7.  Such  bonds  when  received  by  the  provincial  secretary  shall
forthwith  be  laid  before  the  governor  in  council,  who  shall  approve
or  disallow  the  same  within  twenty  days.  -Ajiy  sherifi"  whose  bond
has  been  disallowed  and  not  giving  a  satisfactory  bond  after  reason-
able notice,  may  be  removed  by  the  governor  in  council,  and  the
sheriff  for  the  preceding  year  shall  continue  in  office,  his  sureties
remaining  liable.  If  he  be  the  same  person  he  shall  act  under  his
former  appointment,  and  his  former  sureties  shall  continue  until
he  find  approved  security  or  be  removed  from  office.
8.  The  sureties  shall  be  responsible  for  the  performance  of  the
sheriff's  duty  until  the  approval  of  new  security.  They  may  at
any  time  pray  the  governor  to  relieve  them,  and  if,  upon  being  re-
quired, the  sheriff  shall  fail  to  substitute  other  approved  sureties
within  one  month,  the  governor  in  council  shall  remove  him  from
office.
