Chap. 27.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of an Act designated as Chapter
403 of the Acts of 1922, as amended by an Act designated as Chapter 210 of the
Acts of 1934, (said Section 1 of said Act being designated in Michie’s un-
official Code as Section 1969-a),—said section relating to the creation of the
State Highway Commission, the appointment of the Chairman and members
thereof, their terms, meetings, and compensation,—so as to reorganize said Com-
mission and enlarge the number of its members from five to nine, and to provide
for the appointment of one member of said Commission (other than the Chair-
man) from each of the eight road construction districts of the State. [S B 44]

Approved February 14, 1942

1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
one of an Act designated as chapter four hundred and three of the Acts of
nineteen hundred and twenty-two, as amended by an Act designated as
chapter two hundred and ten of the Acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-
four (said section one of said Act being designated in Michie’s unofficial
Code as section nineteen hundred and sixty-nine-a), said section relating
to the creation of the State Highway Commission, the appointment of the
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chairman and members thereof, their terms, meetings and compensation,
be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1. State Highway Commission Created, Number, Terms
and Qualifications of Members; to Provide for the Chairman Thereof,
Compensation of Members; Meetings; Quorum.—A commission 1s
hereby created to be known as the State Highway Commission, which
shall consist of nine members, who shall be appointed by the Governor
immediately upon the taking effect of this Act on July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-two, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly,
and who shall be removable from office during their respective terms by
the Governor at his pleasure. The first appointments under this Act shall
be made to take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and forty-two, and
shall be for terms as follows: two members for a term of one year, two
for a term of two years, two for a term of three years, and three for a
term of four years. Said appointments shall be effective until thirty days
after the next meeting of the ensuing General Assembly, and, if con-
firmed, until the expiration of the respective terms. Subsequent appoint-
ments shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by appoint-
ment by the Governor for the unexpired term, which shall likewise be
effective until thirty days after the next meeting of the ensuing General
Assembly, and, if confirmed, thereafter for the remainder of the term.
Of such commission, one member shall be a resident of the territory now
included in the Bristol construction district, one in the Salem construction
district, one in the Lynchburg construction district, one in the Staunton
construction district, one in the Culpeper construction district, one in the
Fredericksburg construction district, one in the Richmond construction
district, and one in the Suffolk construction district. The chairman, whose
official title shall be State Highway Commissioner, and who may, at the
time of his appointment, be a nonresident of Virginia, shall be a practical
business man and shall be appointed at large. The State Highway Com-
missioner shall devote his entire time and attention to his duties, and shall
receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the Governor, subject to
the approval of the commission, unless such salary be fixed by the General
Assembly in the appropriation act. He shall also be reimbursed for his
actual traveling expenses while engaged in the discharge of his duties.
The members of the commission, other than the chairman thereof, shall
each receive ten dollars per diem and their actual expenses while engaged
in the work of the commission; but no such member of the commission
shall receive in excess of one thousand dollars and actual expenses in any
one year. The State Highway Commission shall meet at least once in
every three months, and at such other times, on the call of the chairman,
or of a majority of the members, as may be deemed necessary to transact
such business as may properly be brought before it. Five members shall
constitute a quorum of the commission for all purposes. The main office
of the commission shall be located in the city of Richmond, and the first
meeting shall be held as soon as practicable after the appointment of the

members thereof.
2. This act shall take effect July first, nineteen hundred and forty-