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Sec. 23-24. Presents, fees or rewards.[379]

No member of the police force shall receive any present, fee
or reward for his service as policeman, other than the regular
salary, except by consent of the mayor by the city council. This
provision shall not apply to rewards offered for arrests of
criminals or return of property, except rewards offered by the
city. (Code 1959, § 23-24.)

 
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For state law containing similar exception as to rewards, see Code
of Va., § 15.1-138.