Chap. 49.—An ACT for the Relief of Township Creditors.
Approved February 10, 1876.

Whereas it is represent to the general assembly, That some
of the late township boards in this state failed to provide for
the payment of the debts of their respective townships, be-
fore the first of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-five,
when the powers of said boards ceased, and there being now
no legal mode of providing for the same ; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be Jawful for the board of supervisors of any county
in this commonwealth to provide for the payment of any
outstanding debts against any ot the late townships in such
county, created prior to November fourth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-four, by levying on the persons and property of
the magisterial districts into which such townships have
been changed, a sufficient amount for that purpose, and for
defraying all costs and expenses of collecting and paying
out the same; which levy shall be,made in accordance with
the late law in regard to township levies, as far as the same
is consistent with this act.

2. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to collect
such levy and pay. out the same upon the outstanding war-
rants of the late township boards, or where such warrants
have not been issued to the township creditors, then upon
the warrants of the board of supervisors drawn for that pur-
pose, when approved as hereinafter provided. But all war-
rants drawn by the board of snpervisors of any county, for
the payment of township debts, shall designate. upon their
faces the names of the respective townships, whose debts
they are intended to pay. —

3. The treasurer shall keep a separate account of the levies
collected and paid out under this act, and shall report the
same to the board of supervisors, with the vouchers for such
payments, at the time of bis annual settlement; and also a

ist of delinquents, which shall be examined by the board
and allowed as far as the same may appear correct. He shall
be entitled to the same cemmission for his services under
this act as for the collectiou and payment of the county levies,
and shall have all the remedies for the collection of the
levies herein provided for, as are given him by law for the
collection of county levies. But all claims allowed by the
board of supervisors under this act, shall be subject to ap-
proval by the county court and shall not be paid until such
approval is endorsed on the warrant for said claims and signed
by the judge of said court. -

4. If any board of supervisors fail to do any of the thing
required by this act, upon application of any person inter-
ested, the county court may, by mandamus, compel such
board to do such act.
5. This act shall be in force from‘its passage and remain
in force until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and
seventy-seven.