Chap. 47.—An ACT to amend the 2nd Section of Chapter 109, of the
Code of 1878, in Relation to Escheators.

Approved February 17, 1874.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the second c
section of the one hundred and ninth chapter of the Code of }
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be amended and re- p
enacted so as to read as follows:

Ҥ 2. Each escheator shall give bond in the penalty ofr
three thousand dollars, and may continue in office until re- °
moved, or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. 2
He may be removed by the governor for misbehavior, inca- n
pacity, or neglect of official duty. The county or corporation E
court may increase or reduce the penalty of the bond in any
case, and at any time, with the assent of the attorney for 4
the commonwealth: provided, that the penalty shall not be
reduced, in any case, to less than one thousand dollars.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.