CHAPTER 285

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.68 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to the cost of maintenance of certain children in certain hot 79)

Approved March 15, 1954

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. ' That § 16-172.68 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 16-172.68. In case the local governing bedy shall arrange for the
boarding of children temporarily detained in private homes or with any
incorporated institution, society or association, * the cost of maintaining
such children held awaiting trial or disposition under the juvenile laws of
this State in boarding homes or other institutions shall be paid monthly,
according to schedules prepared and adopted by the State Board, by the
State Treasurer out of funds appropriated in the genera] appropriation
act for criminal costs, on warrants of the Comptroller, issued upon
vouchers approved by the Director, or such other person as may be desig-
nated by the Director. In the event that the local governing body has
arranged for the boarding of children temporarily detained in detention
homes or private homes subsidized by another county or city for such
purpose, such local governing body shall pay to the county or city operat-
ing such home a per diem allowance agreed to by the local governing
bodies involved, subject to the approval of the State Board, for each
child so detained. Such per diem allowance shall be applied by the
county or city receiving same toward defraying such financial considera-
tions as the local governing body may have invested in the setting up and
in the operation of said homes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-241, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to regular meetings of county boards of super-

visors. “
[H 403]
Approved March 15, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15-241 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted,
as follows:

_ § 15-241. Except as otherwise provided by law, the board of super-
visors of each county shall assemble at the courthouse of the county or
some county building located at the county seat, in regular session
once each month upon such day as may be prescribed by an order of the
board and it may adjourn from day to day, or time to time, not beyond
the time fixed for the regular meeting, until the business before it is
completed. The meeting held in July shall be known as the annual meet-
ing of the board and that held in January as its semiannual meeting.
Provided, however, that if the board prescribes any county build-
ing, other than the courthouse as a meeting place, the board shall pass
a resolution as to such future meeting place and shall cause a copy of
such resolution to be posted on the door of the courthouse and inserted
nm a newspaper having general circulation in the county once a week
for two successive weeks prior to the first such meeting at such county
office building.

The board of supervisors of any county adjoining a county having
a population in excess of one thousand a square mile may hold as many
regular sessions as are required to transact any business coming before
the board. And the board of Arlington county shall hold at least two
regular meetings each month upon such days as may be prescribed by
an order of the board. The board of Arlington county may meet at the
county courthouse or at such other public place in the county as the
board prescribes; no meeting of the board shall be held at a place other
than the county courthouse unless and until notice of the time and place
of such meeting has been given by publication thereof in a newspaper of
zener circulation in Arlington county, at least fifteen days prior to said
meeting.