Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-23

nsttne commissioner or commissioners sh Il, e,r,,,
~na transmit to the auditor of pubic accounts.
yno snau charge the collector with the amoun,
VI sa'es appearing thereon.
., IS. lur'her enacted, That it shalt be the du
o.eVery collector to pay annually INFO the puh-
lie treasury, all such sum or sums of r,oos puo
ue shAn receive by virtue of this act deduaing
commission OF 1--WE per centum ,be,eor ,,h;ct,
payment shall annually be made on the same A, y
On winch the taxes collected in the e, no v.,,
shall be payable. 'e s~"e year
further enacted, That the lists of sale go
ss'ei"ea ana taken by the commissioners. or q;
..H. 1nem, snail be sufficient to charge the
OF MS security or securities. his. her or
their heirs, Executors or adn;n;x,r.,ors -.
""h' on any motion to be made no recov., the
same ny the auditor of public accou,n, And e
any COLLECTOR SHAH make default in the navo,en,
Vi any monies ny him received. by virtue of this
ActJ at the time hereby required. such coIee,or
s"e ms security or securities, his, her or their
executors or administrators, shall be liable
he as1en hnes' interest, damages and costs, and
dses,,,. III 'ne same manner as iii case of 4
revenue. eai'h
~ De 1t turther enacted, Thatit shall be the duty
:. VERY collector making : sale by virtue of this
Az, 70 make and execute TO the purchaser a deed
in ice simple tor the lands purchased, seciting he
cause OF sale. and in every action or SUIT az law
Vi III equity, IN which former owner or owners
OF any tract of land so sold and conveyed, his,
Aes or their heirs, devisee, or other person O,
PERSONS earning under him, her or them, shall
tine validity OF the sale so made, the onu.
ProoandI shall lie on the party so contestiny.
BE 1t further enacted, That the commissioner
or eommIssioners for dIscharging the duties re-
dlreo OF them by this act, shall be entitled to re-
Sei'e from the public treasury commission of
QUO ana nall per centum on the amount of sales
on warrant from the auditor of public accounts
BE 1T further enacted, That it shall be The du,y
OF the auditor OF public accounts, at The public ex
pense. to cause copy of this act, and of an act
passed the hrst day OF February. in the year one
thousand eight hundred and six, entitled 60 An
act giving further time to the ptoprietors of Ger.
tain lands forfeited for the non paymen, of taxes
10 redeem the same, and also of an at passed on
the twentieth day of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seven, entitled "An
aa TO amend an act entitled can aa more effec.
tually to provide for the payment of taxes upcn
lands within this commonwealth" to be publish.
cd for SIX months successfully in the present
year. and for three months successfully preceding
the hrst Monday in August in the year one ,hou.
sand eight hundred and eleven, 20 be pubished
IN some newspaper of general circulation, edited
IN each OF the United States, if any such there be
And be It further enacte1, That The duties en-
joined by this aa TO be performed by the eolleSt
ors, shall. where the sheriff is collector, be per.
formed by the high sheriff in person, and ever,
purchase made wholly or an part, by the sheriff or
ms deputy, or by any other person being collee
tor, or by any other persoa, wholly or in part
for the use OF sucn sheriff deputy sheriff or o.hes
person being collector, shall be void and eye-y
sheriff, deputy sheriff or other person being col
iee'or, making any purchase. either wholly or in
part, tor himself. or procuring any otner person
to make such purchase, wholly or In par Tor tie
use aforesaid shall forfeit asd pay the sum OF
5 500, to the use of the public, to be recovered
by bill, piaint or information, in any court of re
cord having jurisdiction thereof.
This a9 shall be in force from the passing
thereof.
Copy from the RoK--Tes,e,
]. PLEASANTS. jr. Keeper