Chap. 161.—An ACT for the relief of certain sureties of Stephen H.
Turner, late treasurer of Amherst, on his official bonds dated 29th
June, 1888.

Approved November 29, 1884.

Whereas Stephen H. Turner, late county treasurer of the
county of Amherst, has failed to account for certain amounts
of the revenue of the commonwealth, due for the years eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-three and eighteen hundred and
eighty-four, as appears from the records of the auditor of
public accounts; and whereas the sureties of the said Turner
on his official bond dated on the sixteenth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, have been allowed
to pay amounts due by said Turner on said bond, in the
bonds of this state, by act approved August, twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and eighty-four; and whereas W. T. Wat-
son, Joseph H. Massic, Jesse HE. Adams, W. J. Howl, John B.
Robertson, Henry Loving, Junior, S. F. Turner, A. H. Tur-
ner and 8. J. Turner, sureties of said Turner, on his official
bond dated June twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-
three, are liable to pay certain sums of money due by said
treasurer to the commonwealth; and whereas the said sure-
ties consider themselves as entitled to the same benefit as are
given to the sureties on his first bond by said act of assembly.

1. Be it enacted, That the said W. T. Watson, Joseph E.
Massie, Jesse E. Adams, W. J. Howl, John B. Robertson,
Henry Loving, Junior, S. F. Turner, A. H. Turner and 8. J.
Turner, sureties of said treasurer, on his bond dated June
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall be
authorized to pay to, and the auditor of public accounts is
hereby authorized and directed to accept from said sureties,
or any or either of them, the bonds of the state, with all un-
pai coupons thereto attached, issued under act approved

ebruary the fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
at their face value in full discharge and satisfaction of such
balances, which shall be ascertained between said auditor
and said treasurer, on his official bond of June twenty-ninth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-three: provided that each of
said sureties shall within ninety days from the passage of
this act, confess a judgment in the circuit court of the city of
Richmond, with interest on said sums, when respectively due
at six per centum per annum, and after confession of said
judgment, and by payment of said bonds for said amount, the
said sureties shall be forever discharged from the payment of
any damages for which they may be liable on account of
said indebtedness: and further provided, that the said sure-
ties shall have the term of one year from the date of the pas-
sage of this act, to discharge their indebtedness aforesaid: and
provitiee that the. said Stephen H. Turner shall not be re-

ased from the payment of the difference between the
amount due by him, and the market value of said bonds
which may be paid by said sureties under the provisions of
this act, nor shall be released from the payment of the dam-
ages. and costs incurred by his failure to fulfil the conditions
of his said bond: and provided further, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to effect any liability of
said sureties for contribution among themselves, according to
the amounts which may be paid by them respectively.

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