The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-08-02

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of the Rolls.
General Assembly begun and held at the capitol
in the city of {ichmond, on Monday the first
day OF December, in the year ofour Lord,one
Thousand eight hundred and six, and of the
commonwealth the thrty-iirst.
AN ACT to amend an act, entitned !" An act
more efeciually TO provide for the payment
of taxes upon lands within this common
wealth.
Passed goth January, 1907
DE it enacted hy the Gencral Assembly,
ny That, when the ta,., or any tract or par
Gel Of land shall have heretofore remained, or
shall! hereafter remain unpaid for the space Of
two years, snch tract or parcel Of land sl'all te
forfeited IL the cfnnloawcatth, and shall rot be
subject 10 location Provided Nevertheless,
That, the ,rac. u parcel of land SO as aforesaid
forfeited, shall be suhlre, 70 the redemption Of
the former right!ul AM. proper owner At any
time within three years after such forfeiture shall
have accrued, upnn payment OF the taxes due
thereupon, according to the following rules, to
wit. That ifthe said taxes shall be paid in the
first year after such forfeiture shall have accrued
there shall be paid all interest of twenty five per
centum per AMMAN on the amount OF the said
taxes from the time they became due, till paid
Ii the said taxes shall be paid in the second
year after such forfeiture shall have accrued,
there shall be paid an interest Of fifty per cen.
tnn per annum on the amount OF taxes due as
aforesaid if the said taxes shall be paid i the
third year after such forfeiture stall have accru-
ed, there shall be paid an interest of one hum
dred per centum per annun, as aforesaid Pro.
vided also, That nothing in this act Shall be SO
constructed as to affect the rights of infants,
femes covert, or persons Of unsound mind, until
one year after the disabilities shall have ceased, ON
their paying all taxes due, with an interest there
on at the rate Of ten per centum per annum on
the amount due as aforesaid.
A II acts and parts of acts coming within the
purvew of this act, are hereby repealed
This act shall commence and be in force
from and after the first day of March next.
A copy from the Roll--Ieste,
J. PEASANTS. jr. Keeper
OF the Rolls.
General Assembly, begun and held at the cap
tol in the city of Richmond, on Monday
the fifth day Of December in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight,
and Of the commonwealth the thirty third.
AN ACT providing for the redemption of GER
tain lands forfeited by the non-payment of
taxes thereon.
Passed February 9th 1901
DE. it enacted by the General Assembly,
Ed That all lands hereafter forfeited or hereaf-
ter TO be forfeited to the commonwealth for the
non-payment of taxes, by virtue of the laws now
in force, shall be redeemabe at any time within
three years from the time wheE such forfeit
ture hath heretofore accrued, or shall hereafter
accrue, and until the first day of March next
succeeding the expiration of the said term of
three years, payment of the taxes due thereon,
with an interest of ten per centum per annum on
each years tax, from the time when the same
became or shall become due, until the time of
sncn redemption. Provided nevertheless, That all
lands heretofore forfeited, shall be redecmabe
IN like manner, and on payment of the like in
terest, on or before the first day of March.
IN the year one thousand eight hundred and
ten.
Beit further enacted, That the Auditor Of
public accounts shall, on or before the first day
of March, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and eleven, and on or before the first day of
March IN every year thereafter, deliver to the
collector OF the taxes Of each county, a list of
all such forfeited lands therein, as on the first say
OF Marsh preceding, had become rrcdeemabe,
"hich ist snail ne forthwith posted or hung up
IN the most public place in the courthouse of
the county.
BE 1t further enacted, That on the first Mon
Gay In August III the year one thousand eight
hundred and elcveven, and on the first Monday
OF August IN every year thereafter, the collec
tors shall proceed,by public auction, at the door
Of the courthouse of each county, to sell 10 the
highest bidders each tract of land contained
within the list Of such forfeited lands, as were
'rTedeemable on the first day of March in the
preceding year for ready money.
Be 1t further enacted, That if at any such sale.
the former over or owners of any forfeited
tract OF 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 pav
me taxes due thereon,wit interests as aforeaaid
u'lui me time OF such sale, such tract shall not
be sold, but an pptru Of cncL :,