Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-28

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December next.
1T E. CARRINCTON,
Supervisor OF the dist. OF Virg.
AN ACT
Further to amend the act entittaled " an act TO
Lay and collect direct tar gvithin The Uilit-
ed Sfates.'
BE it enacted 6y the Senate and House Of
RettresentatiUes Of the United States II H.
-iercu in Congress assembled, That it shall
be the duty Of the collectors Of the direct
tax, under whose direction, or by whom
any tract of land may have been sold for
non payment of such tax, and where the
time limited by law for the redemption
of such lands, shall not have expired be-
fore the passing of this act, TO transmit
within three months after the passing OF
this ACT correcttranscripts OF the lists OF all
the tracts ofland or lots, which have been
sold either in whole or in part, for non
payment of the said tax before the passing
orthis act, to the supervisor or to the OIL
GERS to whornthc duties of supervisor may
have been transferred, or in case there be
no such person, 10 the marshal OF the dis
triet within which such lands may lie !;
and the said collectors shall likewise trans
nit to the same officer, within three
months after the completion OF any sale
made subsequent to the passing OF this aGt.
similar transcripts sf the lists of all the
tracts of land or lots which shall, after the
passing OF this ACT, be sold, either in whole
or in part, for 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 the time when sold the a.
mount of tax, charges and costs for which
twas sold,a the amount paid by, and the
name of the purchaser; and shall! also de-
signate all those tracts or lots which shall
have been redeemed by the original pro-
prietors, or for their benefit, in conformity
with the provisions for that purpose here
tofore enacted; and it shall also be the
duty of the said collectors to pay over,
within the time aforesaid, to the officer,
to whom the above mentioned transcripts
may have been transmitted, the amount
OF all the monies paid to them by or for
the benefit of any original proprietor of
lands OF lots sold for nor. payment of the
tax, and subsequent TO such sale redeem
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proprietor, which shall not at the time OF
transmitting the said transcripts, have been
repaid by such collector to the purchaser
of such lands or lots And any collector
falling to comply with the provisions of
this section, or with any Of them, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of one thousand
dollars with costs of suit.
Sec. Q, dnd be IL f.rthcr enacted, That
If any collector shall fail to transmit the
transcripts required by the first section of
this act within the time aforesaid it shall
be the duty of the supervisor, officer acl-
ing az supervisor, or marshal, as the case
may be, Of the district within which the
collection district Of such collector may
ne, To prepare within six months after the
passing Of this act, from the lists or such
other documents as may be in his posses.
sion, similar transcript Of the list Of lands
which such collector had by virtue of the
second section Of the ACT, entituled An ACT
To- amend an act, entitled An ACT to lay
and collect direct tax within the United
States" been authorised to sell for noa-
payment OF the said tax which list shall
likewise specify in every Case, the tract or
lot described in the original assessment,
aud the amount OF tax, charges and costs
Tor which it vas liable to be sold, and any
supervisor, officer acting as supervisor, or
marshal, as the case may be, falling TO
comply with the provisions Of this seclion,
shall forfeit and pay the sum Of FIVE hun
bred dollars with costs Of suit.
Sec. 3. mi be it further enacted, That
It shall be the duty Of the supervisors, of
Ecers acting as supervisors, or marshals,
as the case may be, TO exhibit the before
mentioned transcripts, whether transmit
;.dby the collector, or prepared Ivy the m
: ives and also, to keep open the original
s.se.suent lists, and whenever required