Chap. 522.—An ACT for the relief of W. H. Ewing, treasurer of Prince Edwarc
county.

Approved February 2S, 1898.

Whereas it appears from satisfactory evidence that W. H. Ewing had,
on August first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, the sum of three
thousand and six dollars and one cent license taxes due the common.
wealth of Virginia, deposited in the Commercial savings bank, Farm.
ville, Virginia, to his credit, asx treasurer, and said sum was lost in. th
failure of said bank at that date without default on his part; and

Whereas said Ewing brought suit avainst said bank to recover saic
debt, and has collected thereon the sum of one thousand one hundre«
and forty-three dollars and twenty-eight cents, all of which he has paic
into the state treasury; and

Whereas the assets of said bank have nearly all been distributed: now
therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That for th
balance remaining unpaid and due the commonwealth of Vi irginia th
auditor of public accounts is authorized and directed to accept from W
H. Ewing, or his sureties, or any or either of them, the bonds of th
state of Virginia, with all unpaid conpons attached issued under act ap
proved twentieth day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, a
their face value, in full satisfaction of said balance of this debt due th
commonwealth of Vi irginia.

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

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