Chap. 63.—An ACT for the wlief of David Hixon, late Sheriff of Lou-
oun County.

Passed January 14, 1867.

Whereas David Hixon, late sheriff of Loudoun county,
whose term of office expired on the first day of January,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, has been prevented by the
war from collecting the amounts due him, as provided in
chapter thirty-six of the Code of Virginia, notwithstanding
he has advanced and paid the whole revenue of the said
county into the treasury.of the state: Therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful for the said David Hixon, by himself or his deputies,
to have the same remedies, by flistress and sale or otherwise,
as he possessed before said term expired, to enforce the col-
lection of the taxes, county levies, fee bills and militia fines
due him in said county; but the right of distress and sale
inder this act shall continue for the term of two years ftom
he first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
ind no longer: provided, however, that any person so gssessed
vith taxes remaining. unpaid, shall be entitled to the stay of
ts collection for twelve months. The lien for the amount
hereof shall be unaffected by any such stay.

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