Chap. 307.—An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of John R. Pharr, late
: Sheriff of Alleghany county.

Approved July 11, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the auditor
of public accounts be and he is hereby authorized and directed,
upon a settlement of the judgment in the name of the com-
monwealth against John R. Pharr, late sheriff of Alleghany
county, and his securities, for his default in the payment of the
revenue for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to re-
ceive from said sureties, in discharge of said judgment against
them, the payment of the principal, legal interest, and costs
and expenses of collection, abating therefrom the sum of four
hundred and seventy-three dollars and twenty-five cents, the
damages which have been awarded for said default; and he is
also authorized to allow credit on said judgment for any in-
solvents which may be proved within ninety days from the
passage of this act, if he shall be satisfied that the same were
not lost’ by the neglect or default of the said Pharr while in
office: provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be
construed to relieve said Pharr from any portion of said judg-
ment.

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