Chap. 564.—An ACT to regulate the method of disbursing the fund provided by
an act of the general assembly, approved February 26, 1877, for the protection
of sheep in the connty of Fairfax.

Approved February 28, 1808.

Whereas by an act of the general assembly, approved February twenty-
sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, a fund was created for the
protection of sheep in the county of Fairfax; and

Whereas at the annual distribution of said fund in eighteen hundred
and ninety-five, the same was found insufficient to pay in full the amount
of the certificates of damage that arose within the preceding twelve
months and there remained unpaid a balance of about seven hundred and
ninety-five dollars; and

Whereas at the annual distribution of said fund in eighteen hundred
and ninety-six, the same was found insufficient to pay in full the amount
of the certificates of damage that arose within the preceding twelve
months and there remained “unpaid a balance of about one hundred and
elchty-three dollars; and

Whereas the board of supervisors of said county, believing itself with-
out power to do so under its construction of said act, declined to recog-
nize the said balances as entitled to share in annual distributions made
subsequent to said years; and

Whereas it is desired to bring about a just and equitable disposition
of the said matter: now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That in future
annual distributions under the aforesaid act the said board may, in their
discretion, recognize the said balances as entitled to share therein in such
manner that equality shall be preserved among the owners of the cer-
tificates on which the said balances are due,and the owners of later certifi-
cates,

2. Balances remaining due on certificates at annual distributions here-
after made may, in the discretion of said board, have the same privilege
as is accorded the aforesaid balances by section one.

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