CHAPTER 7

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 17-135 and 17-136 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended, relating to cities designated as cities of the first class for
purposes of a judicial system and corporation and hustings courts of
such cittes.

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Approved February 2, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 17-135 and 17-136 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, be
amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 17-135. For the purpose of a judicial system, the following cities,
which as shown by the United States census of nineteen hundred forty, or
other census provided by law, contain ten thousand inhabitants or more,
to-wit: Alexandria, Bristol, Charlottesville, Danville, Lynchburg, Newport
News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, South Nor-
folk, Staunton, * and Winchester are declared to be cities of the first class.

17-136. The corporation or hustings courts established and exist-
ing the day before this Code takes effect in each of the above-named cities
of the first class, are continued with the same name under which they have
been previously known, and shall be taken and deemed to be the corpora-
tion courts required by the Constitution to be established in such cities.

The corporation or hustings court of the city of Roanoke, by whatever
name heretofore known or called, shall be hereafter named and called the
Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke.
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The corporation or hustings court of the city of Portsmouth by what-
ever name known or called shall be hereafter named and called “The Court
of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth”.

Each of such courts shall be held by a judge with like qualifications
and elected in the same manner as judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage provided
that § 17-136 as amended shall not become effective until the Corporation
pom of the City of Radford is abolished by vote of the people as provided

y law.