Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-07

OF The Rolls.
General Assembly, begun and he'd at the Capt.: oil
in the city Of Richmond, on Monday the 6fth
day of December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eighr hundred and eight, and Of
the commonwealth the .hir y-third
an ACT p.oviding for the redemption IF certain
lands forfeited BY the non .paymcut Of The tax.
es thereon.
CPassed February 9Th, 1901
DE it enacted by the General Assembly. That
- ali lands heretofore forfeited or hereafter 10 be
forfeited to the commonwealth for the non-pay.
raent of taxes by virsue of the laws now in forcs
shall be redecnable II any time within three
years from the time when such forfeiture hath
heretofore accfu>d, or shall hereafter accrue, and
Until the fiT5t day of March next SUI eeediug the
xpira ION of the said term of three years, on
payment of the taxes due thereon, with an into.
.cst OF enper centum per annum on each years
tax from The time WHEN the same bee anne or shall
become due, until The time of such rede npiion
Provided, nevertheless, That al lands heretofore
forfeit, d, shall be Iedeemabl in like manHer and
on payment OF the like interest, on or before The
lrsr day OF March in the year one thousand egur
hundred AID ten.
81 ii fuslhzr enan;ed. Tea the auditor ofpub
&c accounts, shaI on or before the f,sg day of
Mach IN HI year one thousand eight hundred
and sisg-n, and on or before the first day OF
Ia SsSiy year ttcTcditeIs NehNSf % the
co iector of the taxes o. each county, list OF
al such forfeited laAds therein, The FIRST day
OF March preceding, had become ir edeemable,
which list sha.' De forthwith posted or hung up in
the most public place IN the courthouse of tn q
county.
BE it further enacted, That on the first Mon
day III august, IN the year one ihousand eight
hundred aud eleven, and on the FIRST Monday Of
Ausu.t in every year thereafter, the collectors
ell n fnvnccfl nv r,uhlsc nj he Ho,r NJ
The courthouse of each county. TO sell 10 the
highes, bidder, eactt tract ollsnd contained with
in the list of such iosiei,ed lands. as were ire
deenable on the first day of March in the pre-
ceding year, Eos ready money.
lie il fuIther enacted. Tina; If al any such sale
the former owner or owners Of any feTiei ed ,rao,
Of LAM about to be sold, any person for him,
her or them, or in his, her OF their behalf, with
or without any authority or direction for that
purpose, shall appear and pay the taxes due
thereon, with interest aforesaid, until the tire
OF such sale such tract shall not b: sold, but an
entry of such payment shall be made by the
collector on the list aforesaid, and receipt 70,
such payment given to the person making the
same in the name of the former owner or owners,
and thereupon such land shall be taken TO be re-
deemed, and the forfeiture accrued thereon, shall
be, and the same 10 hereby fully waved and remit.
ted.
be it further enacted, THAT it shall be the duty
of the commissioner or commissioners of the re.
venut, annually, on the FIRST Monday in Anguss
| 70 attend at the courthouse OF their Respective
counties, and to take and make out a list Of al
the sales so to be made by the collector, specify
ing the name or names Of the former owner OF
owners, the sums paid and to whom sold which
list the commissioned commissioners shall forth
with transmit to the auditor Of pubic accounts
who shall charge the collector with the amount
of sales appearing thereon.
| Be 1t farther enacted, That it shall be the du
~ of every collector topay annually INTO the pub
lie treasury, all such sum or sums of money al
nc shall receive by virtue Of this act deduGini
a commission of FIVE per eentunn thereon, which
| payment shall annually be made on the same da,
on which the taxes collected in the sane yea
shall be payable.
BE it further enacted, That the lists Of sale s,
certified and taken by The commissioners, or ei
ther OF them, shall be sufficient 70 charge tn
collector or MS security or securities. his, her o
their heirs, executors or administrators there
with, on any motion 10 be made to recover tn
same by the auditor Of pubic accounts And il