Chap. 81.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 251 of the Acts
of Assembly of 1942, approved March 18, 1942, relating to systems of pensions
and retirement allowances for, and death benefits for dependents of, officers
and employees of certain cities, so as to include certain other cities within the
provisions of this chapter. [S B 75]

Approved March 2, 1946

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section one of chapter two hundred fifty-one of the Acts
of Assembly of nineteen hundred forty-two, approved March eighteen,
nineteen hundred forty-two, be amended and re-enacted, as follows:

Section 1. The council or other governing body of any city having
a population of not less than one hundred thousand nor more than one
hundred seventy thousand, and of any city adjoining a county having a
density of population of more than one thousand per square mile, accord-
ing to the last preceding United States census, may, in its discretion,
establish and maintain, in such manner and to such extent and in such
combination thereof as such council or other governing body may deem
desirable, a system or systems of pensions and retirement allowances for,
and death benefits for the designated beneficiaries of, the officers and
employees of any such city, including ,policemen and firemen and such
other officers and employees whose entire compensation is paid directly
by any such city but not to include officials elected by the people or the
General Assembly, and may, in their discretion include therein the em-
ployees in the offices of the city treasurer, commissioner of revenue, city
sergeants, clerk’s office, welfare department and health department of any
such city, and to that end, shall have ‘authority to establish a fund or
funds for the payment of such pensions, retirement allowances and death
benefits by making appropriations out of the treasury of such city, by
requiring contributions from time to time from those participating in any
such system, or by any other mode not prohibited by law, or by any
combination of said methods, to make rules and regulations for the man-
agement, investment and administration of such fund or funds, and the
payment of such pensions, retirement allowances and death benefits, and
to do all such other things that may be deemed necessary or advisable to
carry into effect the provisions of any such system or systems.