinances not contrary to
the Constitution and laws of said State, and to prescribe reasonable
fines and penalties, including imprisonment in the city jail, and for
the enforcement of the collection of fines, to impose imprisonment
for a period not exceeding ninety days, which fines, penalties or
imprisonment shall be imposed, recovered and enforced by and under
the civil and police justice. The city may maintain a suit to restrain
by injunction, the violation of any ordinance, notwithstanding such
ordinance may provide punishment for its violation. And _ the
authorities of said city may, in accordance with the contract between
the council of said city and the county of Albemarle, continue to use
the jail of said county for any purpose for which the use of a jail
may be needed by them, under the acts of the council or of the
State of Virginia; provided, however, that in all cases where a fine
or imprisonment is imposed by the civil and police justice, or by the
council, the party or parties so fined or imprisoned shall have the
right of appeal to the corporation court of said city. All fines im-
posed for the violation of the city charter, by-laws, or ordinances,
shall be paid into the city treasury.

Section 26%. The council shall elect a jailor who shall have
general supervision of the city jail and shall have the same duties
and powers concerning the custody, care and control of prisoners as
are now imposed upon and conferred upon sheriffs and city sergeants
under general law, and shall be obedient to the order of the courts to
the same extent as sheriffs and sergeants.
The jailor shall in accordance with such regulations as the council
may prescribe, purchase all food and other supplies and all equip-
ment necessary for the operation of the jail, and the costs of the
same shall be paid out of the city treasury. The jailor shall be paid
by the State and the United States and the same fees in connection
with prisoners as is provided for by general laws, which fees shall
be paid by the jailor into the treasury of the city.

The council shall elect such deputy jailors as may be necessary
for the conduct of the jail, and the salary of the city jailor, as well
as such deputies, shall be fixed by the council of the city and paid
out of the city treasury, which shall be in lieu of all fees, commis-
sions or other compensation received by them. The city jailor and
said deputies shall be employed by and hold their positions at the
pleasure of the city council.

The city sergeant shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for any
acts of said jailors, either of omission or commission, and shall in
no way be responsible for the care, control or custody of such per-
sons as may be committed to or confined in said jail,

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