CHAPTER 41

An Act to amend Chapter 182 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, approved
March 22, 19382, which provided a new charter for the town of Rem-
ington, in the county of Fauquier, by adding thereto a section num-
bered 28-a, authorizing the construction, reconstruction, enlargement,
extension, improvement, maintenance and operation of a water
supply system and sewage disposal system as a single specific under-
taking, and authorizing the collection of rents, rates, fees and other
charges for services furnished by such specific undertaking. H 180]

Approved February 23, 1954

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 182 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March
22, 1932, be amended by adding a section numbered 23-a, as follows:

§ 23-a. In addition to other powers conferred upon the council by
general law, the council shall have power to construct, and from time to
time reconstruct, enlarge, extend and improve, and to maintain and
operate, as a single specific undertaking, a water supply system to pro-
vide a supply of water to the town and its inhabitants, and a sewage
disposal system, suitable to collect and dispose of sewage and water-borne
wastes, and to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges for
direct or indirect connection with, or for water furnished by, or for the
collection and disposal of sewage by, such specific undertaking. As used
in this section, the term “water supply system” shall mean all plants,
systems, facilities or properties used or useful or having the present
capacity for future use in connection with the supply or distribution of
water, and any integral part thereof, including water supply systems,
water distribution systems, reservoirs, wells, intakes, mains, laterals,
pumping stations, standpipes, filtration plants, purification plants, hy-
drants, meters, valves and equipment, appurtenances, and all properties,
rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary
or convenient by the council for the operation thereof; and the term
“sewage disposal system” shall mean sewers, pipelines, conduits, pump-
ing stations, force-mains, treatment plants and works, and all other plants
or structures necessary or suitable for the collection and disposal of
sewage and water-borne wastes, and all properties, rights, easements and
franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient by the
council for the operation thereof.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.19 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1948, providing a new charter for the City of
Richmond, in relation to the powers of the high constable of the City
of Richmond to serve and execute civil processes, warrants and sum-
monses, so as to provide that he may serve and execute distress
warrants and notices, and may serve all civil processes, warrants,
summonses and notices emanating from or returnable to any judge,
gustice or court, other than the courts of record of the city. rH 285}

Approved February 23, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.19 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1948 be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.19. High Constable. There shall be a high constable who shall
be appointed by a majority of the judges of the civil justice court, civil
justice court, part II, and of the police court, part II, and shall hold office
at their pleasure. He shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by the
council to be paid by the city. He shall be the ministerial officer of the
civil justice court, civil justice court, part II, and of police court, part II,
in their exercise of civil jurisdiction, and shall execute all civil processes,
warrants and summonses emanating from or returnable to said courts
for service within the city, and shall have the same powers, duties and
authority as are prescribed by law for the sheriff of the city of Richmond
with respect to the execution of such process, warrants and summonses,
and with respect to the service and execution, within the city, of distress
warrants, and of notices of all kinds, except notices of motion for judg-
ment issued by the courts of record of the city. He shall also have the
same powers, duties and authority with respect to the service and execu-
tion, within the city, of all civil processes, warrants, summonses and
notices emanating from or returnable to any judge, justice or court, other
than the courts of record of the city. The service of execution of all
warrants, notices, civil processes, and summonses heretofore served or
executed by him is hereby validated. He shall appoint such number of
deputies as shall be determined by a majority of the judges of the civil
justice court, civil justice court, part II, and police court, part II, and
approved by the council. They shall hold office at the pleasure of the high
constable and shall receive such salaries as shall be fixed by the council
to be paid by the city. The high constable shall give bond with corporate
surety for the faithful performance of the duties of his office in an amount
to be fixed by a majority of the judges of the civil justice court, civil
justice court, part II, and police court, part II, in no event to be less
than ten thousand dollars. The high constable in office at the effective
date of this charter shall be the high constable provided for in this section
until the expiration of the term for which he was elected, and in the event
of a vacancy occurring therein before the expiration of said term the
office of high constable shall be filled as hereinabove provided. .

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