Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-03-02

ear on the tace ot the record that the a. |
'rney tor the commonwealth, "r the atiof
ey appointed as aforesaid, appeared to dc
end the application.
AZ. 1t at any time before the sale Of an, I
ract OF land or LOT heretofore returned dc, |
lnquent to- the non payment of the taxes \
my person claiming title thereto or par
hereof, shall shew by sufficient evidence t.
me court OF the county in which such land o,
To- may lie, that the taxes sa;dto be in arrear
And due thereon, OF any part thereof, afe 4
really not so IN arrear and due, either hav>
ing been enormously charged on the books
OF the commissioners, OF having been actual.
ly paid, it shall be lawful for such court, un
der the limitations, injunctions and condi,i
ons contained IN the preceding provision, to
render Judgment generating such land or
lot or the part thereof SO claimed from the
taxes so enormously charged thereupon. or
." having been actually paid. or not so due
and in arrear. If any application for such
Judgment shall tail. Judgment shall be rem
dered asainsf the api4siant, and he shall pay
costs, including AN attorneys fee. not to ex :
coed one dollar and twenty FIVE cents, where
the sum in controversy is less than twenty
dollars.
43. De n further enacted. That wherever
any arrears OF taxes and damages have oeen
paid since the first day of March eighteen
hundred and twelve, the person whose lands
or lots were charged Herewith, upon shew-
ing ny legal evidence, 10 the court of the
county in which such lands or lots lie, at any
time within one year after the passage of his
act. that such arrears and damages have
been actually paid under the aforesaid act
and that, it they had not been paid, the lands
and lots. on which they are charged, might
IN h..e.s n
provisions, shall be entitled to reimburse
ment and it shallbe lawful for the court.
under the injunctions and conditions Contain,
ed in the preceding provisions, to render
Judgment accordingly. And it shall be the
duty OF the clerk, on application of any per-
son, In whose favor such Judgment may have
been rendered, to deliver a certificate there,
OF; which certificate snail be received by the
sheriff in ais collection of the taxes Of The
present year and he shall discount the full
amount thereof III favor of any person or
pesons rendering him the same in payment
OF his. her or their taxes or the amount of
sucn ceruhcate may be paid ort of any mo.
ney In the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated. and the Auditor is hereby authorised
and required to allow, in the settlement with
the sheriiIs, the amount If all certificates SO
Issued and discounted: or issue his warrant
on The treasury for the same, as the case
NAV he: Provided neperfhe.t So, that where.
yer the amount OF arrears and dam ges paid
as aforeSeid ito tot exceed the sum of h.e
dollars, the oath, or soiem affirmation, of a =
ny person or persons applying under the pre-
cediDg provision Tor reImbursem mt shall be
admitted as sufficient evidence by the conrt
TO establish mis-, her or their claim: Ind
provided also, that in such cases, the pre-.
sence OF an attorney to defend such appiica
tions shall not be required.
A. ne HfHrther enacted, That on or be-
lore the mrs. day OF March IN the ySar eigh
teen hundred and fifteen, the Au:,itor snail,
transmit to the clerks of the respective coun.
y courts, an such lists Of deiinauences in the
Land tax, which have been hcretof ire re.
turned, as have tot already bcen transmitted
unter the act entitled :" an act concerning
taxes on land" And together with such
list he shall furnish certificates OF all paw
mehts thereon which nave been made INFO
the treasury.
As. The said clerks shall lhereupon. ON or
before the first Gay OF May FOLLOWING. deli.
yer to the sheriffs of their respective coun.
ties, distinct lists OF all arrearage~ due uDon
laods and lots. cretlitIng thereon as we'll TN,
payments Certified BY the Auditor, as all
payments heretofore made q. their Offices
under the before recited act concerning tax
C
Count Tor these arrearages, and the damages
thereupon, shall proceed therein Nv distress
by sale or the land. and, in every respect
Whatever, shall perform the same dut,es.
and DE liable TO the same penalties and re.
coVery III relation 10 the a, as If they were
part OF the arrearages of the year eighteen
hundred and fourteen; Changing only the
form of his advertisements and his returns
30 as TO suit the case.
40, And whereas the lists Of delinquencies
winch nave Oeen transmitted by the Audi,
tor TO the Clerks, IN many instances contain
lands and lots which have fallen INFO new
couhties, that nave been created since the
returns nave oeen made for the non eay
ment OF taxes: BE IL therefore enacted.
nat the clerks OF the old Counties from
which new ones nave been stricken off be
heseoy authorised and directed, OF or before
the Hrst Gay OF March, eigh .een hundred and
hiteeh' to cert,fy aud transmit To the clerks
OF 'ne new couniies so created, and To- the
hnotor OF pubic accnuDIs, correct Ii Us of
al SuCn id' Us ara lois. so fai as tney can he
a;cer'ained, ~Hh the credits Ct rtified +, the
H@u'tor, or made by Payments to item
seNes. "e clerks at he said new Counties
snaii dc I'VE tot me iHs IN r. Of fair CO.
pies OF the mss so ceruf,d vt the same tim.
al WHICH hey are hereby required 10 den.
Ver W ,hs snerins other lists ot delnoi.eb
1ces' Inc snerihs shall Collect and accoun,
iof the same IN the same manner in everv
iesPtCt "n@teFer, as IS he rem LTescrsed In
the ccleci'rn OF other arrearages Of land lax
VI 'heir said counties: he clerk Of rfie 90.
Ve,al counties tor taxing tode.uer any li,t
OF ns's as a'ore sa'd shai be liable to a De
n.Illu nj hi IL.