CHAPTER 470

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of general registrars in
certain counties.
[S 272]

Approved April 7, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The governing body of any county having a population
of more than nine thousand six hundred but less than ten thous-
and, and the governing body of any county having a population
of not less than twelve thousand fvur hundred nor more than
twelve thousand five hundred, or a population of not less than
fourteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-five nor more than
fourteen thousand nine hundred, and an area of not less than
three hundred square miles nor more than three hundred and five
square miles, and the governing body of any county having a
population of not less than fourteen thousand eight hundred and
sixty-five nor more than fifteen thousand, and any county having
an area of not more than one hundred and forty square miles and
a population of not less than ten nor more than thirteen thousand
according to the last preceding United States census, may in
the month of May of any year and biennially thereafter provide
by resolution for the creation of the office of general registrar
of the county. Upon receipt of a certified copy of the resolu-
tion of the governing body requesting the appointment of a
general registrar by the county electoral board, the electoral
board shall within thirty days thereafter appoint such general
registrar, who shall be a discreet citizen, a qualified voter
and resident of the county for which he is appointed, and shall
possess the qualifications prescribed by law for registrars. The
appointment of such general registrar shall automatically abolish
the office of registrar for each and all of the election districts of
such county as provided by law, as of the date of qualification of
the general registrar, and each and every such district registrar
shall thereupon promptly deliver to the general registrar all the
books, papers and documents pertaining to their office.

§ 2. The governing body of the county shall furnish the gen-
eral registrar with a suitable office, furniture and equipment and
fix his compensation. Any such general registrar so appointed
shall hold office for two years from the first day of July next
following his appointment and until his successor is elected and
has qualified. ‘the registrar shall sit at some central place in the
county to be designated by the electoral board and on such day
or days in each month as the electoral board may designate.

§ 3. Such general registrar shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed
by law for registrars. His power and duties shall be similar to the
power and duties prescribed by general law for registrars; and all
books, papers and documents belonging to the office of the general
registrar shall be public records and open for inspection during
reasonable hours provided he shall post in each election district in
his county, the notices required by general law to be posted by
registrars in their respective election districts.

2. AD emergency exists and this act is in force from passage.