Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-07-03

To nonresident Landhoiders and Pur-
cha8er8 Of Illinois Bounty Lands 5 =
VESfIE subscriber, formerly of the city of AL
4 bany, and now residing at Edwardsyille.
Qllinois) viii act as agent for such gentlemen
as may think proper to confide to him their
business in relation to the recording of deeds
for Bounty Lands, and the payment of taxes
upon the same and other lands. All deeds OF
Illinois Bounty Lands are required by law to be
recorded at the Recorders office in Edwards
vile and, in order to hold against asubsequent.
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
filed for record within one yearfromtheir date.
The original patent from the United States, is
not required to be recorded. Letters, free of
postage, enclosing deeds for recording, and
three d0Hars LAND Office money! for each deed
of theusual length, WILDE promptly attendedto.
BY a law of the state of Illinois, it is required
that everynon-resident owning land, whether
by deed, entry, bond for conveyance, patent
grant, or otherwise, or where the same has
been entered in any land office established for
the sale Of lands lying within this state" shall,
ON or before the first day Of august in each
year, enter the same with the Auditor of pub
lie accounts by presenting to him list of his :
lands the class or quality of each tract of the
same, and the county in which it is situated
This list must be accompanied by an affidavit
VI lut oNHtIs VI HIS apSHts Sla1ng lllat SuCn
list contains true description of such lands, to
the best ofthe deponent's knowledge and belief
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
Lands of the ist quality, 81 per 100 acres, OF
$500 per quarter section.
Second quality, S so per 100 acres, or $40
per quarter section.
Third quality, 81 per 100 acres, or 90 per
quarter section.
This tax is required to be paid by nonresi-
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
first day Of October in each year. failure Ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor by
the LIST of August, or in paying the tax to the
Treasurer by the LIST of October, subjects
the owner to the payment of three times the
amount of the tax, and in such case his lands
are taxed as being Of the first quality. This
will make the tax amount to Sc per 100
acres, or $3.50 per quarter section-whch
sum, together with the sheriff. fees and costs
OF advertising, may be paid TO the sheriff au-
thorzed to sell the land, before or at the time
appointed for such sale. Eon-residents' lands
which shall not have been entered with the
Auditor as aforesaid, and such AS shall have d.
been entered but upon which the tax shall not
be paid, are TO be soldier the tax and fees, blythe
sheriff Of the county in which the seat of govern
mentlss situated, AT the door ofthe courthouse of
snch county-previousn notice having been CIV
en- of such sale by an advertisement inserted
five weeks successfully in some newspaper
printed at the seat OF government, if there be
any such newspapers and if not, then in the
newspaper printed nearest thereto. Lands
sold for taxes may be redeemed within two
years from the day of sale, by paying to the
Auditor OF public accounts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent.-amounting to S12 per 100 acres, or
$3.50 per quarter section, besides sheriff's
fees and costs Of advertising. Lands belong
ing wholly or in part to heirs not of lawful
age, may be redeemed within one year after
the youngest heir becomes of age. Persons
purchasing bounty lands after the 9th of
March last, are allowed nine months from the
date of purchase, to enter the same with the
Auditor.
The subscriber win pay strict attention to
any orders accompanied by the cash) in rcIa-
ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor,
& the payment fthe taxes thereon. His price
will be one doNar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax. A deduction Of
Is per cent from this price will be made when
80 or more tracts are to be entered for the
same person. Bank paper transmitted either
for recorders fees or taxes, must be such as is
receivable in the several Land Offices in this
state. A list Of the banks whose bills are thus
received, Is subJoined.
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
Edsuardsville, { Is. } May %, 1919.
References.
G. A. Worth, Esq Cashier U.s.R.B B. Cincinnati.
Mr.. II. Demng, Printer, Louisville, XIV,
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia.
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, S. Whiting. and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-York.
Messrs. Websters & SINNERS, John Boardnan.
E. F. Backus, and E. & e. Hosford Albany.
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, NY.
Isaac Riggs, Esq. Schenectady, n. Y.
Samuel Stewart, Esq. Waterford, N. Y.
hr. Everard Peck, Rochester, n. Y.
Gen. w. L. Churchill, Batavia NY.
S. b. Leonard, Esq. Owego, NJ. Y
Dr. J. l. Prendergast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill.
Winfield, NY.
F.. Iiden, ESQ. P. M.New-Lebanon, NY
William Fay, Esq. Rutland, VT.
Mr.. N. Smith and Mr.. w L.stone, Hartford, CT.
Maj. Joseph Stilhnan, Wethersfeld, Conn
Mr.. Levi Stiman, New Haven, Conn.
Mr. Chauncy S. Payn, Detroit
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
Bills efMef oa0roing Banks are receivable at the
Land Offices a, the state Of Illinois,
Bank of the United States, and its branches,
Bank of Illinois, Shawano,town,
Bank of Edwartlsville, Illinois,
banks in Boston,
Banks in the city of New-Yorl,
Banks in the city of Philadelphia,
Banks in the city of Baltimore,
Banks in the District of Columbia, rexcer,t
the Merchants Bank of Alexandria,
Bank OF Kentucky, and its branches,
Banks in New Orleans,
Bath Bank, Bath, Maine,
Cumberland Bank, Portland, Maine.