The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-12

~ Of evoy collector 10 pay Annually INTO II.
public Treasury, all such sum OF sums Of mo. 4
new as he shall receive by virtue This act. de.
Quoting commission of five per Centum theteon J
which payment shall annually be made on the !
same day on which the taxes collected in IN. I
same year shall be payable.
Be il further enacted, That the lists Of sale 40
certified and taken by the commissioners, Or si.
thcr of them, shall be sufficient to charge III,
collector or his security securities, his, her or
their heirs administrators herewith On
any motion to be made to recover the same BY
the auditor Of public accounts. And il any
collector shall make default in the payment Of
any monies by him received, by virtue Of hi,
act, at the time hereby required, such collector
and his security or securities, his, her or their
heirs, exex utors or administrators, shall be Tia.
bic to all such fines, interests, damages and
costs, and ba recovered IN the same manner as in
| case of default in the payment of the common.
! wealth's revenue.
Be it further enacted, Thatit shall be tn, da.
ty of every collector making sale by virtue of
this act, to make end execute tn the purchaser
deed in fee simple for the lands. purchased, reefs
ting the cause Of sale, and in every action OF
suit at law or in equity, in which former own.
er or owners of any tract Of land so sold and
conveyed, his, her, or their theirs devisee, or @.
| ,her person or persons claiming under him, her
or them, shall contest the validity of the sale so
| made, the onus probandi shall lie on the party
| SO contcsting.
Be Il further enacted, That the commissioner
! or commissioners for discharglng the duties re-
quired on them by this act, shall be entitled TO
| receive from the public treasury commmission
of one and an half per cen,um on the amount of
sales, on warrant from the auditor Of public
| accounts.
Be it further enacted, That it shall be the du-
~ Of the auditor OF public accounts, al the pah.
lie expense, to cause copy of this act, and Of
an act passed the first day of February, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and six, emit.
tuled +" An act giving further time to the pro-
! prietors of certain lands forfeited for the non
| payment of taxes, to redeem the same, and alse
of an act passed on the twentieth day of Jan.
| uary, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seven, cntituled, +" An act to amend an act
entiued &C an act, more efectualy to provide
for the payment of taxes upon lands within THU
| commonwealth" to be published for six month";
successfully in the present year,and tor th'e'
months successfully preceding the frs
Monday in August in the year one thonsans
eight hundred and eleven, to be published ii
some newspaper, Of general circulation, editet
in each Of the United States, ifany such there be
And be it further enacted, That the duties en-
Joined in this act to be performed by the colec
tors, shall where the sheriff is collector, be per
formed by the high sheriff in person, and ever.
purchase made, wholly or in part, by the sherf
or his deputy, or by any other person being
collector, or by any olEer person., wholly o
in part, for the use of such sheriff, depu,,
sheriff or other person being collector shall b
void and every sheriff deputy sheriff or othe
, person being collector, making any purchase
either wholly or in part, for himself, procur
ing any other person to make such purchase
wholly or in part for the use aforesaid, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of $500. to the use q
the public, to be recovered by bill, plant or in
formation, in any court of .cord havin
Jurisdiction thereof.
d This act shall be in force from the passinl
thereof.
A copy from the Roll-Tes.e,
Fl J. PLEASANTS, Jr. keeper
i Of the rolls.