Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-25
-Four Dollars Per Annum-Paid in AdDance.l

'a"u - aoontto be sold, or any person For h i'm
ner or thsm, or in his, her or their behalf, wi
or without any authority or direction for tha
purpose, shall appear and pay the taxes due
'nereon, with interest as aforesaid, unit, the time
OIL such sails, such tract shall not be sold but al
en.ry OF such payment shall be made by the
eoiecto' on the list aforesaid, and receipt e.,
u@n payment given to the person making the
same IN the name of the former owner or owners
ana thereupon such land shall be taken 10 be re.
loeemed, and the forfeiture accrued thereon, shall
ed. "'''' 'u"' ~AV'u anu f-"'''
BE 1t further enacted, Thu, Il shall be the duty
tine COMM ssioner or commissioners of the re.
venue, annually, on the fist M ondsy in August
I - attend at the courthouse of their respective
coun'ies, and to take and make out list of a 4
me sales 50 to be made by the collector. specify
ing the name or names of the former owner or
owners, the sums paid and to who sold which
win transmit to The auditor of pubic accounts,
VINO shall Charge the collector with The amount
OF sales appearing thereon.
be It further enacted, That it shall be the du
y OF every collector to pay annually into the publ
nc trea5ury, all such sum or sums of money as
ne snail receive BY virtue of this act dedusiing
commission Of five per centurn thereon, which
payment shall annually be made ON the same day
on winch the taxes collected in the sa ne year
shall be payable
beis further enacted, That the lists Of sale so
|certhsd and taken By the commissioners. or eli.
tnsr OF them, shall be sufficient to charge the
-ohector or ms security or securities, mis-. her or
ltneir heirs, executors administrators there
"ith' on aEy motion to he made to recover the
same by the auditor of pubic accouats And if
| any collector shall make default in the payment
Of any monies By him received bv virtue Of this
act at the time hereby required, such co,lec,or
and his security or securities, his. her or their
ieirs, executors or administrators, shall be liable
10 all SUCH hnes, interest. damages and costs and
De recovered III the same manner as i'm case of
deiault IN toe Payment of the commonwealth
revenue,
be 1t further enacted, That it shall be the du,y
VI every cohec'or making sale by virtue of this
act. 10 make and execute TO the purchaser a deed
IN tee simple for the lands purchased ,eci,iny The
cauie OF sale, and in every action or suit at law
Or III equity, in which a former ownsr or owners
OF any tract OF and so sold and convened his,
ner. or their heirs, devisee, or other person or
persons Claiming undee hin, her or them. shall
contest the validity of the sale SO made. the onus
pe0oand, sha'l'e on the party SO con,cstng.
ne u iufther enacted, That the commissioner
Or commissioners for dischargig the dulles re.
CURED OF them by this act, shall be entitled "a re-
ceive IRON the publlc treasury 4 commission OF
one aii ma l per centum on the amount Of sales
IN warrant from the auditor of pubic accounts
De 1t further enac.ed, That il shall be- the du y
OF the auditor public acc ou 1rs az The pub &c ex
penies 10 cause copy of this act, and of al ac,
passed the first day of February. in the wear one
thousand eight hundred aud six emil led CAV
az giving tufth:r time u the p:opret,rs of GER.
am lands forfeited for ,he non paymsn Of taxes
20 redeem The same, AMI also of IN aa passed or
che twentieth day of January. in the wear one
'nou'and eight hundred an seven entitled An
ao to amend an act entitled can at more eEec-
,ualy 10 provide for the payment of taxes up.n
'anas WITHIN this commonwealth" TO be publish.
"a FOR SIX months excessively in the present
year ana for three months successive;y preceding
"e n'st Monday IN August, in the year one thou.
sAni eish hundred and eleven. 20 b. nub ,hsd
IN some newsp7pef Of genera! circulation. edi,ed
IN each Of the Uited States. if any such there ~
And be it further enacte,i, That the du,ics en-.
med by this act 70 be pc formed by the collier.
ofs, shall, where the sheriff is collector. he ne,-
formed by the high shcilG in person. and every
purchase made, wholly in pat, by the sheriff r.
MS deputy. or by any other person being a c, lee
TOR, or by any other person. wholly or in part
TOR the use OF such sheriff deputy sheriff or othe,
lerson oeing collector, shall be void and eve "
shehh' deputy sheriff or other person being a col
'eetor, making any purchase, ether wholly or in
part Tor III n'elt, or procuring any other person
ID MAKE such purchlse, wholly or in par, for III
use aforesaid, shall forfeit and paf the sun, oe
! . oJJ. to the use of the public. TO b. recovered
oy BILL plant or informa, ion in any courf of 80
cord having Jurisdiction thereof. ~
| This act shall be in force from tho pass;ng
thereof. ' passing
n Copy from the .Roll---Tes,e.
j. PLEhSANrS. jr. Keeper
OF The Rolls