No person, organization or association or any bargaining representative of the employees or any representative or agent of the management of the utility shall interfere with or obstruct the Governor, or any state representative or agent designated by him, in his efforts to secure or contract for the services of the officers and employees of the utility or of any person to engage in or continue the operation of the utility, or shall encourage or solicit any such persons not to render such services or shall interfere in or obstruct the training of prospective employees in the operation of the utility by the Governor or by the designated state representatives. Upon seizure of any utility as provided herein the establishment or conduct of a picket line near or adjacent to any work engaged in or proposed to be engaged in by any such persons employed or sought to be employed by the Commonwealth in its operation of such utility shall be deemed an unlawful obstruction of the exercise of an essential function of the state government and a violation of this section; and all persons ordering, directing, encouraging or participating in any such picketing shall be guilty of violating this section.
1952, c. 696.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 17 - State Operation of Public Utilities
§ 56-509. Uninterrupted functioning and operation of essential public utilities
§ 56-510. Duty of Governor when there is threat of curtailment, interruption, etc., of operation
§ 56-511. Power of Governor to possess and operate utility
§ 56-512. Employment of utility employees by Commonwealth; information to be furnished
§ 56-513. Replacement of utility employees unwilling to work for Commonwealth
§ 56-515. Entry upon property of utility after proclamation of intention to take possession
§ 56-516. When possession of utility to be delivered; procedure upon refusal of possession
§ 56-517. Interference with or obstruction of Governor, state representative or agent
§ 56-518. Expense of operation, etc.; payment of revenues, etc., into state treasury
§ 56-520. Collection and disposition of revenues accruing from utility
§ 56-521. Restoring possession to utility
§ 56-522. Compensation to utility
§ 56-525. Injunction against violation of chapter
§ 56-526. Duty of Commonwealth's attorneys and Attorney General; employment of special counsel
§ 56-527. Chapter not applicable to certain carriers
§ 56-528. Governor's powers as commander in chief not impaired