Chap. 187.—An ACT to nmend and re-enact the 6th section, chapter
269 of the Acts of Assembly, 1874-75, entitled an act prescribing the
duties, powers, abilities, and compensation of certain county officers,
providing for the collectjon of tuxcs, and fur the repeal of chapters 37
and 46, of the Code of 1873.

Approved March 12, 1878.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the sixth section, chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the
Acts of Assembly, of eighteen hundred and seventy-four—
seventy-five, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

§ 6. In case of a vacancy in the office of county or city
treasurer, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, it
shall be the duty of the judge of the proper county or cor-
poration court (where no provision is made in the charter of
said city for filling such vacancy), in term time or vacation,
to fill such vacancy by appointment, and at the same time,
in case of resignation or removal, to order the officer resign-
ing or removed, forthwith to deliver to his successor in office
all the books, pupers, and receipts belonging to bim as trea-
purer, taking his receipt for the same, or, where no appoint-
ment is made, or the officer appointed ‘fail to qualify, to
deposit the same with the clerk of the county court, who
shall give a receipt therefor, and shall hold the same subject
to the order of the said court; and any person failing to
comply with such order shall, besides being guilty of con-
tempt of court, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The
person appointed to fill such vacancy, upon qualifying and
giving bond as required by sections two and four of this act,
shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified,
unless sooner removed, and at such expiration of his office,
shall turn over to his successor, all books, papers, receipts,
and so forth, belonging to him as treasurer, or to the clerk
of the court as hereinbefore provided, taking bis receipt for
the same; and in case of failure so to do, shall, besides being
guilty of contempt of court, be guilty of a misdemeanor;
and his successor shall proceed to discharge all the duties of
treasurer as required under this act; such successor to be
chosen at the next general election for county officers: pro-
vided that whenever the judge shall make such appointment
in vacation, he shall certify the same to the clerk of the
county court, to be entered in the order-book as a vacation
order.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.