CHAPTER 408

An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Virginia to accept a retroces-
ston of jurisdiction of and assert concurrent jurisdiction over certain
highways within the Fort Belvoir Military Reservation.

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Approved April 3, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

Whereas, Public Law 38, approved May 27, 1953 was enacted by the
Kighty-Third Congress granting to the State of Virginia, effective upon
acceptance thereof by the Legislature of Virginia, a retrocession of con-
current jurisdiction, over certain highways, described below, within the
Fort Belvoir, Virginia Military Reservation; and,

Whereas, acceptance of a retrocession of jurisdiction and assertion of
concurrent jurisdiction over such highways within Fort Belvoir, Virginia
appear to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth of Virginia and
desirable and helpful to all parties concerned; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted that the Commonwealth of Virginia accepts and from
the time of the approval of this bill asserts for all purposes its author-
ity over the grant to the State of Virginia of a retrocession of juris-
diction over portions of highways described below within the Fort Belvoir
Military Reservation to the extent that all laws of the State shall be
applicable thereon and the United States and the State of Virginia shall
exercise concurrent jurisdiction thereover: United States Highway Num-
bered 1 between the easterly and westerly boundaries of the reservation,
Virginia Highway Numbered 617 from Accotink to the northwesterly
boundary of the reservation, Virginia Highway Numbered 618 between
United States Highway Numbered 1 and Virginia Highway Numbered 613,
Virginia Highway Numbered 613 from its intersection with Virginia High-
way Numbered 611 (also known as Telegraph Road) to its intersection with
Virginia Highway Numbered 618, and over the following area: Beginning
at the intersection of the center lines of Virginia Highways Numbered 613
and 617; thence westerly at right angles to the center line of Highway
Numbered 617, four feet; thence north forty degrees west two hundred
thirty-two and forty-seven one-hundredths feet to center of bridge; thence
north fifty degrees east forty-four feet to a point in stream; thence south
forty degrees east one hundred eighty-eight and forty-seven one-hundredths
feet to a point in Highway Numbered 613; thence south five degrees west
sixty-two and twenty-three one-hundredths feet to point of beginning.
This legislation is to be effective as to those portions of the highways and
area indicated herein and shall not affect portions of such highways and
area, if any, over which exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is now vested
in the State of Virginia. The general location of the numbered highways
and the bounded area are shown on a map designated: War Department,
O. C. E., Construction Division, Real Estate, Fort Belvoir Layout Map, ap-
proved 22 September 1944, Drawing No. MAD 37, on file in the Office,
Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army. A copy of the aforesaid
map shall be placed on record in the appropriate clerk’s office of the court
wherein deeds pertaining to such area are placed on record.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1 and 2 of Chapter 8 of the Acts of 1950,
approved February 9, 1950, which provided a trial board for members
of fire departments of certain counties; and to amend said chapter by
adding thereto sections numbered 3 and 4, relating, respectively, to
appeals and to certain rules and regulations. (S$ 160)

Approved April 3, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 1 and 2 of Chapter 8 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, ap-
proved February 5, 1950, be amended and reenacted, and that said chap-
ter be amended by adding sections numbered 3 and 4 as follows:

§ 1. Inany county having a population of more than two thousand per
square mile as shown by the last preceding United States Census there
shall be a trial board to hear and decide appeals by paid members of
the fire department.of such county.

§ 2. * The board shall consist of a practicing lawyer of the local
bar in good standing in the county appointed by the * governing body of
the county; a citizen of the county selected by a majority vote of the paid
members of the county fire department, the person thus selected * shall
be appointed by the county board; and a third person appointed by the
other two members within ten days after their appointment; such mem-
bers to serve for a period of one year from the date of their appointment.
The first appointment shall be made within thirty days from the effective
date of this act, unless at that time there shall be in existence such a trial
board as previously provided by law. If any member of the trial board
resigns, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same man-
ner as the original appointment. The members of the trial board shall
designate one of their number to act as chairman of the board.

§ 8. Such trial board shall hear and decide appeals filed by paid mem-
bers of the fire department who have been suspended, demoted, or dis-
charged, and shall approve, disapprove or decrease the disciplinary action
previously taken and the action of such trial board on the appeal shall
be final. No member shall file any such appeal unless and until he has
been a member of the department for at least six months and has
satisfactorily served his probationary period. Dismissals for cause or
because of unsatisfactory service during the probationary period shall
not be subject to review by the trial board. When disciplinary action has
been taken against a paid member of the fire department subsequent to
the conclusion of the probationary period, he shall be entitled to notifica-
tion in writing of the action taken and the grounds therefor, and an appeal
from this action to the trial board must be made in writing within five days
from the receipt of this notification.

§ 4. As soon as feasible after the effective date of this act, the govern-
ang body of the county shall provide for rules and regulations governing the
administration of disciplinary procedures affecting members of the fire
department, including appeals.