Chap. 600.—An ACT for the relief of the sureties of W. 8. Graveley, late treas-
urer of Henry county.

Approved March 38, 1896,

Whereas W. S. Graveley, late treasurer of Henry county, died dur-
ing the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and at the time of his
death was heavily indebted to the state of Virginia, and the county
of Henry; and whereas

The great bulk of the sureties of said Graveley are hopelessly in-
solvent, or have made deeds with a view to escape their liabilities as
such sureties; and whereas

The county of Henry has agreed to allow the solvent sureties of the
said treasurer to settle the liabilities of the treasurer to the county
of Henry at sixty-six and two-third cents in the dollar; and whereas

The payment of the sums due to the state and county as aforesaid
will be a heavy burden upon those sureties who have not sought to
evade their responsibilities; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,’ That the
auditor of public accounts be authorized, instructed and directed to
receive from D. F. Haislip, Obadiah Hurd, A. T. Jones, J. L. English,
L. P. Richardson, R. B. Dandridge, Hardin Hairston, F. Cook, George
D. Marshall, C. T. Noell, J. C. Adams, J. H. Johnson, R. C. Payne, B.
J. Graveley, S. W. Marshall, R. H. Cook, E. L. Graveley, Sally H.
Graveley, the sureties of said W. S. Graveley, or from any one of them,
-bonds of this commonwealth, issued under the provisions of an act
approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, en-
titled an act to declare Virginia’s equitable share of the public debt,
and so forth, together with all unpaid coupons thereto attached, and
at the face value of the principal of said bonds thereof, in full dis-
charge of any and all liabilities incurred by said sureties, or either
of them, by virtue of their suretyship as aforesaid. The amount of
the indebtedness of W. 8S. Graveley to the state of Virginia to be
discharged as aforesaid is eight, hundred and forty-nine dollars and
ten cents. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to release
the said treasurer or his estate from the obligation to pay the differ-
ence between the amount of the indebtedness, with interest, and the
market value of the bonds with which his sureties as aforesaid are
authorized by this act to discharge their joint or several liabilities ;
and provided, further, that the said sureties shall be liable as amongst
themselves for contribution according to the amounts paid by them.
The said sureties shall not avail themselves of the benefit of this act
for a period longer than six months from the passage hereof, and the
provisions of this act for their benefit shall expire at the termina-
tion thereof. ,

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