Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-25
SKETCH OF TIE LAWS,
Posed at the Session u the general .Asssm-
bly a'dieA commenced or the iiM NOeemter.
1916.
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ses ana lots"
Re IL e1qcfcR bytFc Geaerd 1sse,aJiy,
(hai aliands, houses and lots vested in
the Sresl'icnt AID Directors Of tse Lite
rary Fand, Tor hcmOn- pay meui Of taxes,
shall he and the same are hereby made
redeemablc by the former owner or own
crs thereof, has, Der or their heirs or as
si5us, by the payment Of all ,axes dne
thereon, al any tne within one wear from
th passing of this act, with temper cent
uin pcr dnnum interest on the amount OF
sucll taxes. trom the time when such
faxes rep ctiveiy became duo and Daya;
bic, unii the SAID redemption be rifcytc J.
which raS nent shall be made into the.
Treasury ate! the amount 50 10 be paid
sha,l liate been audIted by the Auditor
OF Pdbllc Accounts, iu trust for ti,e use Of
taC President gui Directors OF the Lite
rarv ttnA o. by making such payment
& tge Clerk OF the COUNTY in which The
land los, IN trust for tlle Yse aforesaid, 10
b ny HIM accounted ior AMI paid into
the Treasury in The manner provided hv
the FIRST section Of tie act passed he
tweniy-eiglth day OF February, In the
year eighteen hundred aud 81, teen.
BE jtf0rtker enacted, That 10 lands or
lots shall be exposed 20 sale, tor any a.
rsars q! taxes and damage du.. thereon
except in the manner hereafter 10 be pro
vided for by law but such arrears %.
taxes and damages shall continue 10 be
lien upon the lands and lois on which
they are chargeable, and the sheriff WHO
shall be charged With the collection there
oil siia. have full power and authority to
collect the same, by distress or otherwise
from the owner OF anv such land or lot
or any tenant thereof, in the same manner
as he would be authorized to coll, I any
oiher taxes, charged upon such land or
lot.
In order 20 prevent, as far as practical
bic, the evils likely 10 arise from the sale
OF lands already made, for the non-uav-
! m"nt ofthe arrears 0ftaXcs, aud the dam
ages charged thereon
Ba It enacted, That it shall he the duiv
oi'tlic Executive OF his Commonwealth TO
cause 20 he redeemed all lands and lots
50 sold III tic month Of August 'a~t, which
sfailnot be redeemed by tie former own
er thereof, or by any otherperson .or him
70 thus end, there shall be paid out ort,Ie
| treasury OF tins Commonwealth to The
orderof the Executive, so much money
| q may be found necessar therefor.
| lhe amount SO Unnecessary shall he ascer-
| tanned by the Auditor on an inspection
! OF tie returns made to him, bv the shcr-
| ITS otthe respective counties, Is he shall
issue warrant or warrants therefor as
| they may berequred. Before the expira-
| ton OF the tine iOrrodeeming such lands
| or lois, prescribed by law, the executive
( snail cause them 10 be re 'eeIncd. as a
| f9resald, by payments 10 the clerk OF fire
I court ot the county in which such lands
or lots may lie-SucA payments shall be
made pursuant 10 the regulations presc ri
| bed IN an act of the General Assembly
| entltied " An aci 20 amend thn act emil
lied an act TO amend and explain he act
Concerning taxes on lands" passed The
tWcntN-elgh'h February, eighteen hun
| dred and sixteen and when made shall
be asciiectual ID relcem lhc land or lof
so sold, as If il lad been mad, bv fire
former owner thereof
"a money paid as aforesaid hv The cx-
eculiFe, .n rcdcpntion of any land nrlot.
Sshaiirenmln Is lien upon such land or
int, ara >liaiI !,rcCilected as NAY be here
after provided for.
For the purpose of making lhepavrncnts
aioreSaid5 the executive may appoint one
or more agents, at Their discretion, and
nll w them reasOnabl Compensation for
their services.
Re 10 (iotbey euecfed, That no sale Of H.
ny land oriot for the arrears OF taxes dine
ihereon which shall have been made I'M
Der i1" act OBJ Che General Assemble. ca~
iilicd ~ aci TO amend and explain die
act ehiiiciau act concerning taxes ol,
lands, passed tie Diii day 90 Feb. lGlt.
shdlile available 10 ibr purchaser. or ~
any one claiming under him, unless such
purchaser, or some person claiming under
him, shall have asserted his title under
sich sdie, by making ln actual entry no
on such land orlot,and taking actual pos
session thereof, within The period nf five
Years from the date Of his purchase. or
D' commencing an action for fhcrcco.
very thereof, wiiiiu that period, and pro
scouting snch action with efeu-Ncr
shall any ti,ie, under such sale, zoe given
| lne,idsnce 100 The prosecution or defence
| Of any suit, commenced after the exDira-
| ton o. such period Of five wears. unless
.ucll title shall have been asserted In
! tbe niauner dhos e-mcuiiOncE.
| No claimant uHder any such sale shail
! be deetgedtO have had actua. possresio,
Of any ,aGd or lot within tho ncsniur q.
ibis act, unless by himself or his f..ant.
he snail, ID virtue Of tie tide claimed mn,
dee sVch sale, actually havercsIicd there
! OF TOR flic space of thirty DAYS on shall
base cleared and fenced, Oh such lard
one acre al least thereof
/ This actshall commence and be in force