CHAPTER 635

An Act to amend and reenact Sections 51-8, 51-4, 51-7, 51-15, 51-18, 51-19
and 51-20 in Chapter 2, Title 51, of the Code of Virginia, as amended,
relating to retirement and pensions of certain judges and commis-
sioners, so as to provide for earlier retirement and to require retire-
ment under certain conditions, and to change certain provisions as to
compensation, and authorize recall to active service and provide pay-
ment and expenses therefor.

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Approved April 7, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Sections 51-3, 51-4, 51-7, 51-15, 51-18, 51-19 and 51-20 in
Chapter 2, of Title 51, of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, be
amended and reenacted as follows:

Section 51-8 (a) Any judge of * a circuit court, or of any corporation
or city court of any city of the first class, * who has attained the age of
* sixty-five years and has served for not less than * twelve years as judge
of any * one or more of such courts, and any judge of any such circuit,
corporation or city court who has attained the age of * sixty years and *
has served for not less than twenty-five consecutive years as judge of any
one or more of such courts, may retire from active service upon the bench.
(b) * Any judge of any circuit court, or of any corporation or city
court of any city of the first class, elected or appointed for the first tume
after the effective date of this act, shall retire from active service upon
attaining the age of seventy-five years, regardless of his years of such
service.

(c) Each judge retiring under any of the provisions of this section
shall give the Governor notice in writing, at least. 90 days in advance of
such retirement, stating in such notice the basis of such retirement, and the
date upon which such retirement will become effective. Upon receipt of *
such notice, the Governor shall notify the Comptroller as to such retirement
and the effective date of the same.

Section 51-4. (a) Any such judge retiring, or who has retired under
the provisions of the preceding section, shall, after * retirement and for as
long as he may live, be paid by the State, out of the general funds in the
State treasury, or out of such funds as shall be appropriated for the pur-
pose, annual compensation in an amount equal to three-fourths of the basic
annual salary being * paid him by the State immediately prior to his retire-
ment. * Such compensation shall be paid by the State Treasurer in equal
monthly * installments, upon warrants drawn by the Comptroller. And in
addition thereto, any city or county, supplementing the salary of such
judge, may in like manner continue to pay such judge so long as he may
live, _three-fourths of said supplemental salary in equal monthly install-
ments.
Section 51-7. Any judge retiring heretofore or hereafter under the
provisions of Section 51-8, may, with his consent, be called upon and * au-
thorized by the Supreme Court of Appeals to perform such judicial duties
in circuit, corporation and city courts of record, or any of them, as * may
be assigned to him for a period of not exceeding ninety days at any one
time. During the performance of such judicial duties as may be thus as-
signed to him, such judge shall have all the powers, duties and privileges,
of an unretired judge of a court of record for the purposes for which he
may be recalled, and shall be reimbursed for all expenses incurred in the
discharge of such duties. This section shall not be applicable to any retired
judge engaged in the practice of law.

Section 51-15. (a) Any member of the State Corporation Commis-
sion may retire therefrom at any time after having attained the age of *
sixty-five years and after not less * twelve years of service as a member
thereof. *

(b) Any member of the State Corporation Commission, elected or
appointed for the first time after the effective date of this act, shall retire
from active service upon attaining the age of seventy-five years, regardless
of his years of such service.

(c) * Any such member retiring under any of the provisions of this
section shall give the Governor notice in writing at least 90 days in advance
of such retirement, stating in such notice the basis of such retirement, and
the date upon which such retirement will become effective. Upon receipt
of such notice, the Governor shall notify the Comptroller of such retire-
ment and the effective date of the same.

(d) Any such member so retiring shall, after such retirement and for
as long as he may live, be paid by the State, out of the general funds in the
State treasury, or out of such funds as shall be appropriated for the pur-
pose, annual compensation in an amount equal to three-fourths of the an-
nual salary being * paid him by the State immediately prior to his retire-
ment. Such compensation shall be paid by the State Treasurer in * equal
monthly installments, upon warrants of the Comptroller.

(e) Any member of said Commission so retiring may, with his consent,
be called upon and authorized by the State Corporation Commission to per-
form such duties as may be assigned to him for a period of not exceeding
ninety days at any one time. During the performance of such duties as
may be thus assigned to him, such retired member shall have all the powers,
duties and privileges, of an unretired member of said Commission, for the
purposes for which he may be recalled, and shall be reimbursed for all
expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties. This subsection shall
not be applicable to any retired member of the Commission engaged in the
practice of law.

Section 51-18. (a) Any member of the Industrial Commission may
retire therefrom at any time after having attained the age of sixty-five
years and after not less than * twelve years of service as a member
thereof. *

(b) Any member of the Industrial Commission, elected or appointed
for the first time after the effective date of this act, shall retire from
active service after attaining the age of seventy-five years, regardless of
his years of such service.

(c) Any such member retiring under any of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall give the Governor notice, in writing at least 90 days in advance of
such retirement, stating in such notice the basis of such retirement, and the
date upon which such retirement will become effective. * Upon receipt of
such notice, the Governor shall notify the Comptroller of such retirement
and the effective date of the same.

Section 51-19. Any member of the Industrial Commission retiring *
under any of the provisions of Section 51-18 shall after such retirement and
for so long as he may live, be paid by the State annual compensation in an
amount equal to three-fourths of the annual salary * being paid him by the
State immediately prior to his retirement. Such compensation shall be paid
by the State Treasurer in equal monthly * installments, upon warrants of
the Comptroller, out of the funds collected pursuant to the provisions of
Title 65 and paid into the State treasury, for which purpose so much of
said funds as shall be required is hereby appropriated.

Section 51-20. * Any member of the Industrial Commission so rettr-
ing may, with his consent, be called upon and authorized by the Industrial
Commission to perform such duties as may be assigned to him for a period
of not exceeding ninety days at any one time. During the performance of
such duties as may thus be assigned to him, such retired member shall have
all powers, duties and privileges, of an unretired member of said Commts-
sion for the purposes for which he may be recalled, and shall be retm-
bursed for all expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties. This sub-
section shall not be applicable to any retired member of the Commission
engaged in the practice of law.