Chap. 258.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 340 of the Code of Vir-
ginia. {[S B 170]
Approved March 16, 1920.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
three hundred and forty of the Code of Virginia be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

Sec. 340. When first clerk to perform duties of chief; when
governor to have notice of absence——The two auditors and the treas-
urer shall appoint for their respective offices a first clerk, who shall
have authority to act for and perform the duties of the chief in such
office, under the direction, supervision and control, and in the absence
of the chief to perform all the duties of the office. Of such absence,
the others shall be informed. When the absence of the chief is to be
for more than five days at a time, notice thereof shall be given to
the governor.

The treasurer may also, in his discretion, appoint any other clerk
in his office to assist the first clerk, who shall have the same power
and authority as is given by this section to the first clerk.