The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-09-27

OF March preceding, had become Hreleeniabh +
which list shall be forthwith posted or bung On
in he most public place in the cours-house Of
thetcounty. Il.
| BE it further enacted, That on the first Mon.s
! day In August in the year one thousand eiehy
| hundred and elevcven, and on the first Monday
OF August in every year thereafter, the collec.
tors shall proceed,by public auction, at the door
| of the cour-house Of each County, to sell TO thu
highest bidders each tract of land contained
within the list Of such forfeited laaes, as were
| lrIedeemabe on the first day Ct March in tn
preceding year for ready money.
BE II further enacted, Iha, if at any such sale.
| the former over owners Of any forfeited
! tract 1t land so about to be sold, or any per-
SON tor him, her or them, or in his, her or
their behalf, with or without any authority or
direction tor that purpose, shall appear and paw
the taxes due thereon, with Interests as aforcaad
until the time Of such sale, such tract shall not
be sold, but an entry of snch payment shall be
made by the collector the list aforesaid, and
| a recipe for such payment given to the person
| making the same IN the name o. the former ow-
| ner or owners, and thereupon such land shall he
taken to be redeemed, and the forfeiture accrued
| thereon, shall be, and the same is hereby full
| ly waved and RENTED.
Be il further enacted, That isDhall be the du-
| ty of the commissioner OF commissioners of the
I revenue, annually, on the frs, Monday in Au-
ugus, tn attend AZ the couft-louse OF the Ic-,
| s!ecttive counties, and to take aud make ut
list ofthe sales to be sold by the collector, spec
! Giving the name or names of the former ow-
ner OF owners, the sums paid and TO whom sold:
| which list the commissioners or commissioners
snal! forthwith transmit to the Auditor OF pub
lie accounts, who shall charge the collector with
the amount OF sales Appearing thereon.
BE il further enacted, That it shall be the du-
! ~ OF every collector to pay annually into the
public Treasury, all such sum or sums of mo-
neY as ne shall receive by virtue Of This act. de-
ducting commission Of five per centum theleon.
which paymen, shall annually be made on the
same day on which the taxes collected in the
same year shall DC payable.
BE It further enacted, That the lists Of sale so
| certified aud taken by the commissioners, OF eli
ther OF them, shall be sufficient to charge the
collector or his security securities, his her or
their heirs executors or administrators herewith ON
any motion TO be made to recover the same by
the auditor OF public accounts. And if any
! collector shall make default in the payment Of
any monies By him received, by virtue Of this
act, at the time hereby required, such collector,
| and his security or securities, his, her OF their
| heirs, executors or administrators, shall be la
bic to all such fines, interests, damages and
| costs, and he recovered IN the same manner as in
I case OF default in the payment OF the common
| wealth's revenue.
Be it further enacted. Tha, it shall be the do
" of every collector making sale by virtue Of
hs act to make end execute to the purchaser
deed in fee simple for the lands purchased, reri-
ting the of sale, and in every action or
sun at law or in equity, in which a. former own
r or owners of any tract of land so sold and
lonveyed, his, her, or their theirs, devsec, or o.
liner person or persons claiming under him, her
or them, shall contest the validity of the sale SO
made, the onus pfobandi shall lie on the party
50 contestirg.
Be i, further enacted, That the commissioner
or commissioners for dlscharging the duties
CURED on them by this act shall be entitled to
'creve from the public treasury commission
of one and an half per centum on the amount Of
sales, on a warrant from the auditor Of public
| accounts.
Be IT further enacted, That it shall be the du-
y of the auditor OF public accounts, at the pub
&c expense, TO cause copy OF this act and of
an act passed the fist day of February, in the
year one thousand eight bundled and six, ent-
l tuled 6 An act giving further time to the pro-
prietors ofcertain lands forfeited for tile non
payment of taxes, to redeem the same, and also
OF an act passed OH the twentieth day of jan
uary, IN the year one thousand eight hundred
and seven, entituled, An act to amend an act,
entitued 6 an act, more eHectualy to provide
Tor the payment of taxes upon lands within this
commonwealth" TO be published for six months
Excessively in the present year,and tor three
months successfully preceding the first
Monday in August In the year one thousand
eight bundled and eleven, to be published in
3ome newspaper, of general circulation, edited
~ each Of the United States, if any such there be-
And be it further enacte9, That the duties en-
joined N this act to be performed by the collec-
tors, shall where the sheriff is collector, be per
. formed by the high sheriff in person, and every
Il purchase made, wholly or in part. by the sheriff
Or ms deputy, or by any other person being .
r collector, or by any Other person, wholly or
/ u part, for the use of such sheriff, deputy
il sheriff or other person being collector shall be
void ;andevery sheriff deputy sheriff or other
person ing a collector, making any purchase,