Chap. 94.—An AOCT for the relief of the Giles county iron company.
Approved February 20, 1878.

Whereas it appears to the general assembly, that by a mis-
take of the assessor of Bland county, admitted by him, a tract
of land containing fourteen thousand acres, belonging to the
Giles county iron company, and lying in the county of Bland,
was entered on the land-books of said county in eighteen
hundred and seventy-five, at a valuation greatly in excess of
the true value thereof; and that, without default of said
Giles county iron company, this error of the assessor was not
discovered until it was too late to correct the same under the
provisions of the existing laws; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful for the county court of Bland county, upon satisfac-
tory proof that said assessment of said tract of land is
erroneous, to correct the same to its true value, and to take
such action and to enter such orders in the premises, and with
the same effect and force as though the application for the
correction of said assessment had been made within the time
limited therefor by chapter three hundred and eighteen of
the Acts of the general assembly, enacted at the session of
eighteen hundred and seventy-four-seventy-five, approved
March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-five; and
the proceedings had in the premises shall conform to the
provisions of said chapter so far as may be practicable. And
it shall also be lawful for the said court, upon satisfactory
proof, to have entered on its record the amount of the excess
of taxes paid for the years eighteen hundred and seventy-six
and seventy-seven, on the said tract of land, above the true
value as ascertained by said court, stating separately the
state taxes and the county and local school taxes; and there-
upon the supervisois of Bland county are empowered to issue
their warrant on the treasurer of said county, to said Giles
county iron company, for the amount of said excess of county
and local school taxes for the said years. And it shall be
lawful for the said court to cause the amount of the said
excess of state taxes to be certified by its clerk to the audi-
tor of public accounts, who is hereby authorized and directed
on the presentation and surrender of said certificate, to issue
his warrant on the treasurer, to said Giles county iron com-
pany, for the amount of said excess: provided that the juris-
diction bereby conferred, shall not be exercised, unless said
Giles county iron company apply to said court to correct
said asscssment within four months from the passage of this
act.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.