Chap. 100.—An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3, as amended, of Chapter
386 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 2, 1942, relating to
advisory compensation of certain city and county officials. {H 123]

Approved March 4, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section three, as amended, of chapter three hundred
eighty-six of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred forty-two,
approved April two, nineteen hundred forty-two, be amended and
reenacted as follows:
Section 3. Factors to Be Considered; Advisory Compensation
Scales.—(a) The annual salary of the sheriff of each county shall
be not less than twelve hundred dollars and not more than six
thousand five hundred dollars, The annual salary of the sergeant
of each city shall be not less than twelve hundred dollars and not
more than six thousand five hundred dollars. The annual salary
of full-time deputy of a sheriff or of a sergeant shall be not more
than two-thirds of the compensation fixed for the sheriff or sergeant
of his county or city, as the case may be.

(b) In fixing the salary of each sheriff and sergeant, and of
each of their full-time deputies, the Compensation Board shall
take into consideration the population and area of the county or
city for which he is elected or appointed, the number of persons
committed to the jail thereof, the aggregate number of days spent
by prisoners in the jail thereof, the compensation previously re-
ceived by the sheriff or sergeant and each of their full-time deputies,
the amount of fees collected by such officers, and such other factors
as the Compensation Board deems proper.

(c) The salaries shall be fixed, as far as is consistent with the
factors hereinbefore required to be considered, according to the
following schedule:

(1). In the counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Bland, Charles
City, Clarke, Craig, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Gloucester,
hland, Greene, Highland, James City, King George, King and
Queen, Madison, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland,
Powhatan, Rappahannock, Richmond, Stafford, Surry, Westmore-
land and York, the salary of each sheriff shall be not less than
twelve hundred dollars and not more than two thousand five hun-
dred dollars per annum;

(2) In the counties of Bath, Charlotte, Culpeper, Floyd, Isle of
Wight, King William, Lancaster, Louisa, Page, Prince William
and Spotsylvania, the salary of each sheriff shall be not less than
one thousand two hundred dollars and not more than three
thousand dollars;

(3) In the counties of Botetourt, Buckingham, Fauquier, Gray-
son, Hanover, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, Orange,
Patrick, Shenandoah and Warren, the salary of each sheriff shall
be not less than two thousand dollars and not more than three
thousand five hundred dollars per annum ;

(4) In the counties of Amherst, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll,
Chesterfield, Caroline, Greensville, Prince Edward, Sussex and
Warwick, the salary of each sheriff shall be not less than two
thousand four hundred dollars and not more than four thousand
dollars per annum;

(5) In the counties of Alleghany, Albemarle, Bedford, Dicken-
son, Dinwiddie, Frederick, Giles, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northamp-
ton, Prince George, Princess Anne, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Smyth,
Southampton and Wythe, the salary of each sheriff shall be not
less than three thousand dollars and not more than five thousand
dollars per annum;

(6) In the counties of Accomack, Arlington, Elizabeth City,
Fairfax, Halifax, Henrico, Montgomery and Scott, the salary of
each sheriff shall be not less than four thousand dollars and not
more than six thousand dollars per annum ;

(7) In the counties of Augusta, Buchanan, Franklin, Lee,
Nansemond, Norfolk, Pittsylvania, Roanoke, Rockingham, Russell,
Tazewell, Washington and Wise, the salary of each sheriff shall be
not less than four thousand five hundred dollars and not more than
six thousand five hundred dollars per annum;

(8) In the cities of Buena Vista, Radford and Williamsburg,
the salary of each sergeant shall be not less than one thousand
two hundred dollars and not more than three thousand dollars per
annum ;

(9) In the cities of Bristol, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge,
Hopewell, Martinsville, Fredericksburg, Waynesboro and Suffolk,
the salary of the sergeant shall be’ not less than two thousand
dollars and not more than five thousand dollars per annum;

(10) In the cities of Alexandria, Danville, Lynchburg, New-
port News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Richmond and Roa-
noke, the salary of each sergeant shall be not less than four
thousand dollars and not more than six thousand five hundred
dollars per annum.