Virginia § 27-40 - Support of dependent children of firemen
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 27-40 — Support of dependent children of firemen, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-40. Support of dependent children of firemen
The governing bodies of cities of the first class may, by ordinance adopted by a recorded vote of a majority of the members elected to each branch, if there be more than one branch, appropriate money out of the public funds to aid in the support of dependent children of members of the fire departments of such cities who may have lost their lives through injuries received or illness incurred while in the performance of their duties as members of such fire departments; such aid to continue in the case of each such child until he or she shall have attained the age of sixteen years, and the payment of same to be made monthly to the lawful guardian of such dependent children and in such amounts as the governing body of such city may deem wise and just.
1918, p. 224; Michie Code 1942, § 3035a.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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