Chap. 684.—An ACT for the relief of the sureties of John M. Dawson, late
treasurer of James City county and the city of Williamsburg, and also grant-
ing tosaid John M. Dawson an extension of time within which to distrain
for, levy, and collect tax bills now in his hands.

Approved March 3, 1896.

Whereas on the twentieth day of November, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four, judgments in favor of the commonwealth of Virginia
were obtained in the circuit court of the city of Richmond against
John M. Dawson and his sureties on his official bond as treasurer of
the county of James City for the sum of two thousand one hundred
and sixty dollars and fifteen cents, and on the same day, as treasurer
of the city of Williamsburg, for the sum of two thousand nine hun-
dred and thirty-four dollars and forty-five cents; and on the ninth
of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, also judgments were
obtained in the same court against the said Dawson and his securi-
ties as treasurer of James City county for the sum of seven hundred
and nineteen dollars and twenty-nine cents, and as treasurer of the
city of Williamsburg for twenty-one hundred and eighty-nine dol-
lara and ninety-two cents, on which said judgments a penalty of fif-
teen per centum per annum was imposed upon the said Dawson and
his sureties for his failure to pay the said sums into the treasury
within the time prescribed by law; and upon which said judgments
executions issued ; and

Whereas the sureties of said John M. Dawson, to be hereinafter
mentioned, have paid into the treasury of the state of Virginia all
the principal, costs, and six per centum interest due on said execu-
tions:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That James
S. Jones, James Galt, Samuel Harris, John A. W. Jones, T. M. Ware,
Edward Debress, L. W. Waler, William M. Brown, T. G. Peachy,
Frank Jenkins, James A. Fields, Simeon Whitby, T. B. Mahone, and
J. W. Wilkerson, the sureties of said John M. Dawson, who contri-
buted to the payment of the aforesaid indebtedness, are hereby re-
leased from the payment of the penalty imposed under section six
hundred and eighteen, code of Virginia, eighteen hundred and eigh-
ty-seven, in excess of the six per centum already paid by them.

2. Be it further enacted, That John M. Dawson, late treasurer of
James City county and the city of Williamsburg, be allowed the fur-
ther time of one year within which to distrain, levy for, and collect
tickets for taxes and levies now in his hands and uncollected, and not
returned delinquent or insolvent for the years eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-four, and for which he has accounted to the state.

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