Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-02

l." "'oiii ti% NutieS Oh supervisor may
nave been transferred, or in case there be
no such person, to the marshal of the dis
trlct within which such lands may lie;
and the said collectors shall likewise trans
mt To the same officer, within three
months alter the completion of any sale
made subsequent to the pa sing of this act,
similar transcripts OF the lists of all the
tracts OF land or lots which shall, alter the
passing of this ac,, be Sold either in whole
or IN part, Tor non payment of the said tax,
which several transcripts shall. in every
case, specify the tract or lot sold, in whole
or IN part, the quantity of land which has
been sold; tne time when sold the a.
mount ot tax, charges and costs for which
IL was sold, and The amount pa Il bv, and the
name oil tbe purchaser and shall also de-
signate all those tracts o. lots which shall
have been redeemed by the original pro-
prietors, or for their benefit, IN cnnfo mity
with the provisions for that purpose ere
toiore enacted; and it shalt also be the
duty OF the said collectors To pay over,
within the time aio csaid, to the Officer,
To whom the above mentioned transcrip;s
may have been transmitted, the amount
OF all the mouies paid 20 them by OF for
TN benchi OF any original proprietor Of
lands or lots sold for non peyment of the
tax, and b5equent 10 such sale redeem
ed IN conformity with law, by or for such
Proprietor, which shall not at the time of
transmitting The said lranscrip,s, have heen
repaid by such collector 10 The purchaser
OF such lands or lots: And any collector
iMiing to comply with The provisions of
tins section, or with any Of them Shall
iori, it and pay the sum OF one thousand
doilnrs with costs of suit.
Sec. 2. ina be IL potter enacted, That
if any collector shall fail to transmit the
transcripts requiret. BY TIC frs, section Of
tins ACT within the time aforesaid it Shall
be the duty Of the supervisor, officer acl-
ing as supervisors, or marshal, rs The case
m y be, Of the district within which the
COLLECTION district OF such cpleClar may
be, To prepare within six months after the
passi * OF this act, I ON the lists or such
other Gocumen,s as may be in his posses
son, similar tran cript of the lis. of lands
winch such cCllcctoI had bv virtue ut tlie
second section of the acl, entitu!rd An aGt
to amend an act, entitled " An act TO av
and collect dire / tax within the u u. d
States" been authorised TO sell lor non
payment OF the said tax; which hist shall
likewise specify in every case, the tract or
IL, described in the Original aSse ssrncnt,
aud the amoun OF TAX, char yes 4 Il costs
for which Il wa, lIebe to be sol /. and any
supervisor, officer aching as superv s1r, Or
marshal, as tae case may b.. falling to
comply with the provisions OF this section,
shall forfeit aid pay the 81 n of five hun
dred dollars with costa Of SUIT.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL further eaac'eG. That
1T shall be the duty of the supervisors, of.
tlccrs actlHS as supervisors, or mar,hals,
a. the case may be, To- exhibit the before
mentioned transcripts, whether transmit
ted by the collector, OF prepared by them
selves and also, to keep open the original
assessment lists, and whenever required
within the time limited by law Tor The re-
demption OF lands or lots thus sold t. any
person wishing TO ascertain whether any
tract OF land, or lot, has been sold fornon.
payment OF the tax, TO receive, within tn.
same period, from any person rendering
the same, the amount Of the tax. charges
and costs for which any such tract OF land
or loo, has been sold, with the interest which
shall have accrued on the same as hxeh by
law, and execute a receipt Tor the same
which payment, by whomsocver made,
shall always be considered To- bc made for
the benefit of the original proprietor: and
to pay over, az any time, within the same
period, when applied for, the monies and
intcres; received from, or Tor any original
proprctOrs, VINO shall have availcd them
selves of thcrght Of rcdeemipg theirlanhs,
agreeably to law, to the person who may
have purchased ;he tract Of land OF lot, 80
redeemed, when the same was sold Tor
non-payment Of the tax, or 10 the repre-
sentative of such rclson.
s c 4. Hnd be IL FURTHER enacted, That
it shall BE- the dDty o. the sad .uperyisor,
person hing as supervisor, o. ma>nal, as
the cas-, may be, 10 file t the end " two
years after The completion OF the stcs OF
lands sold within their district Cor non
PAYMENT of the d.recl tax, with the clerk
Of 'bc distrlct court within whp5e dis,ri /
such lands way lie, co,rct transcripts, 81
nilar to those prescribed b. the FIRST sc.
ton or this al, Of the lands or 10 ,oid IN