CHAPTER 299

An Act to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to enact
ordinances relating to lotteries and providing punishment therefor,
and providing for money, gambling paraphernalia, or property of
any kind or character used in connection with said lotteries to be
forfeited to such counties.

[S 204]
Approved March 11, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The governing body of any county having and operating under
the county board form of organization and government under Article 5
of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Code of Virginia or the county manager
form of organization and government under Chapter 11 of Title 15 of
the Code of Virginia, respectively, is hereby authorized and empowered to
adopt ordinances prohibiting lotteries and games of chance and providing
for the punishment of persons engaged in managing or promoting lotteries
or buying or selling chances or being concerned therein as provided hy
§ 18-301 of the Code of Virginia. Such counties are authorized and em-
powered by ordinance to institute forefeiture proceedings as provided by
§ 18-302 of the Code of Virginia, and such proceedings for the enforce-
ment of said forfeitures may be instituted and conducted in the name of
said county, and the procedure shall be mutatis mutandis, the same as is
prescribed in § 19-11 of the Code of Virginia and cther sections relating
thereto for forfeiture proceedings by the Commonwealth.