Chap. 147.—An ACT to prescribe who may administer an oath or affidavit
to the purchaser of fuel, provisions, or other thing, and the effect of such
outh or attidavit. {H B 71]

Approved March 13, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when-
ever the purchaser of any fuel, provisions, or other thing, whether of
like kind with fuel and provisions or not, 1s required to make oath
or affidavit as to the quantity or value of such fuel, provisions, or
other thing then in the possession of such purchaser, or to make
any other oath or affidavit in relation thereto before he is al-
lowed to purchase the same, such oath or affidavit may be admin-
istered by the seller with like effect, and with the same penalties for
false swearing, as if the same had been administered by a justice of
the peace.

2. An emergency existing for the immediate enactment of this
act will take effect from its passage.