Chap. 192.—An ACT to authorize the Supervisors of Caroline county,
° to borrow money.

Approved March 20, 1877.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be lawful for the board of supervisors of Caroline
county, to borrow an amount, not exceeding three thousand
dollars, on such terms, and such rates of interest, not exceed-
ing ten per centum per annum, as said board may deem ex-
pedient, for the purpose of building a new jail, or of adding
to, and making more secure, the present jail of the said
county. ;

2. That to effect the loan, in the first section provided for,
and for the safe-keeping and disbursing the money so bor-
rowed, to the uses and purposes herein provided for, it shail
be lawful for the said board of supervisors to make an order,
at any adjourned or special called meeting of said board, au-
thorizing and requiring the chairman of said board of super-
visors to borrow said sum or sums s0 needed for the purposes
aforesaid, at such several times as the same may be needed,
and to execute to the lender or lenders of said money, a bond
or bonds, binding the said county of Caroline to the payment
thereof, at such time or times as may be agreed on; which
bond or bonds, signed by the chairman for and in behalf of
the county, shall bind the county therefor; and the said board
of supervisors shali appoint a discreet and suitable person as
agent, who, after the execution of a bond as hereinafler pro-
vided, may receive such sum or sums of money, as ordered to
do by the said board, and hold and disburse the same; but it
shall be the duty ot the lender or lenders of said sums of
money to see that the bond has been properly executed by
the said agent before he pays the same.

3. It shall be lawful for the board of supervisors of said
county to provide, by a general order entered on their re-
cords, how and on what authority the said agent shall pay
out said money; and in case of the failure of said agent to
pay out the said money pursuant to said order, it shall be
lawfu! for the said board of supervisors to recover judgment
therefor against said agent and his securities on his bond, as
hereinafter provided, with ten per centum damages thereon,
in the circuit court of said county, on motion, ten days pre-
vious notice of which shall be sufficient.

4. Before said agent shall receive any money, or discharge
any of the duties prescribed in this act, he shall give bond,
before the county court, or the judge thereof, in vacation,
with safficient security, in a penalty double the amount di-
rected to be berrowed by the said board, conditioned for the
faithful application of said money.
5. The said agent shall be allowed the same compensation
now allowed to county treasurers for receiving and disburs-
ing the county levy.
_ 6. This act shall be in force from its passage.