Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-27

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n,blic accounts. Ia trust for the useI
n the president AMI directors Of theI
Literary Fund or by making suehl
,aymert TO the clerk Of the county in|
rhieh the land lies, 10 trasf Tor the
use arsres i'd. TO be bs him accounted
Tor and paid int the Treasury in
,hs manner provided by the first see
,;os or the act. passed the twenty
eighth d., Of February in the year
1916.
Be il fnrther enacted, That here
af,er. no lands, Or lots. shall he ex-
nosed to sale for any arrears Of tax
IS and damages due thereon. except
=. the manner hereafter to be provid.
cd for By lay {; but such arrears of
taxes and damages 81 II continue to
be a lien upon the lands add lots on
which they are charseablr, ard the
Sheriff WHO shall be charged with The
soI,eelion thereof. shall have full
cover and authority TO collect the
sans, by distress or otherwise. from
the owner Of any such iaud or lot. o"
suy tenant thereof in the sa:ne man
ner, rs he would be autho rized 90
collect any other taxes. charged upon
such land or lot.
IN order 10 pre- ent. as far as
practicable, the evils likely to arise
from the safe OF lands airead, ID de
for ihe non pa, ment Of the arrears OF
taxes 4 tie damages charged there.
on. Be il enacted. That il shall be
the duty Of the Executive Of this
eommonw wealth. 60 cause 10 be re.
dermrd all lends and lots so sold ia
the month OF iugusila,t, which shall
no, he redeemed. by the former own.
ertherenf. or nv aBv siher DerSoi for
him. TO This end there shall b. naid
out Of the i'ressu Y Of this com lOn.
wealth, 90 the order OF the Executive
sn musA money as nsy he Fnand ne.
ce sary therefor The amount so,
,peeessarr sh;,ll he sceriaiued nv the
Auditor on an inspection ef TIE re
turns made TO him by The Sheriff. 1T
the respective counties. and hr shall
issnr, warrant or warrants therefor.
a. III may he required. Before the
exeiraliOa OF the tim TO re leeming
su"h land, or lots. prescribed b, Ia "
the Executive shall cause them 20
BE- redeemed. q aforesaid by pay,
menis 20 the clerk Of the coIrt Of
thu rounty in which sG:.h iaals or
LOT, may lie such IA mrnts shall be
made pursuant 10 the regulations
prescribed in AN act OF the General
A. embly.. entitled. {" IN act 10 q.
mead the. act. entitled 'as act to a.
mrsd aud explain he act eouctrning
{ yes on lands" passed the 2sih OF
FEBRUARY. 1916: and when made.
Oh II ne as etf'."tual TO redeem the
laud or lot so old, as If il had been
made by the former owner thereof.
All nancy paid as aforesaid by
the Executive. 10 reclamation Of any
Land mr. lot. shall REGAIN IA lien
upon such land or lot. and shall be
collected, as may he hereafter pro-
yiied for.
"For the purpose Of making the
pasments aforesaid. the Executive
NAV appoint one or more agents at
thrir discretion, and allow them a
T. sousble compensation for their
services.
s3e IT further enacted That 10 sa's
o. any land or lat. .or The arrears Of tax
es due thereon. which shall have be
male under the act OF The General H.
sembly. ertitlr2 ";An act 70 amend and
e. AIN the act entitled "An act cor !
carnin. taxes on lands" passed the 9TH
dav Of Februar, 1914 snail be availahlrl
10 the purchaser or 10 any one claimia-
ou''C hs', u'rss ~uCh w SHdSeI VS.
81 - pe'sun claiming under him shall
hlr- asserted his tltie lnder such sale.
BY naSiis an ac'hai entry upon SUCH
land or lat, and tIkiug actnal nos -essiohI
thereof, witain the period Of Ave years.
run tho date ofh. larHi'ase, or by COM
mencing az action 70 tie rccuyery there
Of, within hat period, aui prosecuting
such action with fleet. Nor shall anvil
title, under snch sac, be gives io ss-
Ience ia the prosecution III ,lelence afI
an, sui, commenced alter the eNpiratiunI
Of >ucn period of 6se yeas, unless sCchI
title shall have been asserted in the man:
ner above mentioned.
"No claimant uader any such sale
shall No deemed 10 have mad Actcai p,S.