Chap. 23.—An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Mecklen-
burg county to borrow money to rebuild: their jail.

Approved January 13, 1877.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it eball be lzwful for the board of supervisors of Mecklenburg
county to borrow money to an amount not exceeding five
thousand dollars, on such terms, and at such rates of interest,
not exceeding ten per centum per annum, as said board may
deem expedient, for the purpose of rebuilding the jail of said
county.

2. That to effect the loan in the first section provided for,
and for the safe keeping and disbursing the money so bor-
rowed to the uses and purposes herein provided for, it shall
be lawful for the said board of supervisors to make an order,
at any adjourned or special called meeting of said board,
authorizing and requiring the chairman of said board of
supervisors to borrow said sum or sums so needed for the
purposes aforesaid, at such several times as the same may be
needed, and to execute to the lender or lenders of said money
a bond or bonds binding the said county of Mecklenburg to
the payment thereof at such time or times as may be agreed
on, which bond or bonds, signed by the chairman for and in
behalf of the county, shall bind the county therefor: and the
said board of supervisors shall appoint a discreet and suitable
person as agent, who, after the execution of a bond, as here.
inafter provided, may receive such sum or sums of money as
ordered to do by the said board, and hold and disburse the
same; but it shall be the duty of the lender or lenders of said
sum or sums of moncy to see that the said bond has been
properly executed by said agent before he pays the same.

3. It shall be lawful for tho board of supervisors of said
county to provide by a general order, entered on their re-
cords, how and on what authority the said agent shall pay
out said money; and’in case of the failure of said agent to
pay out said money pursuant to said order, it shall be lawful
for the said board of supervisors to recover judgment there-
for against such agent and his securities on his bond as here-
inafter provided, with ten per centum damages thereon, in
the circuit court of said county, on motion, ten days previous
notice of which sball be sufficient.

4. Before said agent shall receive any money, or discharge
any of the duties prescribed in this act, he shall give bond,
before the county court, or the judge thereof in vacation,
with sufficient security, in a penalty of double the amount
directed to be borrowed by the said board, conditioned for
the faitbfal application of the said moneys.

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