The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-04

q fell afor etcd lands therein, Oh tic frst .isy
March preceding, had become irreaecmablr,
which list shall be forthwith posted or hung up
in he most public place in the courthouse Q
thetcounty.
BE it further enacted, That on the first Mon
day In August in the year one thousand eirht
bundled and cevcven, and on the first Mr ~
Of August in every year thereafter, the co.lec.
tors shall proceeds public auction, at the door
IF the conr-house If eauh County, 10 sell &c the
highest bidders each tract OF land Contained
within the lis of such forfeited 'tp3s, as were
irrcdecmable on the fest day cf March in tn
plccedn, year for re4,>, money.
BE il further enacted, That if at any such =alc
the former over owners ct any foiftitcd
tact Ct land so ahou, to be sold, or any per-
son FOR him, her or them, or III his, her or
their behalf, with or without any authority or
direction for that purpose, shall appear and paw
tic taxes duc thereon, with inercsts as aioreaald
until the time of snch sa'e, such tract shall nGs
be sold, but az entry OF such payment .hall he
made hv the collector on the3s, aforesaid, and
recipe for such payment given to the person
making the SANE IN the name OF the former ow-
ncr or owners, and ihereupon snch land shall he
taken to be redeemed, and the forfeiture accrued
thereon, shall be, and the same is hereby fl.
" waved and RENTED.
BE it further enacted, That i, shall be the da-
Is Of the commissioner or co,nnlssi0ner, of tic
revenue, annually, on the Asst Monday 10 Al.
ugus, to attend at the courthouse Of the ic.
spccttivc courti,s, aud 10 take and make uta
lis Of the sales 10 be sol,l BY the collector, SIC.
Giving the name or names Of the former oW
, ncr or owners, The sums pad and to WON sold.
which list the commissioner or commissioners
snail forthwith transmit to the Auditor Of pub
nc accounts, who shall charge the collector with
the amour. OF sales appearing thereon.
BE- it further enacted, That ii shall be the tlu-
" Of 'very collector to pay annually into the
public Treasury, all such sum or sums Of mo-
ncy as be shall receive BY virtue Of this ait, de-
Quoting commission q. five PER ceitun thereon.
| which pavmen, shall annually be made on tie
NJ d'y on which the taxes collected in the
sans year shall BE- payable.
ijc 1t further .aa49, ii nat the lists Of sale %
certified aud taken BY I e connti ,ioncrs, or eli
iher of them, shall bc Sufficient to ohargc the
col'er'o, or his security or securities, his hcr,r
their heirs executors administrators herewith On
any tnoti1n TO be made TO recover the same by
the auditor Of public accounts. And if any
collector Shall make default in the paytncn, 81
any monies by him received, by vlrtlc u. this
act, at the time he,chy required, such collector,
and his security securities, his, her or their
heirs, executions or administrators, shall he La
bic to all such fines, interests, damages and
costs, and be recovered In tie same manner as in
case Of default in the payment Of the common
wealth. revenue.
he ii further enacted, That shall be III, da-
ty of every collector making a sale by virtue of
this act, to make end execute to the purchaser
deed In fec simple lol the lands purchased. rec.
ting the cause Of sale, and in every action %.
suit at law or in equity, in which former own
CT or owners Of any tract of land so sod and
conveyed, his, her, or their theirs, tevisee, or G.
ther person or persons claiming under him, her
or them, Shall contest the validity of the sale 50
made, the onus ptobandi shall lie on the nayty
SO Contestino.
be IT further enacted, That the commissioner
or commissioners for dlschargng the duties re-
CURED on them by this act, shall be cnii,led 10
receive from the public treasury comrlfni.sion
oil one and an half per ,cutnm o. the amour, Of
sales. Oh warrant from the auditor Of public
accounts.
Re it forther enacted, That it shall be the au..
y OF the auditor OF public accounts, at the pub.
nc expense, to cause copy Of this act, ard of
an act passed the first day Of February, in the
ye.r one thousand eight hundred and six, cn.i-
'u.eo y" An act giving further time to the pro-
P''e'ofs OF certain lands forfeited Tor the non
payment oil taxes, to redeem the same, and also
OIL an act passed on the twentieth day Of Jan
"afy' IN the year one thousand eight hundred
and seven, eniitn'ed, 6 An act to amend an act.
cn''t"ed : All act, more ehectually to provide
Tor the payment ct taxes upon lands within this
commonwealth" to be published for SIX moaths
succesF'vciy IN the present year,and Tor three
months successfully preceding the first
MONDAY in August in the year one thousand
eight bundled and eleven, to be published in
some newspaper, of general circulation. edited
IN each OF the United States, fany such there be.
ana be it further enacted, That the duties CT.
ia"'" III ms act to be performed by the cocc-
,of'' snail where the sheriff is collector. be pcr.
formed by the high sheriff in person, and every
purchase made, wholly or in part, by the sheriff
OF hs'deputy, or by any other person being a
:eo'!ectoF, or by any OTHER person, wholly or
~ part for the use Of such sheriff, deputy
she,ifi or other person'bcing a collector shall he
VOID and every sheriff tleDutv sba-H - ~.