CHAPTER 33

An Act to amend Chapter 408 of the Acts of Assembly of 1986, approved
March 80, 1986, which provided a new charter for the town of Lees-
burg, by adding 8§ 20.1 to 20.4, inclusive, which sections provide for
issuing justices, their appointment, jurisdiction and compere

Approved February 22, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 408 of the Acts of 1936, approved March 30, 1936, be
amended by adding §§ 20.1 to 20.4, inclusive, as follows:

§ 20.1. There is hereby created the office of Issuing Justice for the
town of Leesburg.

§ 20.2. The council may appoint not later than its first meeting in
September, nineteen hundred fifty-four, for the term to expire September
one, nineteen hundred fifty-five, and thereafter the council may appoint
at its first regular meeting in September, nineteen hundred fifty-five and
its first regular meeting in September every two years thereafter for terms
of two years each, unless sooner removed by the council upon proven
charge preferred for malfeasances, misfeasances, neglect of duty, or in-
competence, two issuing justices who are qualified electors of the town
and who already may be employees or officers of any department of the
town, and who shall hold office until their successors are appointed and
qualified.

§ 20.8. The issuing justices so appointed shall have power to issue
warrants for violation of town ordinances; the power to issue subpoenas
or other processes the same as could be issued by the police justice and
the power to admit to bail in any case where the police justice could admit
to bail, but any warrant, summons or process issued by such issuing
justices for violation of a town ordinance shall be returnable before the
Mayor of the town.

Any vacancy may be filled by the council of the town for the unexpired
term.

§ 20.4. Compensation shall be paid to any such issuing justices by
the town as provided by the council. All costs collected shall be paid into
the town treasury.

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