Chap. 343.—An ACT to provide a penalty on officers of the State for
receiving coupons (except for identification and verification) for
taxes, debts, dues, and demands due the commonwealth.

Approved May 21, 1887.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
if any officer of this State receive (except for identification
and verification) any paper or instrument purporting to bea
coupon, detached from a bond of this State, for any taxes,
debts, dues, or demands due the State, until the same shall
have been verified in the mode prescribed by law, he shall be

uilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined
for each offence not less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars.

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