Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-02
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raising the taxes thus received by him, be.
sides being liable t0.sn action for damage IN
behalf OF the person thereby aggrieved, he
shall forfeit and pay TO the person by whom
such taxes were ptid. twenty fold the amolirt
thereof, to be recovered by motion on ten days
~ svious notice. befpre the superior or inf rior
so''rt orihe nty,seilhcr against HIM elf bis
~ entors or administrators, against his'Sc.
: .r'ars, or any ofthem, their or any of their
\ xfc'itors o. administrators 80
~ 1t, from any cause, the sales Of delipi
q shs lands in any countysh shall not take place
- ne August court in ar year, as hsre,r de
tcted, such delinquencies shall be carried into
A accounco OF the next year, adding slways ten
3 centum per annum thereon /; and the y shall
~ charged to the sheriff, collected and aecoun.
III fnrb ~ him Ia the s-.ruc manner with other
saque ncies in the land tax
b IS. fthe said She, III shall fail to make out
statement OF his proceedings in the manner
and form above required, or shall fail to deliver
duplicate thereof TO the clerk fthe court, az
or before the first court after the sales shalt
have been made, ne shall, Tor each offence, for.
felt and pay to the commonwealth, for the
benefitof the literary fund, the sum OF fifty
dollars, to be recovered by notion on tes days
previous notice, before the sup rior or inferior
court ct the county.
50. Any tract OF land or lot, or part Of a
tract OF land or lot, so as Aforesaid sold for the
non payment of taxes, may be redeemed by the
former owner, his heirs or assigns, at any time
within one year from the date of the sale, by
the payment of the original purchase money,
including the costs and charges OF executin-
and recording the deed, ,ogethr with ffty
per centum per annurn inter st thereon, and tie
taxes which may have been charged to the pur.
chaser, after the sale. Any land or lot vested
IN the president and directors of the literary
fun as aforesaid, may be redeemed within tie
same time, by the payment of the axes and
damages tor which such land or lot was sold.
ogether with fifty per ccnlum per arnvm in
tarest thereon. IF the owner Of, any such land
or lot at the time of the sale thereof, or at tue
time OF the vesting thereof in The literary fund.
shall be an infant, feme covert, insane, impri.
soned, or out OF the commonwealth, being en-
gagged in the service OF this State or the United
States, such person shall be at liberty to redeem
such land or lot, upon the terms aforesaid. at
any time until the expiration of three wears
after the disability shall be removed
81. The sales made as aforesaid, and the
It'll vested in the literary fund as aforesaid,
shall give to the purchaser, or to the litera.
ry fund. as the case may be, onlv such estate
and such right, as at the time when such
land or lot was returned delinquent, was
vested in the person in whose name II was
returned, his heir, devsee, OF other person
claiming by, through or under him save
only that all use, trust and equity of redemp-
ton, shall be ex,inguished by such sale or
testing in the -EseEarY, tupd.
SO. After the time tor edemntion, here.
by allowed, shall have elapsed, the regular-
ity of the proceedings under which the pur-
chaser at the sale, or the literary furd.
claims title, shall not b. que inuet1, nor
shall the arrearage Of the taxes. for the non.
payment of which such sale was made or
such title was vested, be denied, SO as to af.
feet such sale or title. unless such irregua
larity, or the fact tha slch arrearage did
not exist appear on the face of 4 proceeds
ings, or unless such irreguarity sr such
fact, be made appear by proce edirgs in
court. duly commenced before the ex irati-
on of such time for redemption. aud day
prosecuted TO Judgment or decree.
SO. BE hfurfher enacted, That all arr
rears OF taxes yet due upon lands and l. rs.
which have been returned delinquent ar
the non pay ment thereof shall be and remain
lien upon such lands and lots, until the
same with ten per centum per annum daus
ages thereon from the date Of the respec.
tive returns, shall be paid, or the lands or
lots Shall be discharged therefrom, in mann
Der herein provided.
40 All such arrears oftaxes with dam.
ages as aforesaid, shall be payable rato the
treasury, in redemption nf the lands or lots
respectively, IN which they may he due, at
any time efore the first day IF January in
the year eighteen hundred and fifteen.
Al. If airy person claiming title to nv
tract of land or lot, heretofore returned de-"
linquent for the non payment OF the taxes
due thereon. or to any part OF such tract or
lot, at any time before such land OF lot shalt
be sold as herein provided, shall prove by
legal evidence to the court of the county in
which the same may lie, that prior to the
first day of June eighteen hundred and
tv elve. he was a bona tide purchaser of such
land or lot, or the part thereof so claimed
by him, that he has deed for the said land,
which was duly recorded before the said
first tday of June eighteen hundred and
twelve. and that he bad paid all the purchase
money therefor, or so much thereof as not
to leave in his hands suffic'eot ~ satisfy and
pay the taxes with damages in arrear and
unpaid, at the date of his purchase, or that
he fairly derives his title by, through or UNI
der some person so having purchased, and
paid the purchase money and shall, moreo-
yer, make oath or affirmation, that n tre
time when he paid his purchase 0nty for
the land so claimed by him, he ia 4s,.f1 knew
nor b lieved, nor had been inforonsii The. p.
ny arrears of taxes were charg aGe Ins4cs
land it shall be the duty of the = &c reu.
der judgment in favor of such tx. On, exns-
Grating The land or lot, or the pa. tbereof so
claimed and derived. from all the &Ftears oe
taxes and damages due thereop. anterior TO
the date OF such purchase, except 81 much
thereof as the balance of the purchase mo-
ney remaining unpaid the said first day Of
June eighteen hundred and twelve wi he
sufficient to discharge. But no such judg-
ment shall be rendered except in the pre-
sence OF the attorney for the commonwealth,
in the court aforesaid, or some other attor-