Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-06

General Assembly. begun and held at tic capi Of
in he city OF ,nchmord OF Monday the fifth
day of Decer'ber, in the year of our Lord.
one thou tish' sundr;d aud sight, and Of
the commonwealth The .hIr;y third.
IN ACT p DIVIDING for the redemption of certain
es thereon. I r-. ..4
Cpa.sed February e,h, 1907
D z il enacted ny the Geneva, hssenb'y, That
II al lands heretofore ;orfei'ed or hereafter 10 be
forfeited to The commonwealth for the non-psy-
nent oftaxes, by vrme OF The lsws SOW in torcc.
hall be redeemable AZ agy time within thee
years from the time when such forfeiture hath
he.etoto accrued, or shall hereafter accrue, and
ln;il the first day of March nexs suleeel;nc the
xpraion of the said term of three years, on
pa, ment Of the taxes dss thereon with an int.
est Of ,enpe cenlun per aInum on each years
FAX ftem the tine when the sanae became or sha
become due, until the time Of such redeiuntion
Provided. nevertheless That all lands hgretof d, G
forfeited, shall be redeeT,abIe IN like manner. and
on payment OF the like interest, ON or before ia
int day OF Idareh in the yrar thousand esat
| auadred ard ten.
Be it fudher naned Tat the auditor of pub
ic accounts, hal onor befc;c. the frs; day Of
Mach, in he. year one Thousand eight hundred
and eleven, and on or before the first day OF
Harcb- IN every year thereafter, dfliver 20 the
collector CT The taxes OF each county, list Of
all such forfeited lasd; therein, as on the arst day
of March preceding, had bccbine il. .dealnable
vnich list shall be forthwith posted or hung IL, IN
.hs moss Puo'ic place III tbs courthouse Of the
county. ~
be it further enacted, That oa the fest Mon.
day in August, in the yeat on: thousand eiyht
hludred and eieseD, and on The first Monday Of
4ugust in every year the, eaf,er, the collectors
IEa'l proceed, by public auction, At ,he door OF
the cou house oil each coun,y. to sell 70 the
highest bidder, eacn tract oflsnd costsined with
N The list OF such forfsied lands. as we're ire
deepable on the f,St day of March in The pre-
ccding year, for ready money.
Be l. fuuher enacted, That if at any such sale.
he former owner rowners of any forfeited tract
Of land - about TO We sold, any persoa for him,
her o, them, or in his, her or tncir behalf. with
or withou' any authority or direction for that
purpose shall appear and pay the taxes due
thereon, with interest a. aforesaid until the iine
oil such sale, suen tract shall nor be sold, but an
entry of such payment shall be made by the
collector on the Use afo egad, and a receipt foi
'ueh payment gwen to the prison making the
same in the name Of the former owner or owners,
and thcreupon such land shall be taken 10 be re-
deemed. and The forfeiture aecrued thereon. shall
be. and the same is hereby fully waved and remIt-
ted.
BE il fr,ther enacted, Th9t IL shall be the duty
ofthe commissioner or eommissionets Of The re.
venue, annually, on The first Monday in August.
to sttend AZ the courthouse OF their respective
counties, and to take and make out list of a.
The sales so to be made by the collector. sp city
ing the name or names of the former ownsr or
owners, The sums paid and TO whom sold which
listth commissioner or commssie ners shaIIforh.
with transmit to the auditor OF pubic accounts.
who shall charge the collector with the amount
OF sales appesrirg thereon.
be u further enacted, That IL shall be the ds |
y ofeveTy collector TO pay annually INTO the pub
&c treasury, all such sum or sums of money as |
be shall receive by virtue Of this nct. deduding |
a commission Of Eve per cenism thereon. which l
payment shall annually be made on the same day /
on which the taxes collected in the same year |
nall be payable.
Beit iurther enacted, That the lists Of sale so
rerthed and taken by the commissioners, or ei.
Their OF them, shall be sufficient TO charge the
collector OF his security securities, his, her or
heir heirs, executors or administrators there
villa, on any motion to be made 10 recover the
'sme BY the auditor Of public accounts. And IL