Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-24
TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT

"HTfH-r 10 amend ne 0ct entilXLef &c an, ark
10 lay and coiiecf di,ecl rae yvffhin t5c
United States"
. BE IL enacted By the Senate and Eyo,,se :
Representatives Of tie U,ffed States of .o,,,e.
,fea, I" Congress ASSEMBLED, 1 hat it shalt
De the duty of The collectors of the direc
TAX under whose direction, or by WHOM,
any tract OF land may have been sold for
iioh-payment OF such tax, and where lbs
time limited by law for the redom,t;on ~
such lands, shall not have expired brto,s
the passing of this act. tn transmit w;,IiI,
three months after the passing of ,h,s ~,
correct transcripts of the lists of all The
tracts OF land or lots, which have bee5
soiu either IN whole or i'm part, for non.
payment OF the said tax before the pass;nty
oil this act, to the supervisor or to the of.
ncers 10 whom the duties of SUPERVISE
NAV have been transferred, or i'm case tber.
De no such person, to The marshal of ;b9
district within which such lands may Tx
and the said collectors shall lin =
transmit to the same officer, within ,h,i.E
months alter the completion Of any sale
'iaue subsequent to the passing of his ac(1
similar transcripts of the lists of all thS
tracts OF land or lots which shall, after, ia
passing ut ibis act, be sold. either in whole
or IN part, for non payment of the said t,v.
winch several transcripts shall, in eve, Z
case, specify the trdct or lot old. in ,vr,,iI
or ~ part, the quantity of land winch IA
Deen SOLD; lifetime when sold :the amon,t
OF tax, charges and costs for which i, uss
SOD and the amount paddy, and the nar,4
oil the purchaser; and shall also desisrra.e
all those tracts or lots which shall l.. Oh
Oeen redeemedby the original proDr,ctors,
or Tor their benefit, in conformity with tho
provisions Tor that purpose heretofore an.
acted ; and it shall also be the dutv of a.
said collectors TO pay over, within. the ti+,e
Aforesaid, to the officer, to whom the a.
ooVe mentioned transcripts may have beet
transmitted, the amount of Ill the movies
Pald TO them by or for the benefit of an5
Original proprietor of lands or lots sold (o,-.
non payment of the tax and subsequent ~
such sale redeemed in conformity ,o;,E
law, by OF for such proprietor. which shall
not at the time Of transmitting the I'D
transcripts, have been repaid by such col
lectoT to the purchaser IF such lands or
lots And any collector failing TO co,nrIv.
with the provisions OF this sec(ior. mr. ., 4
any of them, shall forfeit and pay the ,um
of one thousand dollars With costs ~
suit.
Sec 2. ind be II fty'fhcr Enacted. I'haf.
II any collector shall fail to transmit tb.
transcripts required by the frs, se6lion of
this act within the time aforesaid II .Lau
be the duty oFthe supervisor, ofliceraet,ng
as supervisor, or marshal, as the case NAV
be, OF The district within which the coIIec-
ton district Of such collector may be "a
prepare within six months after the p,ss-
ing ofthis act, from the lists or sucb otLss
documents as may be in his POSSESSION. a
similar transcript Of inc list Of lands wbicb
such collector had Ivy virtue of the second
section Of The acl eulituled, An a61 ~ a.
mend an ACT. entitled An a6l to Law ADD
colect drecl tax within the Iin;tod
States," been authorised to sell for non.
payment oil the said tax; which list shan
Likewise specify in every case, the trs6 -
lot described in the original assessment,
and the amount of tax, charges and COST.
for which it was liable to be sold, and anv
supervisor, officer acting as supervise, ~.
marshal, as the case may be. faiiinp 70
comply with the provisions ofthis se61i,,,
shall! forfeit and pay the sum Of Eve hun:
dred dollars with costs Of suit.
Sec. 3. ind be IL /trfhey enacted That
ii shall be The duty OF the supervisors. OFF,
Gers acfDg as supervisors, or mar>haIs AZ
the case NAV be, to exhibit the be orr rocp.
toned transcripts, whether transmiardbv
the collector, or prepared by th,mgejyesi
and also, to Keep open The original ass,.ss.
mehi lists and whenever required wtt.s
The tine limited by law for he redemp;, :
o. lands, or lots thus sold to arv pc,, p;
wishing 70 ascertain whether an. traa X
land or lot has been sold fof non psymerg
~ IN" az, 20 receive. within the cam. ~
ROD from any person rendering cr a,~.s
the amount 81 The tax. charges and {. &c
u" which any such tracl of land or loi. h,..
heen sold. with ,hn inl.u... ..t--, !