CHAPTER 452

An Act to amend and reenact § 14.1-41 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to limits in salaries to judges of county courts. rH 322)

Approved April 2, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 14.1-41 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as

WSs:

§ 14.1-41. Limits for salaries.—The annual salaries of trial justices,
now known as county court judges, in counties of the Commonwealth shall
be within the limits hereinafter prescribed, that is to say:

In counties having a population of ten thousand inhabitants or less,
such salaries shall be not less than * two thousand dollars nor more than
three thousand * six hundred dollars.

In counties having a population of more than ten thousand inhabitants
but not more than twenty thousand inhabitants, such salaries shall be not
less than three thousand three hundred dollars nor more than * five thou-
sand five hundred dollars.

In counties having a population of more than twenty thousand inhab-
itants but not more than twenty-five thousand inhabitants, such salaries
shall be not less than thirty- * six hundred dollars nor more than * siz
thousand dollars.

In counties having a population of more than twenty-five thousand
inhabitants but not more than thirty thousand inhabitants and, without
regard to population, in counties having an area of more than two hundred
thirteen square miles and not more than two hundred twenty-three square
miles, such salaries shall not be less than * four thousand two hundred
dollars nor more than * seven thousand dollars.

In counties having a population of more than thirty thousand inhab-
itants but not more than forty thousand inhabitants, such salaries shall
not be less than * five thousand dollars nor more than * seven thousand
five hundred dollars.

In counties having a population of more than forty thousand inhab-
itants but not more than fifty thousand inhabitants, such salaries shall not
be less than five thousand five hundred dollars nor more than * nine thou-
sand dollars.

In counties having a population of more than fifty thousand inhab-
itants, such salaries shall not be less than six thousand siz hundred dollars
nor more than * eleven thousand dollars.

In counties having a population of more than ninety-nine thousand
but less than one hundred twenty-five thousand, such salaries shall not be
less than * eight thousand two hundred nor more than * eleven thousand

ollars.

Whenever a county court judge is such for two or more counties, or
for a county and city combined, the aggregate population of such political
subdivisions shall be the population for the purpose of arriving at the
a eon of such county court judge under the provisions of this
section.

For the purpose of this section, the population of each county shall
be according to the last preceding United States census; provided that in
any case in which it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the committee
that the adoption of such census will result in an injustice to any county
court judge, the committee may accept an estimate of such population
based upon evidence satisfactory to the committee.

Provided, however, the committee of judges shall have the power and
authority in their discretion, when it shall be made to appear to them that
because of the case load, time devoted to travel, expense of travel, and
type of cases disposed of, an injustice is imposed upon the county court
judge, to increase the maximum salary of the county court judge, regard-
less of the maximum otherwise provided, to such sum as the said com-
mittee shall deem adequate but in no case shall such adjustments be in
excess of * eighteen hundred fifty dollars above the maximum such county
court judge may be paid under the foregoing provisions of this section and
under § 14.1-42.