Chap. 67.—An ACT to refund to Mary A. Yancey, administratrix of W. L.
Yancey, deceased, of Harrisonburg, a certain license tax paid by said W. L.
Yancey in his lifetime as an attorney at law.

Approved January 16, 1902.

Whereas, the late William L. Yancey, in his life-time a practicing law-
ver at Harrisonburg, in Rockingham county, on May fifth, nineteen hun-
dred and one, paid to E. W. Carpenter, treasurer of Rockingham county,
the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25), being the license tax required of
him by law for the privilege of practicing law during the year commenc-
ing on the first day of May, nineteen hundred and one, and ending on
the thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and two, the said license tax
being paid by the check of Yancey & Hass, on the Rockingham National
Bank, of Harrisonburg, of which firm the said William L. Yancey was a
member; and, -

Whereas, the said William L. Yancey was, at the time, confined to his
home by illness, and had been so confined since the twenty-sixth day of
March, nineteen hundred and one, and so continued until his death, on
the thirty-first day of July, nineteen hundred and one, and did not, there-
fore, avail himself, or offer to avail himself, of the privilege of practicing
law under said license, which was, in fact, paid by the hand of his law
partner in anticipation and expectation of the early recovery of said
William LL. Yancey, and it being proper, therefore, that said license tax
should be refunded to his estate; and,

Whereas, Mary A. Yaneey, the widow of said William TL. Yancey, de-
‘eased, has heen appointed by the county court of Rockbridge county, and
has duly qualified, as administratrix of the estate of said William L.
Yancey, deceased : therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the auditor
of public accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue
his warrant in favor of Mary A. Yancey, administratrix of William J..
Yancey, deceased, for the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25). refunding
the license paid as aforesaid.

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