Chap. 499.—A RESOLUTION making it the duty of the attorney-general to notify
commonwealth’s attorneys of defects and inaccuracies as to certain official
bonds,

Approved February 24, 1898,

Whereas a joint resolution was approved December twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, making it the duty of the attorney-
general to examine certain official bonds and report to the present session
of the general assembly; and

Whereas the attorney-general has submitted a partial report stating
that there were about twenty-five bonds of treasurers’ bonds who:
validity seemed to him questionable and suggesting that he be authorize
to draw the attention of the commonwealth’s attorneys of the sever
countics wherein the said official bonds are supposed to be defectiv:
and

Whereas the said attorney-general further reports that by reason ¢
pressing public business he has been unable to examine the bonds of th:
clerks as directed by said joint resolution, and will be unable to repo:
at this session of the general assembly on said clerks’ bonds: therefore

1. Resolved by the house of delegates (the senate concurring), Thi
the attorney-general be instructed to inform the commonwealth’s a
tornevs of each county as to the defects in said treasurers’ bonds.

2. ‘That the attorney-general be further authorized and empowere
during the recess of the legislature to examine into the bonds of th
clerks of the several courts and communicate any defeets and Inaecure
eles Which may exist in said clerks’ bonds to the commonwealth’s at
torney of any county the clerk of whose court where such defect or 1
accuracy exist.

3. It shall be the duty of the commonwealth’s attorney immediate!
upon the receipt of a communication from the attorney-general to tak
action in the proper courts to have such defective bonds renewed.

4. This resolution shall take effect from its passage.