Chap. 13.—An ACT to prevent county, district, school and corpora-
tion officers and school trustees from purchasing county and corpo-
ration warrants and school claims.

Approved January 12, 1888.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be unlawful for any county, district, or school officer,
school trustee, or corporation officer in this commonwealth to
acquire by purchase, at less than its face value, directly or
indirectly, express or implied, any warrant or other evidence
of indebtedness issued by any board of supervisors or any
common council or board of aldermen of any county, city or
town in this commonwealth, or any warrant or claim issued by
any of the frec school officers or free school boards of this state
for the pay of free school teachers, or the building of school
houses, or purchase of school books, school furniture or appa-
ratus. Any such officer or trustee violating the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof pball be punished by a fine of not less.than
twenty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and in the
discretion of the jury may be imprisoned in the county or
corporation jail not more than six months; and the judge of
every county and corporation court in this commonwealth,
shall give this act specially in charge to every grand jury
impaneled therein.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.