CHaP. 125.—An ACT to authorize the auditor of public accounts to re-
fund the amounts of certain taxes unlawfully and illegally a
and collected from Sarah E. Ashby. (H. B. 179.)

Approved March 9, 1916.

Whereas, Sarah E. Ashby has been unlawfully and illegally
assessed and paid taxes on three thousand dollars ($3,000) of
Confederate bonds for fourteen years, and the said taxes so
paid by her amounted to the sum of one hundred and fifty-four
dollars and fifty cents ($154.50) for the State of Virginia;

Whereas, Sarah E. Ashby filed her petition, asking for re-
lief in the corporation court of Fredericksburg, and the Com-
monwealth of Virginia, through its attorney, W. W. Butzer,
answered and admitted the facts as alleged in her petition as
being true, yet from the face of the complainant’s petition it
appeared that the statute of limitations barred the relief sought,
and the corporation court of Fredericksburg, Virginia, entered
an order accordingly on the papers filed, dismissing complain-
ant’s petition; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the auditor of public accounts be, and is, hereby authorized and
directed to issue a warrant payable to the order of Sarah E.
Ashby, her executor or administrator for the sum of one hun-
dred and fifty-four dollars and fifty cents ($154.50), the same
being for State taxes illegally and unlawfully charged against
her.

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