Chap. 443.—An ACT for the relief of the estate of Jacob Davis,
deceased.

Approved March 15, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the representatives of the estate of Jacob Davis, deceased,
nay, upon giving notice to the assessor in the county of
Pittsylvania, apply to the county court of said county at the
irst, second or third term thereof atter the passage of this
act, to have the assessment on a tract of land lying on Jack-
on’s branch, in said county, corrected; which notice shall be
n writing, and shall have appended thereto an affidavit that
n the opinion of the affiant the assessment of the land is
above the true value thereof, which affidavit may be sworn to
by the owner or his duly authorized agent. In such appli-
cation it shall be the duty of the attorney for the common-
wealth in such court toattend to the interest of the common-
wealth. And if the court shall be satisfied that the assess-
ment is too high, it shall reduce the same to what is in its
opinion the true value of such land; but if it shall be of the
opinion that the assessment is too low, then it shall increase
it inlike manner; and such application shall have precedence
over all other causes pending in said court.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.