Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-09
To nonresident Laadhoiders and Par
cAa8er8 Of Illinois Bounty Lands.

cha8er8 Of Illinois Bounty Lands.
vyVHE subscriber formerly Of the city of Al
| n bany, and now residing at Edwardsyille,
! nllinos) will act as agent for such gentlemen
| as may think proper TO connae 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
Bounty Lands in Illinois required by law to
1 berecorded at the Recorders Office in Edwards
vile; and, in order to hold against subsequent
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
! filedfor record within one year from their date.
The original patent from the United States, is
not required to be recorded. Letters, free of
postage, enclosing deeds for recording, and
three dollars Gland Office money for each deed
ofthe usual length, will be promptly attended to.
By law Of the state Of Illinois, it is required
that every nonresident owning land, !" whether
| by deed entry, bond for conveyance, patent,
| grant, or otherwise, 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 daye .4agust in each year,
enter the same with the Auditor Of public ac-
counts, by presenting to him list of his lands,
the quality and class Of each tract of the same,
the number Of acres in each tract, and the
county in which ii is situated. THIS LIST must
! be accompanied by an affidavit OF the owner, or
his agent, stating tina such LIST contains. a true
description Of such lands, to the best of the
deponent's knowledge and belief.
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
| as follows
Lands Of the LIST quality and class, 50 per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lany,s Of the 81 quality and class, SIS per
100 acres, or $40 per guar, er section.
Lands OF the Sd quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or Sl.6J per quarter section.
This tax Is required TO be paid by ncn-resi-
dents 10 the stage treasurer, On or before the
! frst dog of October N each y ear. failure Ell
Their III entering his land with the Auditor by
the 1st Of Angus, or in paying the tax to the
Treasurer by the 1st 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
VIII make the tax amount to Sc per 100 acres,
or $500 per quarter section--~Wilich sum, to-
/ gethor with the sheriff s fees and costs Of adj
verhsng, may be pait. to the Sheriff authorized
! to sell the land, before at the time appoint
cd lor such sale. Non-res dents lands which
| shall rot have been entered with the Auditor
as aforesaid, and such as shall bavc been enter
| ed, but Upon which the tax shall not have been
4 paid are to be sold for tle tax and fees by the
sheriff Of the county inwhch the seat Of govern
mentiss tuated, atthc door ofthc courthouse Of
such county--preyious notice having been Civ
en- OF such Sac by an advertisement inserted
| five weeks s;tccessivcly in somc newspaper
printed at the seat CT government i there be
any such newspapers and if not, then n the
newspaper printed nearest thereto. LANDS
sold for taAes may be redeemed within two
years from the day Of sale, by paying 10 the
Auditor Of pubic accounts the price ioI which
such lands were soi:., with an addition OF 100
per cent.--amcunting 10 S12 per 10U acres, or
| 1920 per quarter section, besides sheriff 3
| fees and costs CT advertising. Lands bclong-
ing wholly or in part to heirs not of iaWf,,l
aye, may be redeemed within one year after
the Youngest heir becomes Of age. Persons
| purchasing bounty lands after the 9Th CT
March last, arc allowed nire months from. the
| date CT purchase, to enter the same with the
| Auditor.
| By an agreement between the United States
and the state CT Illinois, it is stipulated that
'' the bounty lands GRANTED, or hereafter to be
granted, for military services during the late
war, shall, rohie they continue TO be heiiby the o-
tentees or their heirs, remain exempt from ali
taxes for the term of three PEARS from and after
the date OF the patents respectively" This
agreement being paramount to the state law,
such lands are not considered as taxable.
! The subscriber viii pey strict attention to
any orders accompanied by the cash) in rcla-
ton to the entering Of lands with the Auditor,
| & the payment Of the taxes thereon. His prize
Will be one doHar per quarter section FOR enter
| ms lands and payinS the tax. A deduction CT
| % per cent. from tins price will be made whoa
| 50 or more tracts are TO be entered for the
same person. Bank paper transmitted either
for RECORDERS fees or taxes must be such as il
receivable in the Land Office at Edwards
VILE A list Of the banks whose bills are thus
received, is subjoined.
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
Ee9sarassFle, Is. .dlay %, 1919.
References.
G. 4. Worth, Esq. Cashier us n B. Cincinnati.
Mr.. " Deming, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
M. George Bacon, PHILADELPHIA.
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, s. Whiting, and
Daniel Fanghaw, New-Ycrk.
Messrs. Websters & SINNERS, John Boardnan,
f. BaclSus, and E. & Z. Hosford, Albany
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, N Y.
Isaac Riggs, ESQ. Schenectady, N. J.
Mr.. Everard Peck, Rochester, N. Y.
Gen. W. l.. Churchill, Batavia, n. Y.
S. B. Leonard, Esq. Owego, N. Y.
DR.. il. Prendergast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill,
winfield, NY.
T.. Tiiden, Esq. 2. NJ. Eew-L ebanon, n. Y.
William Fay, Esq. Rutland, Vt.
Mr. N. Smith and Mr.. w. L.Store, Hartford, CT.
Mai. Joseph StiIlI1-an, Wcthcrsfieid, Conn.
Mr. Levi Stiilnan. New-Havcn, Conn.
MI. ChauDcy S. Payn, Detroit
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
BIS ofhe j6'lowis,g RaN5's are ,eceipaile II Tie
Lard Office IN Ed,eardsriRe
Bank of the United States, and its branches