Chap. 342.— An ACT to authorize the auditor of public accounts to pay certain
claims due the sheriff of Elizabeth City county by the State, which were stolen
in 1892, and recovered in 1906, and therefore debarred by the statute of limi-
tation.

Approved March 14, 1908.

Whereas, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two or thereabout,
there were taken or stolen from the office of R. K. Curtis, the sheriff -
of Elizabeth City county, certain bills with a copy of the order of court
allowing same thereto attached, as follows—to-wit: a claim amounting
to fifteen dollars and ten cents, corrected by the auditor to twelve dollars
and sixty cents, for executing venire facias, and witness summons at the
November term, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, allowed by the county
court of said county, at the December term thereof, eighteen hundred
and ninety-one; a claim for ninety-six dollars and seventy-five cents,
corrected by the auditor to eighty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents,
for care and maintenance of prisoners confined in jail, from November
twenty-fifth to December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-
one, allowed by said court at the December term thereof, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-one; a claim for twenty dollars and ten cents, cor-
rected to nineteen dollars and eighty cents, for executing venire facias,
summoning witnesses and arrests at January term, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, and allowed by said court at the January term, eighteen
hundred and ninety-two; a claim for eighty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, corrected by the auditor to eighty dollars and fifty cents, for
care and maintenance of prisoners confined in jail from December
twenty-second to January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-
two, allowed by said court at the January term thereof, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-two; a claim for fifty-one dollars and twenty-five cents,
corrected by the auditor to forty-nine dollars and fifty cents, for care
and maintenance of prisoners confined in jail from January twenty-
second to February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and _ ninety-two,
allowed by said court at the February term thereof, eighteen hundred
and ninety-two; a claim for nine dollars and forty-eight cents, corrected
by the auditor to eight dollars and eight cents, for executing venire
facias and summoning witnesses at the March term, eighteen hundred
and ninety-two, allowed by said court at the March term thereof, eight-
een hundred and ninety-two; a claim for fifty-nine dollars and fifty
cents; corrected by the auditor to fifty-eight dollars, for care and main-
tenance of prisoners confined in jail from February twenty-second to
March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, allowed by
said court at the March term thereof, eighteen hundred and ninety-
two; a claim for forty-seven dollars and ten cents, corrected by the
auditor to forty dollars and thirty cents, for summoning witnesses, al-
lowed by said court at the April term thereof, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two; and a claim for seventy-three dollars and fifty cents, cor-
rected by the auditor to seventy-one dollars and fifty cents, for care
and maintenance of prisoners confined in jail from March twenty-second
to April twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and allowed
by said court at the April term thereof, eighteen hundred and ninety-
two; and

Whereas, each and every of these claims were returned to the desk
of the sheriff after a period of about fourteen years; and

Whereas, the auditor is barred by the statute of limitation from pay-
ing any of these claims; 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 pay
_to the said sheriff of Elizabeth City county each and every of the said
claims as allowed by the said court, or so much thereof as may be
legally claimed under the laws of this State.