Chap. 284.—An ACT to amend and reenact section 4 of Chapter 342 of the Acts
of the Assembly of 1932 as amended, known and designated as “The Motor
Vehicle Code of Virginia”. {H 376]

Approved March 16, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That section four of Chapter three hundred forty-two of the
Acts of the General Assembly of nineteen hundred thirty-two as
amended, be amended and reenacted as follows:

Section 4. Principal office; branch offices; payment of moneys
into State treasury; agents to be bonded; compensation of agents.
—(a) The Commissioner shall maintain his principal office in the
city of Richmond, and may appoint such agents and may maintain
branch offices in such places in the State as he deems necessary
properly to carry out the provisions of this act and all other motor
vehicle laws.

(b) All moneys accruing to the Division under this act shall,
except as herein otherwise provided, be paid into the State treasury
in full, and all expenses incident to the maintenance of the division,
including those branch offices and agencies, and other expenses
incurred in the proper enforcement of this act shall be paid by the
State Treasurer upon receipt of the proper authorization by the
Commissioner.

(c) The personnel of each branch office and each agency shall
be appointed by the Commissioner and each bonded in an amount
fixed by the Commissioner. The person in charge of the branch
office and each agency shall remit weekly to the Commissioner all
moneys collected, accompanied by a complete record of what such
remittance is intended to cover. The Commissioner shall not be held
liable in the event of the loss of any moneys by such agents result-
ing from their failure to forward such moneys to the Division, or
because of the failure or insolvency of any bank or banking insti-
tution in which such funds are deposited to the credit of the Com-
missioner or because of any defalcation of any officer or employee
of any such bank or banking institution.

The compensation of the personnel of each branch office and
each agency is to be fixed by the Commissioner. The compensation
fixed for each agency shall not exceed an amount in excess of the
aggregate of thirty cents for each set of number plates issued or
sold annually at each agency. For the purpose of maintaining
adequate annual service at places established solely for the sale of
number plates, the Commissioner may, in his discretion, prorate
the annual compensation fixed at each agency in such manner as
will best secure adequate service at all times throughout each
calendar year and no agent selling and issuing licenses shall be
entitled to the fees for each license issued by him.

(d) The compensation awarded shall belong to the agents
for their services under this section, but from such compensation
they shall pay all freight, cartage, premium on bond, and postage,
and any extra clerk hire or other expense occasioned by their
duties.

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