The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-18


collector Of the taxes "t each county, list O
al sue fortified lauds therein, on the n'ss day
OF march preceding, had become irredec'nable,
whce list shall! be forthwith posted OF hung W
in the most public place in the courthouse Of
the county.
Be il further enacted, That on the first Mon
thy In August in the year one thousand e;gh.
hundred and clcyeven, ard on tie ist Monday
| Of August in every year there-tief, the collec-
tors shall procced.by pu5lic auction, at the door
| tf the courthouse Of each county, to sell 10 the
| ighcst bidders each tract Ct land contained
within the list Of such forfeited ay6s, as wtr
lrredeemabc on the fist day ef March in lii
preceding year for really money.
Be it further enacted 'rha, If at any such sale,
the former over or owners If any forfeited
| tract Of land so about TO be sold, or any per-
son for him, her or them, or III his, her o,
their behalf, with or without any authority or
direction for that purpose, shall appear and pay
the taxes ,l;e thereon with interests aforeaaid
unit! the time of such sale, such tract shall no;
be sold, but an entry oil such payment shall be
made by the collector or the list Aforesaid, and
a recipe for such payment given to the l,erson
making the same IN the name oil the former ow-
ner or owners, and iheteupon such lard shall be
taken to be redeemed, and the forfeiture accrued
thereon, shall be, and the same is hereby fl.~
ly waved and reniltled.
BE it further enacted, That i. shall be the do
ty of the commissioner or commissioners Of tbs
, revenue, annually, on the hist Monday 10 Az
ugus, 10 attend at the courthouse oi tie re-
specttive counties, and 10 take AID make U. q
list the sales to be sold by the collector, spe-
ciiyins the name or names OF The former om-
ncr or owners, the sums paid and TO whom sold.
.t,.i, IL
shall forth with transmit to tie Auditor Of pui,-
tic accounts, who shall charge the collector with
| the amount Of sales Appearing thereon.
| Be it further enacted, Ihit it shall be the dn.
| ty OF every collector TO pay annually into The
public Treasury, al! such sum or sums of mo-
ney as he shall receive BY virtue OF this ac De-
ductirg commission of hive per centum thereon.
! which pay.nen, shall annually be made on II,
! Same day on which the taxes collected in the
! Same year shal! be payable.
BE II further enacted, iha, the lists OF sale SO
| certified and taken By the commissioners, or ci-
| Their OF them, shall be sufficient TO charge the
collector OF his security or securities, his. her or
their heirs, executors administrators herewith on
any motion 10 be made TO recover the same bv
! the auditor OF public accounts. Ard if any
| collector shall make default in the payment &c
any monies by him received, by viitue Of This
act, at the time hereby required, sch collector,
and his security or securities, his, her OF thei,
heirs, executors or administrators, shall be La
bic to all such fines, interests, damages and
| costs, and be recovered III the same manner as in
case Of a default in the paymcn, of the common
wealth's revenue.
BE II further enacted, Tia, i, shall be the du-
ty Of every collector making Il sale by virtue Of
this act, to make end execute 10 the purchaser
led f,ec le ff,Tf n Ne
, ting the cause vi sale, and in every action OF
;; suit at law or in equity, in winch former oan-
er or owners of any tract Of land 50 sod aad
conveyed, his, her, Their theirs, deyisee or q.
| ,hcr person or persons claiming under him, her
| or them, shall contest the validity of the sale SO
made, the onus proban1i shall lie on tie party
contcstng.
Be if further enacted, That the commissioner
or commissioners tor disclarslng Tie du,Ies !e-
qursd on them by this act, shall be entitled n
receive from the public treasury coinnl,issicn
! OF one and an half per centum on the amount 81
sales, on a warrant from the auditor If pub..
accounts.
Re it further enacted, That it shall BE- the din.
~ Of the auditor OF public accounts, i, The pub-
| nc expense, TO cause copy of this act, and of
an act passed the fist day of February, in The
! Je-i one thousand eight hundred and six, en,i-
| 'u.ea :" An act giving further time TO the pro-
| pHe;oIs Of certain lands forfeited for the non
| payment OF taxes, TO edeem the same, and also
OF an act passed on the twentieth day of Jan
uary, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seven, enlituled, 3" An act to amend an ac..
eAttusd" an act, more cffectually to provide
tor the payment of taxes upon lands w,,hn this
commonwealth" to be published for six months
successfully in the present year,and Tor ,h,ce
months successfully preceding the first
Monday in August in the year one thousand
eight bundled and eleven, 10 be published in
some newspaper, Of general circulation. edited
IN each ofthe United States, ifany such there be.
And be it further enacted, That the duties en-
joined in this actto be performed by the coec-
Tors, shall where the sheriff is collector. be per-
formed by the high sheriff in person, and every
purchase made, wholly or in part, BY the sheriff
OF ms deputy, or by any other person being
collector, or by any other person, wholly or
IN part, for the use of such sheriff, dctn,u