The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-06-30
LAWS.



.. PUBLISHED Dy AUTHORITY.
AN ACT supplemental to the act. entitled " An act
further to amend the Charter of the City OF Wash
ington.
BE il enacted 6y the Senate and House Of
Retresersasivss or ske United Sf0fes Of hme.
vi.s in Congress assem5ted, That any lot, or
paps Of lot, ur other real estate whalsoever,
ia The City Of Washington, heretofore sold,
OF hereafter 10 be cold, for any tax due TO lhe
corporation of said civ,, or laid or assessed
cnder The authority of the said corporation,
pucsasn, 10 the powers vested in il by virtue
cfthe act to which this is supple mcut, or
Of any other act, passed, or to be passed, shall
and may be redeemed, 50 as etfectuslly to re.
ins,ate and inves, the proprietor, or his legal
representatives, in aud with all his former
estate, as fully aud cffcetusIly as 1t such sale
bad neyer been made, upon payment, or ten
der Of payment, being made, at any time
within two years from the time of such sale,
by such proprietor, or by his heirs, executors,
or administrators, or by any ether person, 10
h'..-s their behalf, 10 the purchaser OF such
tot o. part Of a lot, or other real estate, bis
cxecutors or administrators, Of the money &c.
fually paid by him for tho sams, with the ad-
dition Of interest, at the rate OF ten per cen.
sum per annum, TO be computed from the
time Of tbs payment Of the said money by
erch purchaser; and Il such purchaser, his
executors, or addinistrators, have no known
place of esidence within the District OF Co.
limbia, OF be not TO be found At such place OF
reAidepce, at the tins such redemPsIcO is de-
aired to BE- mad or IL such proprietor, his
heirs, executors, or administrators, or any
other person ia his behalf, shall offer to pay
zach money, with interest as aforesaid, and
such parcha,eF,. his executors, or adfninis,ra-
tors, shall rsfuSGao accept the same. and give
sufficient receipt aud acquittsnce in writ
ting for tho same, BY way Of redemption ss
aforesaid, then, and in every such case, il
shall and may be lawful for such proprietor,
his heirs, executors, or administrators, or 9TH
CIR person in his or their beha!f, TO make the
redemption aforesaid, az efec;usliy, by pay.
ing the said money. with interest as aforesaid,
90 the clerk Of the circuit court for the county
of Washington; whose duty il shall be TO
make eport Of the came to the said court,
Immediately, if 10 session, otherwise on the
first day Of session. then next ensuing, and 10
Adeposite the said money Tor safe keeping, and
pay the same over 10 such purchaser, or his
legal representatives, under the direction o
she said court, Prepided, That nothing in
this act contained shall be construed tn eFec,
tho right Of any person now entitled, undes
sny law heretofore enacted, to receive any
higher or other premium than an interest o
tefs per ccntum per anoum as Aforesaid, upor
the redemption Of any real estate, other thar
vacant and unimproved lots heretofore sole
for taxes, nor TO effect the vested legal righ
Of such person to hold such real estate clca
OF such right Of redemption, at sny timc les
than two wears from the time Of the sale
such legal right being vested prior TO the pas
sing Of this ACT and that the said court ma,
require such higher or other premium to b