The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-08

constructed as to aiiect the ilghts ut lnian's, |
cn.es covert, persons OF pnsound mind, nn'il
one year lf Ell the disabilities hali have ceased, en-
THEM paying ali taxes due, with an interest there !
on at the rate Of ten per ccntnm per annum on
the amount due as aforesaid.
All acts and parts q acts coming within the
purview Of this act, ale hereby repealed.
Tits ACT Shall commence and he IN force
from and after the first day Of March next
Il copy fom the Roil-Icste,
J. PlEAsANTs. j.. Keeper
Of The Rolls.
General Assembly, begun and held At TIC cap
itol in the city Of Richmond, on Monday
the fifth day CT December, in The year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and pi.at,
and of the commonwealth the thirty third.
AN ACT providing Tor the redemption Of Ger
tain lands forfeited by The non-p2y,nent OF
taxes thereon
[P4ssed February 9Th l8o3.l
EDF it enacted BY the General Assembly,
& , That all lands hereafter forfeited or sieTclt-
ter 10 Re forfeited to the commonwealth for tie
non paymcnt OF taxes, hy virtue Of the iaNs now
il ~ c, snail be feJ,remAbls at any time within
thee years ilom the time wher such niitl-
lure hath heretofore accrued, CT Shall h leaiter
accrue, and until tie ii,st day oil March mkt
succeeding the expiration Of the said term q
thee years. OF payment of the taxes due thereon,
with an interest Of ten per centum per annum q
each wears tax. from the tinc when tho same
became or shall htt ome due, until tie itne Of
such redemption. Provided nevei btlese HAT III
| lands heretofore forfeited, shall be Ielleenable
! in like manner, and on payment OF the Ike in
| terest, on or before the first day a. March,
| in the year one thousand eight hundred and
| ten.
Be it further enacted, That the Auditor Of
public accounts SHALL on or belofe the first day
| Of March, IN the year one thousand eight hun
| dred and eleven, and on before the first day Of
| March in every year thereafter, deliver 70 the
| collector Of the taxes Of each county, list Of
all such forfeited lands therein, the first Hay
! of March preceding, had become irreleeinahle,
! which list shall he forthwith posted or hung up
/ In the most public place i'll the courthouse tf
| the county.
BE ii further enacted, That on the first Mon
| day IL August in the year one thousand eight
hundred and eleveveu, and on the first Monday
ct August IN every year there ftel, the co!lec-
tors shall proceed,by public auction, at the door
Of the courthouse of each county, to sell to the
| highest bidders each tract of land sonainee!
within the list Of such forfeited laars, as were
rredeemable on the first day # March in the
preceding year for ready money.
BE II further enacted, That # at any such sale,
the Former over owners If any f,afaltcu
tract ef land SO about to be sold, any per-
son for HIM, her them, or i'll his, her or
their behalf, with or without any authority or
direction for that purpose, shall appear and paw
the taxes due thercon with interests as aforeaald,
until the time of such sale, such tract shall not
be sold, but an entry OF such payment shall be
made by the collector on the list aforesaid, and
; a recipe for such payment given to the person
making the same IN the name Of the former ow-
net or owners, and thcreupon such land shall be
taken to be redeemed, and the forfeiture accrued
thereon, shall be, aud the same is hereby fol.
ly waved and RENTED.
BE il further enacted, That il shal! be the du-
OF the commissioner commissioners of the
revenue, annually, on the first Monday in Au-
gust, to attend at the courthouse of their re-
} spectve Counties, and to take and make out a
list ofthe sales to be sold by the collector, spe-
Crying the name or names of the former ow-
ner or owners, the sums paid and to whom sold
! which list the commissioner or commissioners
snail forthwith transmit to the Auditor OF pub
lie accounts, Wy, shall charge the collector with
the amount OF sales appearing thereon.
Be II further enacted, That il shall be the DIT.