CHAPTER 55

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-168.1, as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to allowances to clerks of counties.
[H 273]

Approved February 25, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 14-163.1 as amended of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 14-163.1. The governing body of every county is empowered to
determine what annual allowances, payable out of the county treasury,
shall be made to the county clerk of such county so that, in counties having
a population less than ten thousand, the allowance to the county clerk
shall not be less than three hundred, nor more than six hundred, dollars;
in counties having ten, and less than fifteen, thousand, not less than four
hundred, nor more than seven hundred, dollars; in counties having fifteen,
and less than twenty, thousand, not less than five hundred, nor more than
eight hundred, dollars; in counties having twenty, and less than thirty,
thousand, not less than six hundred, nor more than nine hundred, dollars;
in counties having thirty, and less than forty, thousand, not less than
seven hundred, nor more than one thousand, dollars; in counties having
forty, but not more than fifty, thousand, not less than one thousand, nor
more than fifteen hundred, dollars; and in counties having over fifty
thousand, not less than twelve hundred, nor more than fifteen hundred,
dollars; provided that the minimum and maximum amounts of the annual
allowances to the clerks in the following named counties shall be the
amounts in dollars immediately following the names of the counties, to
wit: Accomack: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Albemarle: twelve hun-
dred-fifteen hundred; Arlington: maximum one thousand; Alleghany:
seven hundred-fifteen hundred; Amelia: six hundred—*fifteen hundred;
Appomattox: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Amherst: twelve hundred-
two thousand; Bath: seven hundred fifty-seventeen hundred fifty; Bed-
ford: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Bland: four hundred-eight hundred;
Botetourt: maximum twelve hundred; Brunswick: one thousand fifteen
hundred: Buchanan: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Buckingham: one
thousand-fifteen hundred; Campbell: one thousand-fourteen hundred;
Caroline: eight hundred-two thousand; Carroll: seven hundred-twelve
hundred; Charlotte: seven hundred-two thousand; Charles City: six
hundred-fifteen hundred; Chesterfield: one thousand-fifteen hundred;
Clarke: five hundred-eight hundred; Craig: five hundred-twelve hundred:
Culpeper: eight hundred-eighteen hundred; Cumberland: eight hundred-
fifteen hundred; Dickenson: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Dinwiddle:
six hundred-twelve hundred; Elizabeth City: maximum eighteen hundred;
Essex: one thousand-two thousand; Franklin: maximum twelve hundred ;
Fairfax: one thousand-two thousand: Fauquier: one thousand-fifteen
hundred; Floyd: three hundred-eight hundred; Fluvanna: five hundred-
fifteen hundred; Frederick: seven hundred-one thousand; Grayson: eight
hundred-twelve hundred; Greene: five hundred-fifteen hundred; Green-
ville: eight hundred-twelve hundred ; Giles: seven hundred-twelve hundred ;
Gloucester: seven hundred fifty-twenty-two hundred: Goochland: five
hundred-fifteen hundred; Hanover: eight hundred-two thousand; Halifax:
fifteen hundred-twenty-five hundred; Henrico: nine hundred-eighteen
hundred; Henry: seven hundred-fifteen hundred; Highland: seven hun-
dred fifty-twelve hundred fifty; Isle of Wight: maximum fifteen hundred;
James City: eight hundred-fifteen hundred; King and Queen: one
thousand-two thousand; King George: seven hundred-fifteen hundred ;
King William: seven hundred fifty-two thousand; Lancaster: minimum
nine hundred; Lee: twelve hundred-fifteen hundred; Loudoun: twelve
hundred-sixteen hundred; Lunenburg: six hundred-one thousand; Louisa:
seven hundred-twelve hundred; Madison: twelve hundred-two thousand ;
Mathews: eleven hundred-twenty-two hundred; Mecklenburg: twelve
hundred-eighteen hundred ; Middlesex: one thousand-twenty-two hundred ;
Montgomery: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Nansemond: one thousand-
fifteen hundred; Nelson: five hundred-twelve hundred; New Kent: six
hundred-fifteen hundred; Norfolk: fifteen hundred-twenty-five hundred;
Northumberland: seven hundred-fifteen hundred; Northampton: eight
hundred-twelve hundred ; Nottoway: six hundred-fifteen hundred ; Orange:
twelve hundred-two thousand; Page: twelve hundred-fifteen hundred;
Patrick: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Pittsylvania: eight hundred-one
thousand; Powhatan: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Prince Edward:
eight hundred-fifteen hundred; Prince George: one thousand-fifteen hun-
dred; Princess Anne minimum eight hundred; Prince William: one
thousand-fifteen hundred; Pulaski: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Rappa-
hannock: eight hundred-fifteen hundred; Richmond: minimum seven hun-
dred; Roanoke: seven hundred-twelve hundred; Rockbridge: seven hun-
dred-fifteen hundred; Rockingham: one thousand-eighteen hundred;
Russell: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Scott: one thousand-fifteen hun-
dred; Smyth: twelve hundred-fifteen hundred; Sussex: eight hundred-
twelve hundred; Spotsylvania: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Surry: one
thousand-fifteen hundred; Stafford: one thousand-twelve hundred; South-
ampton: nine hundred-twenty-five hundred ; Tazewell: one thousand-fifteen
hundred; Warren: twelve hundred-fifteen hundred ; Warwick: six hundred-
twelve hundred; Washington: one thousand-fifteen hundred; Wise: twelve
hundred-twenty-four hundred; Westmoreland: seven hundred-fifteen hun-
dred; Wythe: seven hundred-twelve hundred; York: eight hundred-fifteen
hundred.

Provided, further, that none of the provisions of this section shall
apply to any county operating under any form of county organization and
government provided for in §§ 15-345 to 15-384.