Chap. 222.—An ACT to Extend the Time for the Collection of Taxes, and
County and Township Levies, throughout the Commonwealth.

Approved March 18, 1872.

ora of 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
ter™ the collectors of taxes and county and township levies of , the
urther several townships of the counties of this commonwealth be al-
tious lowed until the tirst davof May, eiyhteen hundred and seventy-
two, to proceed with and close up their collections, instead of
the first of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, as now
ersal- provided by Jaw; and that the treasurers of the said counties
ace. be allowed until the first day of May, eighteen hundred and
3 seventy-two, to make their final settlement with the collectors
of said townships; that the said treasurers be allowed until
the fifteenth of May, exehteen hundred and seventy-two, to
‘tine to make their final settlements with the auditor of public accounts,
Mhau- or other proper oflicer of the taxes of said townships: provided,
the extension of time hereby granted shall not apply to taxes
and county and township levies already collected and in the
hands of the said officers; but that all collections made by
them prior to the first day of March, eightecn hundred and
seventy-two, shall be paid into the treasury at the time pre-
scribed by law. me
rora to 2. That if the collectors of the townships shall have returned
reco to the treasurers the uncollected tax bills, the said treasurers
ax bills are hereby authorized and required to return the same to said
“re to collectors, who are hereby required to proceed with the collec-
tion of the same. And if the said tax bills shall not be paid,
reasn- and the insolvent lists returned, as required by law, on the
prowed’ first of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, it shall be the
duty of the treasurer to proceed against the collector or his
sureties as he would have done on the first of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two.
tapplicae =. That this act shall not apply to taxes, and county and
a<e= "4 township levies, which have been collected by said officers prior
pict to the first of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.
cucement 4. This act shall be m force from its passage.