The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-19

tnelF paying all taxes que, win an interest tncle-
on at the rate Of ten per ccntum per annum on
the amount due as aforesaid.
IN acts and parts Of acts coming within the
pu,vew of this act, are hereby repealed.
This act shall commence and lie in force
from and after the tirst day of March next.
A copv from the RolI--res,e,
]. rLEASANTS. jr. Keeper
OF the Rolls
General Assembly, begun and held a. the cap
ito. in the city Of Richmond, on Monday
the fifth day of December, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight,
and of the commonwealth the thirty third.
AN ACT providing for the redemption Of Ger
tain lands fo,ftitel 10y The non-pay lhett OF
taxes thereon.
Passed February 9Th l8ool
TEE it cnace,, by the General Assembly.
4 , That all lands hereafter forfeited or hcrea-
,er 10 be forfeited t, he commonwealth for the
non payment OF taxes, by virtue Of the laws now
in tor e, shall be ,c.ietmahe at any time within
th,ee wears from the time whe; such tnrie-
tufe bath heretofore accrued. or shall hereafter
accrue, and until TIC fins. day Of March next
succeeding the expiration OF tue said term OF
tntee years, on payment of the taxes due thereon,
with an interest 81 ten pei centum per annuin or
each years tax, from the time when the same
became or shal! hccome due, until the &c Of
snrn edtmpton Provided nevertheless, / nat al
Lands heretofore forfeited, shall be reteemab!e
n IKE manner. and on payment OF tne like in
terest, or before the hlst dav of March,
IN the year one Thousand elsnt hrndica and
ten.
Be il further enacted, That the A"d,cr Of
public accounts shall, o. OF before the FIRST day
OF March, 70 the year one thousand el@ht hum
tlretl and eicvcn and or before the first day Of
March IN every year thereafter, deliver to the
collector of the taxes OF each county,, list Of
all such forfeited lands therein, he first gay
Of March preceding, mad become llre,!ccnAhls,
which iist shall I've forth with posted or hing M
IN the mos, public place in lie court-!ouse ..
the county.
BE il further enacted, That on the first Mon
day In August in the year one thousand eight
bundled and eleveven, and on the first Monday
Of August in every year thereafter, the colec-
tors shall pfoceed,b b. public auction, at the door
Of the conrt-house uf each county, to sell to the
| highest bidders each tract Of land contained
within the list Of such forfeited lAa.s, as were
lrredeemable on the first day &C March in the
preceding year for ready money.
BE il further enacted, That if at any such sale,
the former over or owners If any forfeited
tract Il land so about to be sold, or any PEI
son for him, her OF them, or in his, her or
their behalf with or without any authority or
directlon fpr that purpose, shall appear and pay
the taxes aue thereon, Hiih interests as afoieaad,
unui the time III sucii sale, sulu tact shall not
he sold, but an entry Of such Payment shall be
made hv toe collector on the list a.oiesad, and
a recipe for such payment gvcn 10 the i,ersolt
making tho same III the oi tine former ow-
nec or owners, and thcrenpon suth land shall be
taken 10 be redeemed, and tic iotlcnAfe accrued
thereon, shol! be, ard the same is hereby full
" waved aud RENTED
BE il further enacted, That il sh Ill be the du.
| Of the commissioner or commissioner, Of the
revenue, annually, on the first Monday in Au.
! gust, to attend at the courthouse Of their re.
| spectlve courtles, and to take and make out :
list oithe sales to be sold Ivy the collector, spe.
| Giving the name or names Of the former ow.
ner OF owners, the sums paid and to whom sold
which list the commissioner Sr commissioner.
| shall forthwith transmit to the Auditor Of uub.
lie accounts, who shall charge the collector viii
the amount OF sales appearing thereon.
BE it further enacted, That it shall be the du
~ Of every collector TO pay annually into ia,
public Treasury, all such sum or sums of mo
ney as he shall receive by vi,tue of this act, de
ducsing commission of Ave per centum thereon
which payment shall annually be made OH th
same day on which the taxes collected in III
same year shall be payable.
BE 1t further enacted, That the lists Of sale s.
certified and taken by the commissioners, or eli
ther OF them, Shall be sufficient to charge III
collector Or his security securities, his her
their heirs, executors administrators Herewith, o.
r any motion to be made 10 recover the same b,
& the auditor Of public accounts. And if an,
collector shall make default in ,ne payment o
e any monies BY him received, by virtue Of TIL
act, at the time hereby required, such collector
4 and his security securities, his, her or thei
# heirs, exc Sutors or administrators, shall be Liza
= Die to all such fines, interests, damages an
Il costs, and be recovered in the same manner as
c case OF q default in the payment 0: Ike common
. /. YEA lth' revenue,