CHAPTER 134

An Act to amend and reenact § 17-158.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to additional judges for Hustings Court.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. ' that § 17-153.1 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 17-153.1. Additional judges for Hustings Court.—(a) There shall
be * two additional judges for the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond
with like qualification and to be elected in the same manner as the * senior
judge of said court. The powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority of said
additional judges, except as hereinafter provided, shall be the same as
now or hereinafter provided by law for the * senior judge of said court and
may be exercised at the same time as the * senior judge of said court is
exercising the powers conferred upon him.

(b) The provisions of § 17-137.1 of the Code of Virginia shall apply
mises mutandis to the original election or appointment of said additional
judges.

(c) The appointment of guardians ad litem and receivers, and any
other appointments incident to the trial, hearing or disposition of any
judicial proceeding may be made by any Judge of said court except where
a judge has begun presiding in any such proceeding, in which event such
judge shall make the appointment. ;

(d) Appointments to fill any public office or any vacancy of any public
office shall be made by the senior judge of said court.

(e) The judge of said court longest in continuous service shall be the
senior judge of said court. The senior judge shall have authority to assign
the work of said court as between the judges thereof, the entry of an order
being unnecessary for such assignment, and, except as herein provided,
the other judges, during * their tenure, shall have the same powers and
duties of the senior judge.

(f) The salary of said additional judges of said court shall be as
prescribed by law.

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