Chap. 697.—An ACT for the relief of the securities of C. H. Ingles, late treasurer
of Henry county.

Approved March 3, 1898.

Whereas a judgment was recovered on the twenty-sixth day of May,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, in the circuit court of the city of
Richmond, in favor of the commonwealth of Virginia against C. H.
Ingles, late treasurer of Henry county, and his sureties, for the sum of
eleven hundred and _ fifty-nine dollars and fourteen cents, with interest
thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum from the fifteenth day
of June, eighteen hundred and eighty and costs; and whereas the said
sureties had no notice of the defaleation until the year eighteen hundred
and eighty-six, and therefore no opportunity to pay befure that time
the amount aforesaid; and whereas between the date of the defalcation
aforesaid and the date of the said notice many of said sureties had died,
and many solvent at the date of the defalcation had become insolvent,
and the burden of paying the amount which will have to be paid by said
sureties will fall upon comparatively a few of them; and whereas the
general assembly by an act approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and
eighty- eleht, did erant relief to all sureties of the said C. H. Incles on
two other judements obtained at the same time as the aforesaid Judg-
ments and under the same judgments and under the same conditions
and circumstances: now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the auditor
of public accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to ac-
cept from said sureties, their heirs or personal representatives, bonds of
the state of Virginia commonly known as century bonds, at their par,
or fuce value to the amount of said judgment, and the interest thereon
and cost, as aforesaid: provided, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to discharge the said C. H. Ingles or his estate from the pav-
ment of the full amount of said judgment, which shall be credited as to
him with only the amount actually paid for said bonds: and provided.
also, the said sureties shall be liable as amongst themselves for contri-
bution according to the amounts paid by them: and provided, also, that
the bonds aforesaid shall be delivered to the said auditor within twelve
months from the time this act takes effect.