Chap. 266.—An ACT to provide for an inspection of the official bonds
of county and city treasurers.

Approved March 14, 1878,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be the duty of the judge of the county court of each
county, and of the judge of the bustings or corporation court
of each city in this commonwealth, within sixty days from
the passage of this act, and every six months thereafter, to
enter, during a term of said court, an order requiring the
treasurer of such county or city, to submit to a commissioner
in chancery of the circuit court of such county or city, to be
designated in such order, bis official bond, with the names of
his sureties thereon, to be examined and inspected by said
commissioner, as to the sufficiency thereof.

2. It shall be the duty of such commissioner in chancery
to report to said county, hustings or corporation court, at
the next term thereof after the entering of such order as to
the sufficiency of the sureties on said official bond; and if he
report the same to be insolvent or insufficient, the said court
shall enter an order requiring said treasurer to execute a
new bond, with good and sufficient security, within thirty
days after the entering of such order; the said bond to be
executed before the judge of such court, either in term time
or vacation, and on the failure of such treasurer to execute
such bond as herein required within the time herein pre-
scribed, his said office shall be declared vacant by said court.
All fees due to said commissioners shall be paid by the county
or city treasurer out of county or city funds.

3. This act shall be in force’ from its passage.