Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-25

TO pay over, at any time, within the rame
period, when applied for, The monies and
interest received from, or for any original
proprietors, who shall have awaited them
selves of the right Of redeening theirlands,
agrecabiy to law, TO the person who NAV
have purchased The tract of land or lot, SO
redeemed, when the same was sold for
non.payment of the tax, or to The repre-
sentative of such person.
Sec. q. ind be IL further enacted, That
1t shall be the duty OF the said supervisor,
person acting as supervisor, CIR mashal, as
the case may be, 10 file, at the end of two
years after the completion of the sales of
lands sold within their d!strict, for non
payment OF the direct tax, with the clerk
OF the district court within whose district
such lands may lie, correct transcripts, ST.
mlar 10 those prescribed by the first Sec
ton oil this act, Of the lands or lots sold i'm
whole or in part, for non-payment ofthe di-
rect tax and which shall not have been re-
deemed by, or for, the original proprietor
WITHIN the said twoyears; and also to pay in
TO the clerks Office of said court for the use
OF the purchaser,o or his representatives, any
monies remaining in their hands which
shall have been paid By such original pro-
psietors, as Shall have availed themselves of
the right ofredempticn: Anditshall alsobe
the duty the SAID supervisors, officers act
ing as supervisors, or marshal, as the case
may be, when any collector snail have fail
ed to transmit To them, or any of them,
ihe transcripts of the lists of lands sold
tor non payment of the tax as required,
by the frit section Of this a9 10 file with
the clerk ot the said district court The re
ceets given by such collector, either for
the purchase money of lands or lots, thus
sold, TO the purchasers or for the redemp-
ton oil the same, 10 original eroprietors
which shall have been delivered by. the
purchasers, or original proprielors, as the
case may be, of lauds, or lots, thus sold,
to the said supervisors, officers aching as
supervisors, or marshals, in the manner,
and within the time prescribed by this
act.
Sec. S. find be u further enacted, That
The several marshais for the time being.
OF the said district courts shall alone have
the authority in ali cases where the time
iioIited by law, for the redemption Of land
sold, shall not have expired before the
passing Of this act; and are hereby aulho-
rised and required TO execute deeds for
so much OF The said land and lots as shall
have been sold to satisfy the amount the
d!rect tax, charges and costs due there
or, and which shall not have been redeem-
ed by or Tor the original proprietor, with
in the TING limited by Law 10 the purcha-
sers OF such lands or los, or their legal
representatives PoyidcG however. andit
is further enacted; That no such deed
shall be executed excep, ior lands or lots
contained in the transcripts flied with the
clerk of the proper district court, in con
tornl;Y with the preceding section, or I'M
less the purchaser Of any traGl OF land or
lot, sold tor non payment OF the tax, shall
have filed within three months after the
passing OF shis act, or within three months
alter such safe, with the SUPERVISOR, Off
Ger acting as supervisor, or marshal rs the
case may be, a receipt from the collector
tor the purchase money, dated within thir-
~ days subsequent to such sale, and spe.
ci!ylng distinctly the original description
otthe land assessed and tine quantity sold !:
And provided also, I hat no such deed shall
in any case, DC executed for any land pur-
chased by or for a collector of the direct
tax, and not contained in the transcript
files with the clerk of the district court
nor for any land, although not returned
as redeemed by the collector, which shall
appear BY certificate, or receipt of the
sad collector filed with the supervisor, or
officer acting as supervisor or marshal. as
the case may be, before the completion
Of two years after the sale Of such land,
and filed by such officer with the clerk of
The court, in conformity with the prece.
ding section, to have been redeemed by
or for the original proprietor by payment
OF the tax, charges, costs and interest to
the said collector previous to the time Ii
mited by the first section of ;hs ac(, for
the transmission Of transcripts by the col
lcctors OF the direl tax.
Sec. 8. And be II further enacted, Thot
where any lot or. tra6l Of land shall have
been sold before the passing of this a0,
Tor non. payment of the djreGt tax and FOR
a larger sum than the amount Of such
tax' with the legal charges and costs. the
collector OF the SAID tax shall be account
able TO the purchaser Tor the excess of