Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-18

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him not to receive the same, and shall
| likewise notify the Auditor OF the facts
concerning said loss or theft, and on
the stub Of the lost or stolen certificates
shall endorse the facts. Upon affidavit
of the facts satisfactory to him any
clerk may issue duplicate for a certit.
cate which has been lost or destroyed
! to tie person entitled thereto, and
across the fact and on the stub OF such
he shall endorse duplicate OF number.
The Treasurer Of the county Tor city,
shall, on the lst day of August, 1881
and upon the 1st Of each succeeding
month, so long as the temporary loan
books remain in the hands Of the clerk,
call upon him for his books. The
Treasurer shall, upon blanks to be iur-
nished him by the Auditor, make up a
tabnlated statement.
For the amount Of cash received by
said clerk he shall write his receipt at
the foot Of said tabular statement. and
shall forward a duplicate Of such state
ment and receiptto the Auditor. The
clerk shall Immediately pay over the
sum so received by him TO the Treas.
urer upon his rendering said receipt. II
he fails so to do II shall be the duty OF
the Treasurer to move against him and
his securities forthwith upon his bond
IN the court having cognizance OF such
motions, and to notify the A1dltor OF
his default. 1t shall be the duty OF the
clerks of the courts to whom said tenn
porary loan book are transmitted by
the Auditor, on the lst of July next
following their receipt, to return the
same to the Auditor, together with the
receipts Of the Treasurer, Tor verhca-
ton. The amount OF subscriptions TO
said loan received in any county Tor
city, shall in no case exceed tie asgre-
gate ofrevenue from taxes on land and
personal property due the Common
wealth tor the current fiscal year by
more than 10 per cent. aud preference
shall be gwen to the land and proper ty
owners Of each county and city in re-
celving subscriptions to said loan. ANY
clerk who shall falsely and fraudulently
issue any temporary loan certificate
authorized by this act, withou: recely-
ing the cash therefor at the time 1t
issues, shall be deemed guilty Of a
felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be confined IN the penitenua
not less than one or more than live
years. The county and city treasurers
of this State shall receive at par in pay
Ment of taxes on land and personal
property assessed in their counties or
cities, which are not delinquent, the
certificates aforesaid issued by the
clerks OF their county or corporation
wAen the same are presented by the
person to whom they were issued, or
his agent, in payment OF his taxes Oh
real or personal property. SAID treas
urer shall arrange all such certificates
redeemed by him according to then
serial numbers, and return the same,
with his accounts, to the Treasurer OF
the State. The Treasurer OF the State
shall receive al par, IN payment oi any
taxes assessed Oh or alter February l.
1851, due TO the Commonwealth Which
are payable to him directly b. law,
whether such taxes be delinquent OF
not, temporary loan certificates issued
by the Auditor, as hereialJoye pro-
vided.
Prorided. hoRercr That the aggre>
gate oftemporary-loan certificates issued
directly from the Office OF the Auditor
for subscriptions to the Treasurer OF the
State under this act shall not exceed
q, 100000. Any treasurer who shall
fall TO move in the proper court against
any clerk who is delinquent for ten
days in paying over on the first OF the
month the AMOUNT Of temporary loan
subscribed for the previous month shall
be deemed gully Of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than 900 nor more than $500 and
he and his securities upon his official
bond shall DC liable for the amount due
by said clerk and the county aud city
treasurers Of ills State and their Sc
cufities shall forthwith appear before
the court which took their bonds and so
alter the same:as to make them embrace
their liability under this act, and they
shall forward to the Auditor cert.h-
cate OF the clerk that said bonds nave
been so altered. The clerk receiving
said subscriptions shall be entitled to a
commission Of - per ceut' on all
subscriptions received by him under
this act, and may deduct the same
from such receipts in accounting with
the Treasurer.
l6. All necessary expenses incurred
in the execution Of this act shall be
paid out of moneys IN the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated on the warrant IS
of the Auditor Oh Public Accounts
drawn upon the Treasurer on the order
of the Board Of Snl;lng-Fund Commits
sioners.
II. 1t shall be the dJ;y Of the Officers
conducting the election at the several
places for holding elections in the State
as provided by law, on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
next, to prepare separate ballot box,
in which shall be deposited the ballots
of the qualified voters of the State WHO
shall desire to vote upon this act
Ballots shall be respectively as follows:
For the act"; Against the act"
The ballots so cast shall be deemed and
taken as vote for or against this act.
All persons entitled to vo,e shall haye
the right TO vote "ior" or against
the act,
And prorided further, That the COM
missioners Of election shall make on a
separate sheet an abstract of said votes
for and against the act, which abstract
shall be duly signed BY SAID commits
sioners and certified TO the Secrc airy OF
the Commonwealth.
And if from such returns and abstract
Of votes it shall appear that a majority
OF those voting at said election have
voted in favor ofsaid act, then it shall
be the duty Of the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth to certify the same TO
the Governor, who shall immediate ly
make proclamation thereof by publica-
ton in one or more newspapers pub
lished in the city OF Richmond, having