CHAPTER 19

An Act to authorize the Medical College of Virginia to sell and convey
certain real property acquired by will from Helen Nolde ae

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Approved February 19, 1954 :
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia, for such
consideration as it deems proper, is hereby authorized to sell and convey
all its right, title and interest in and to that certain real property acquired
by will from one Helen Nolde Sheppard. The proceeds from such sale
shall be held, used and administered in the same manner as other bequests
are held, used and administered.

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

contracted and bonds authorized to be issued by * Article 8 of Chapter 19
of Title 15 of the Code of Virginia, except that approval by appropriate
resolution of the governing body of the county shall be necessary in the
contracting of any such loan or in the issuance of any such bonds.

§ 5. The school board or the governing body of the county is hereby
authorized to receive and accept donations or contributions from any
person, association or organization, which shall be used for the purposes
of this act.

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

CHAPTER 19
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

19.01. Appointment and Powers.—There shall be a department of
public health which shall consist of the health officer and such employees
as may be provided by ordinance. The department of public health shall
be responsible for enforcing all laws and ordinances and all lawful rules
and regulations of the department as hereinafter provided, relating to the
preservation and promotion of public health and sanitation, the protection
of the inhabitants of the city from contagious, infectious and other dis-
eases; the abatement of nuisances detrimental to public health, the furnish-
ing of medical aid and care to the indigent; the conducting of clinics,
nursing and educational services for the preservation and promotion of
public health; the collecting of morbidity and vital statistics; and such
other powers and duties as may be assigned to the department by ordinance.
The health officer shall further have all the powers and duties with
respect to the preservation of the public health which now are or may
hereafter be conferred or imposed on municipal boards of health and
health officers by the laws of the Commonwealth, as well as all the powers
and duties conferred or imposed on him by this charter and the ordinances
of the city. He shall have the power, with the approval of the board of
health, to make rules and regulations for the preservation of the public
health, not inconsistent with the laws of the Commonwealth and the ordi-
nances of the city, which shall have the force of law. The penalties for
the violation of any such rules and regulations shall be fixed by ordinance.
19.02. Contractual Relationships.—The City of Galax may enter into
contractual relationships with the Commonwealth and neighboring political
subdivisions for the support and utilization of a joint board of health to
effectuate any, or all of the functions of the department of health.