Chap. 37.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 815 of the Code of Virginla,
as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-
enact sections 812. 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, and 824 of
the Code of Virginia, approved December 10, 1903. (S. B. 72.)

Approved March 4, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section eight hundred and fifteen of the Code of Virginia, as
amended and re-enacted by an act approved December tenth.
rineteen hundred and three, entitled an act to amend and re-enact
sections eight hundred and twelve, eight hundred and thirteen,
eight hundred and fourteen, eight hundred and fifteen, eight hun-
dred and:seventeen, eight hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and
nineteen, eight hundred and twenty, eight hundred and twenty-one
and eight hundred and twenty-four of the Code of Virginia, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Sec. 815. Bonds required of city treasurers.—KEvery city treas-
urer, at the time he qualifies, shall, in addition to any bond required
of him by his city under its charter and ordinances, give a bond,
with sufficient surety, in a penalty not greater than the amount of
the State revenue to be received annually by him, or less than
seventy-five percentum thereof, payable to the Commonwealth, and
with condition for the faithful discharge of his official duties in
relation to the State revenue, and of such other official duties as are
imposed upon him by law otherwise than by the charter and ordi-
nances of his city; provided, that the penalty of the bond of the
treasurer of the city of Richmond shall be two hundred thousand
dollars, the penalty of the bond of the treasurer of the city of Nor-
folk shall be two hundred thousand dollars, the penalty of the
bend of the treasurer of the city of Petersburg shall be fifty thou-
sand dollars, and the penalty of the bond of the treasurer of the city
cf Lynchburg shall be forty thousand dollars, as provided by acts
of assembly, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, chapter four hun-
dred and one, and subject to the provisions therein contained; and
provided, that every such treasurer shall give as surety on his bond
some guaranty or security company doing business in this State, and
deemed sufficient by the court or judge before whom he qualifies,
the form of said bond to be prescribed by the attorney general, and
such blank forms shall be furnished by the auditor of public ac-
counts to the clerks of the several courts, but nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed as requiring or authorizing the Common-
wealth to pay the cost of said security; provided, further, that no
guaranty company doing business in this State shall charge a greater
rate of premium on the bonds given under this section than they do
on bonds of like character of employees and officials generally; and
provided, further, that if no guaranty company doing business in
this State shall agree to furnish such bond for such rate of premium,
then such official shall give such security as may be approved by
the corporation or hustings court of his city in the penalty of not
less than double the amount to be annually received by him.