Chap. 153.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act
approved February 7, 1884, entitled an act to regulate the granting
of Licenses for the exercise of any privilege.

Approved February 25, 18s4.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the first and second sections of an act approved the seventh
day of February, eightcen hundred and cighty-four, entitled
an act to regulate the granting of licenses for the exercise of
any privilese, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

§ 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That every
person or firm, partnership or association, express, telegraph,
telephone, and every incorporated company, which now is or
may be required to obtain a license in order to do business
in this state, desiring to obtain such license, shall make
application therefor, in writing, to the commissioner of the
revenue of the county or corporation wherein such business
iy proposed to be conducted, or to the auditor of public
accounts, in such cases as he is authorized by law to issue a
license, in which application it shall be stated the nature of
the business, the residence of the applicant, the place where
it is proposed to conduct such business, the amount of the
assexsment prescribed by law as a condition precedent to
the issuing of such license, accompanied by the certiticate,
in writing, by the treasurer of the county or corporation
wherein such business is proposed to be conducted, stating
that said amount, in gold or silver coin, United States tr easury
notes, or national bank notes, has been deposited with him
by said applicant: provided however, in such cases as the
auditor of public accounts is authorized by law to issue
licenses, such deposit as herein provided for shall be made

with him, at the time such application is presented, instead
of with the treasurer.
§2. Upon the receipt by the commissioner of the revenue
or auditor, as the case may be, of an application of a person
or firm, partnership or company, who has complied with the
foregoing section, he shall endorse said application as follows :
“T find the within application correct and in due form, and
accompanied with the certificate in writing of the treasurer
of the county or corporation, that the sum of ——— dollars
in gold or silver coin, or United States treasury or national
bank notes, has been deposited with the said treasurer, or
that the same accompanied the application and was deposited
with the auditor, as the case may be, to which endorsement
he shall sign his name and tile said application in his office,
furnishing the applicant with a duplicate copy of the same
If it shall appear that all the provisions of this act shall have
been complied with, then the court or person having authority
to grant or issue such license, may hear the application, and
if in due form, may grant such license; provided that in case
such license shall be refused, such refusal shall be entered
upon such application, and the same returned to the applicant,
who, upon presenting said application, endorsed with such
refusal, to the officer with whom the deposit was made, shall
have the same returned to him by the said ofticer.

2. This act shall take effect from its passage.

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