CHAPTER 27

AN ACT to amend and reenact § 18-131 of the Code of 1950 relat-
ing to disorderly conduct so as to permit counties to prohibit
and punish the same.

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Approved February 20, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18-131 of the Code of 1950 be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 18-131. Riotous or disorderly conduct in other public
places.—If any person behaves in a riotous or disorderly manner
in any street, highway, public building, or any other public place,
other than those mentioned in the preceding section, or causes any
unnecessary disturbance in any street car, railroad car, omnibus
or other public conveyance, by running through it, climbing
through windows or upon the seats, failing to move to another seat
when lawfully requested to so move by the operator, or otherwise
annoying passengers or employees therein, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.

Cities, towns and counties are hereby authorized and empow-
ered to adopt ordinances or resolutions prohibiting and punishing
the above acts, or any of them, when committed in such cities,
towns, or counties, and such ordinances or resolutions shall pro-
vide the same punishment for a violation thereof as is provided by
this section, anything in the charters of such cities or towns to
he contrary notwithstanding. All fines imposed for the violation
— such ordinances or resolutions shall be paid to and retained by
such cities, * towns and counties, and the Commonwealth shall
n0t be chargeable with any costs in connection With any prosecu-
tion for the violation of any such ordinances or resolutions.