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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351980</law_id><section_number>2.2-101</section_number><catch_line>Clerical forces and office expenses of Governor</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="3" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Office of the Governor</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Governor</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Governor may appoint the clerical force necessary to the efficient operation of his office, but the aggregate amount paid such clerks shall not exceed the sum provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>. The Governor may expend for the contingent expenses of his office such sums as are provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 14-11, 14-25; 1964, c. 386, &#xA7; 14.1-13; 1970, c. 260; 1998, c. 872, &#xA7; 2.1-38.3; 2001, c. 844.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
