Chap. 304.—-An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 279 of an act of the gen-
eral assembly, approved March 16, 1910, entitled an act to require the
State treasurer to charge off the books of his office all checks drawn by
him on State depositories which have not been presented for payment
within five years from the date they were issued, and to require him to
certify the fact to the auditor of public accounts and to the State deposi-
tories on which these checks were drawn not to pay same. {H B 266]

Approved March 16, 1918.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
State treasurer be and is required at the end of each fiscal year to
charge off the books in his office all checks drawn by him on State
depositories which have not been presented for payment within
five years from the date of issuance, and to certify the fact to the
auditor of public accounts or the second auditor of Virginia and
to the State depositories; and the auditor of public accounts, or the
second auditor of Virginia if the warrant is issued by him, to re-
issue his warrant and the treasurer to pay the same if any such
check is thereafter presented.

2. That all checks heretofore or hereafter drawn by the State
treasurer not presented within five years for payment, shall at the
end of each fiscal year be charged off the book, and he shall notify
the auditor of public accounts or the second auditor of Virginia if
warrant is issued by him, and the State depositories of all checks
marked off under the provisions of this act, and the State deposi-
tories shall not pay said checks after the receipt of said notifi-
cation.

3. That any checks barred by this act may be presented to the
auditor of public accounts or the second auditor of Virginia if
warrant is issued by him, and he shall take up said check and issue
therefor a warrant on the State treasurer for the amount thereof,
and the State treasurer shall pay the same.