CHAPTER 93

An Act to amend and reenact § 27-27.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to contracts for services of fire companies in certain counties, so as to
include certain counties therein.

[H 206]

Approved February 22, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

an That§ 27-27.1 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows: .

§ 27-27.1. The counties of Gloucester, Lancaster, Northumber-
land *, Richmond, Goochland, Louisa, Henrico, and Caroline may contract
with any volunteer fire fighting companies or associations in any of such
counties or towns therein for the fighting of fire in any county so con-
tracting or town therein. If any contract be entered into by any such
counties the fire fighting company shall be deemed to be an instrumentality
of the contracting county and as such exempt from suit for damages done
incident to fighting fires therein. The contracting county may elect to
provide for the matters authorized in §§ 27-4, 27-27 and 27-39.