Chap. 200.—An ACT to prescribe the manner in which a county or city treasurer
may, after the expiration of his term, secure a final discharge from his liability
as such treasurer. :

Approved May 5, 1903.

!. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when
any county or city treasurer, or, if he be dead, his personal represen-
tative, shall, at any time after a period of two years after the expiration
of any term of said treasurer, provided he is not and has not been
treasurer of said county or city since the end of such term, whether
by limitation, resignation, death, or otherwise, produce before the cir-
cuit court of the county or city of which he is treasurer the respective
certificates of the auditor of public accounts of Virginia, of the board
of supervisors of such county, or city council of such city, and of the
school board of such county or city, and board of road commissioners
of the county, if there be such board in the county, as the case may be,
showing the final settlement of his accounts as treasurer, and the
proper accounting for and turning over of all moneys or other pro-
perty that had or should have come into his hands as such treasurer
during said term, then said court shall enter an order requiring the
clerk of the court to publish once a week for four successive weeks in
some newspaper to be designated in said order, a notice that such
treasurer will, on or after a day to be named in said order, move said
court to enter an order of final discharge to such treasurer, and a copy
of such notice shall also be posted at the front door of the courthouse
of said court, on the first day of such term of said court. And when
‘aid notice shall have been published and posted as aforesaid, then
said court, on or after the day named in such notice, shall, if no cause
be shown to the contrary, enter an order finally discharging such treas-
urer and directing the clerk of such court to cancel and surrender to
such treasurer, or his personal representative, all bonds or other se-
curities given by such treasurer for the faithful discharge of his duties
as such during such term. If, however, any one or more of such cer-
tificates cannot be produced as aforesaid, then said court shall, on
the motion of such treasurer, or his personal representative, enter an
order requiring said auditor of public accounts, board of supervisors,
council, or school board, or such of them as shall not have given the
certificate as aforesaid, on a day to be named in such order, to show
cause, if any they can, why such treasurer should not be finally dis-
charged, and when a copy of such order shall have been served at
least thirty days before the day named in said order for the hearing
of the motion, and shall have been published and posted as herein-
before required in reference to the notice aforesaid, then said court,
on or after the day named in such order shall, if no cause be shown
to the contrary, enter an ‘order finally discharging such treasurer and
directing the clerk of such court to cancel and surrender to said treas-
urer, or his personal representative, all bonds, or other securities given
by said treasurer for the faithful discharge of his duties as such during
such term. The copy of the order herein required to be served on any
board of supervisors may be served on its chairman; that required to be
served on any city council may be served on the mayor of such city, and
that required to be served on thecounty or city school board may be served
on the superintendent of schools for such city or county. If on the
hearing of either of the motions provided for in this act, the court
thinks it proper it may refer the matter to one of its ‘master commis-
sioners, who, after giving reasonable notice to such treasurer and any
party appearing on record objecting to such discharge, shall consider
of all objections and make, state, and return to the court a report
showing the condition of the accounts of such treasurer, and on the
coming in of such report said court shall make such order as to it
shall seem proper and right. If there be no objection filed to the dis-
charge of the treasurer, all the costs of proceedings under this act shall
be paid by such treasurer; but if there is any objection filed, then the
costs shall be paid as to the court may seem proper.
2. This act shall take effect from its passage.