Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-11
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or without any authority or D. ;ect on for that
purpose, shall appear and pay ths taxes due
thereon, with interest as aforesaid, until the time
OF such sale, such tract shall uoI be sold but an
entry OF such payment shall be male by the
collector on the list aforesaid. and receipt for
such payment given to the rsou making the
same IN the mans of the former owner or owners
and tn reupon such land shall be taken to be re-
deemed, and the forfeiture accrued thereon, shall
be. and the same is hereby fully waved and remit-
Be isfurther enacted, That IL shall be the duty
OF che commi ssioner or commissioners of The re-
venue, annually, on the first NJ ,nday in Ausus,
to attend 1t the courthouse of their respective
counties. and 40 take and make out list of all
the sales SO to be made by the collector, specify
ing the name or names of the former owner cr
owners. the sums paid and to whom sold which
iistthe commissioner or commissioners shalt forth
with transmit to the auditor of pubic accounts,
wao shalt charge the collector with the amount
OF sales appearing thereon.
BE 1t further enacted, That it Shall be the du
ty OF every collector topay annually into the pub
Tic treasury, all such sum or sums of money as
he shall receive by viriue OF this act. deduaing
commission of five per centum thereon, which
paymen. aiIaii annually be made on the same day
on which the taxes collected in the same year
shall he payable.
Be it further enacted, That the lists of sale so
certified and taken 81 the commissioners, or ei,
ther of them, shall be sufficient to change the
collector or his security securities. his. her or
their heirs, executors or administrators there
with, 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 or Their
heirs, executors or administrators, shall be liable
to all such fines, interest, damages and costs, and
be recovered in the same manner as in case of a
defau, in the payment of the commonwealth's
revenue
Be it further enacted, Thatit shall be the duly
OF every collector making sale by virtue of this
act, TO make aud execute 10 tae purchaser deed
in fee simple for the lands pu released yeciting Inc
cause OF sale, and III every action or SUI; al law
or In equity in which former owner or owners
ct any tract of and so sold and convey ed, his
ner or their heirs, devisse, or orher person OF
persons Claiming under him, her or them, shall
contest the va idity of the sale made the onus
probandi shall lie IN the parry so contcs.ing
Be 1t Further enacted, That rhe commissioner
n commissioners foe dischargiig che tiu,iel re-
CURED of Jhcm by his act shall be en,i,ed TO re
eeve from he pubic treasury q commission of
one and ha { per ccnrum ou the amoun, of sales.
on warrant from the auditor Of public accounts
Be 1t further enacsed, Tia. Ii hall b. his tiu y
of the auditor of public accounts AZ The pubic ex
psnsc, TO cause copy of this act. and Of an act
passed he first day of February. in the year one
Thousand sight hundred and six. eati led AN
at giving further time 20 the propret5rs Of Ger
tain lands forfeited for the non payn.nr of taxes
10 redeem the same, aud also Of an at passed on
the twentieth day Of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred an seven, entitled An
at 70 amend an act entitled "an az more eiFec.
tualiy TO provide for the payment of taxes upon
lands within this commonwealth" to be publish
ed tor six months successfully in the pres
year and for ihree months successfully preceding
the irst Monday in August, in the year .ns tn ,u.
sand eight hundred and eleven, 60 be published
in some newspaper of general circulation, edited
In each of the United States if any such there he
And be it further enacted, That the duties en-
Joined by this ar 90 be PEI formed by the coIlea
ors, shall. where the sheriff is collector. be per
formed by the high sheriff in person, and ever,
purchase made, wholly or IN part, by t1e shsriE :,
his deputy. or by any o'hsr person being coliec
\ tor, or by any other person wholly ar in part
for the use of such sheriff dsluty sheriff ~ . he
person being collector, shall be void and eve
| heriH, dsputy sheriff Or other person being col
| ettor, making any purchase. either wholly or i,
part, for himself, or procuring any other perso,
make such purchase, wholly or in part. for III
use aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum o
3 500 TO the use of the public, to be recovered
10y bill plain. or information, In any court of re
cord having Jurisdiction thereof.
This aa shall be in force from the passin,
thereof.
A Copy from the Roll-Tes,e,
| J. PLEASANTS, jr. Keeper
Of he Roll,