Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-13
S 1oO,Sse II

S1oO,sSo II
Or. ny articles sold and delivered
10 the selling agents and to the ofii-
GERS OF the commonwealth during
the year e 70 mi o,
Stock on hand Nov. SOth 1911 $3.50 80
Articles manufactured for the COM
monwcalth on hand same date If.177 So
AMOUNT charged for support Oft:
States prisoners 1851 80
1oo,569 II
July ist. 1911 was 1p7 80
.dhhcinfments 6y re General .dssenJly.
James Barbour, Governor of the Common
wealth.
Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of
Delegates.
john Prunty, SERGEANT at arms to the House Of
Delegates. ' -
John Coalter and william H. Catcu. JUDGES
OF the court ofAppeals, vice St George fucker
ana James Plcasants, Jr. resigned.
Nathaniel Il. Claiborne, Gen Jas. Wood, Pc
ter Daniel, John Campbell, and Rob Quarlcs,
Members Of the Priyy Council
John q. Jackson, 4 Bricadier General of the
SiIlitia OF this commonwealth.
Peter Randolph, James allen, and Daniel
o''NassNs vi Tic 1CUCTSi court.
Dabney Carr, Chancellor the Additional Su
perior Chancery Court.
LIST Of Lasss faSsed at the session, Of The
General .fssem6iy which commenced or
Monday he I'd IF Dee. 1911.
]. Anact " Concerning taxes ON Iandn cnoss-
ed January Esd, 1912, taking effect from the
passing thereof declares that the taxes due
or chargeab!e, or hereafter to become due or
charSeabie, upon lands and lots within this
commonwealth, shall be and remain lien
thereon until the same with interest shall be
discharged but allows further time until
ne brst OF November next for the redcmp-
ton OF all lands and lots which have become.
| or shall become forfeited for the non paw
| Inent OF taxes; on payment of the taxes due
thereon, with ten per cent. per auYum inter-
! est on the same; after which day all such
lands not redeemed are directed to be sold,
without delay, by the Sheriff of each county
and the .9Sent Of The literary fund therein,
at public sale, to the highest bidder; having
| hrst advertised at the door Of the court house
OF SUCH county for four successive courts the
tune and place of sale, and number of acres.
with the name of the person To whom il is
taxed. Provided however, that before any
such sale, the court Of the county shall ap-
point two discreet freeholdcrs to estimate the
| value OF the land ana report to subsequent
court description ofits situation, quality and
| value, from the best information they can OBJ
tam without an actual survey; and no sale is
to take place unless the highest sum bid for
| the land shall exceed two thirds of such valu-
| alton Provided also, that, at any time be-
| fore sale is made of any tract, il shall be
| lawful Tor the owner, jomt-tenant, tenant in
| common or parcencr OF such land to redeem
| the whole, or his or her proportion, BY pay
| ing the arrears OF tax and interest due on
| such land, or his, or her proportion thereof,
and like proportion efthe costs which NAV
then have been incurred in preparing for the
| sale OF such tract, to be liquidated by the
court OF said county.-Deeds are to be exc
cuted to purchasers by the Sheriff and Agent
| of the literary fund fer the time being. or
their successors; and the rights OF infants,
| &c. arc not to be affected, until l8 months
alter their disabilities shall have ceased
ms act Contains many other regulations, &C
communicating persons indebted for such taxes
| by authorizing payment thereof to be made
to the Clerks ct the respective county courts,
| requiring Commissioners Of the Revenue to
insert, in their lists of lands liable to taxation.
| column descriptive of the situation, quality,
| &c. OF each tract Furnishing Sheriff. for acts
OF fraud or negligence committed in return
| ing, as delinquent, lands on which the taxes
have actually been paid, or on which there
was personal property, liable to be be taken,
and sufficient to pay the same which pro-
visions, though important, are too numerous
and minute TO be inserted in sketch of this
nature.
Q. BY an act "CoHcerningchancery courts IS
| (passed the 18th of January 1922 the s,ipe-
| rior court Of chancery for the Staunton Dis
| trict ia divided into four districts in ty.o ,(
which conrt is to be holden by the present
| Judge of the said court and one other Judge
| is elected by joint ballot of both Houses of the
General Assembly to hold Courts in the third
and fourth districts--The Hon. DABNFY
CARR has accordingly been elected to this
! Office. The Judge Of the LIST and ID districts
| is TO reside at Staunton, and Judge CARR eli
Their at Winchester, or at ClarksburE The
court for the 1st district is to be holden at
Stanton on the 18th of March and 18th of
October in every year; for the Cd district,
| at Wythe courthouse, on the Sfst Of Nav
and 10th of November IN every year: for the
81 district, at Winchester on the 9th of Iulv
and 18th of November in every wear: and
for the 9TH district, at Clarksburgif, the conn
ty Of Harrison on the 18Th Of Nav and the
18Th of October in every year. The SALARY
Of the new Judge is 8 1900 per annum.
8. Al act "Auth rising tie county courts cf
this commonwealth to appoint processioners
Of lands in certain cases." provides that
where it has happened that any county court
hath failed 70 appoint processioncrs accord
ing to law, it shall be lawful for sucf. court.
between the passage ofthis act, (viz. Iannnrv
9Th, 1922 and the 1st Of September next,
to make the appointment from md after
which time the appointments to be made shall