Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-07-10
To nonresident Landiolders cnd Pua

/ To nonresident Landiolders ond Pas
cha8ers Of Illinois Bounty Lands.
rGNHE subscriber formerly of the city of Al
Z bany, and now residing at Edwardsville,
! Qliinois) will act as agent for such gentlemen
| as may think proper to conhde to him their
business IN relation to the recording of deeds
| for Bounty Lands, and the payment Of taxes
!, upon tie same and other lands. All deeds of
| Illinois Bounty Lands are requredby law to be
| recorded ut the Recorders office in Edwards
ville 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 dollars Land Office money! for each deed
of theusual length, will promptly attendedto.
BY law of the state of Illinois, it is required
that everynon-resident owning land, F" 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 Dag Of .4ugust 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
list contains tue description of such lands, to
the best of the eponent's knowledge and belief.
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
as follows
Lands Of the LIST quality, 50 per 100 acres, or
$500 per quarter section.
Second quality, IS 80 per 100 acres, or S2,40
per quarter section.
Third quality, 81 per 100 acres, Or 81, so per
quarter section.
This tax is required to be paid by non-rcsi-
dentS TO the state treasurer, en- OR before the
5irst day Of 0ctober in each year. A failure Ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor By
the 3st of August, or in paying the tax to the
Treasurer by the 1st Of October, subjects
the owner to Tie payment of three times the
amount of the tax, and in such case his lands
are taxed as being of tie first quality. This
will make the tx amount to So per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section-which
sum, Together with the sherif's fees and costs
of advertising may be paid to the sheriff a,i-
tthorized to sell the land, before or at the tine
appointed for such sale. Non-rcsidents' Lands
which shall not have been entered with the
Auditor as aforesaid, and such as shall have
been entered but upon which The tax shall not
be paid, TO besodfor the tax and fees, BY the
sheriff of the county whichthe seat Of govern
mentisstuated, at the door ofthe courthouse of
en- OF such sale by an advertisement inserted
FIVE weeks excessively in some newspaper
printed at the seat Of government, if there be
any such newspaper and if not, then in the
newspaper printed nearest thereto. Lands
sold tor taxes may be redeemed within two
years from the day Of sale, by paying to the
Auditor ct public accounts the price fer which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent. -amounting to Sl2per leo acres, or
$500 per quarter section, besides sherif'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 tia,
date OF purchase, to enter the same with the
Auditor.
The subscriber viii pay strict attention to
any orders accompanied by Tie caah) III rela-f
ton to the entering Of lands with the Auditor.
& the payment Of the taxes thereon. His price
will be one doh1rper quarter section for enter
ing lands and, payirr, {he tax A deduction, OF
25 per cent. from this price viii be made when
SO or more tracts are to be entered for the
same person, Bank paper transmitted either
or recorders fees or taxes, must be such as is
receivable in the several Land Offices in this
state. A st'of the banks whose bills arc thus
iSSSifesi, 10 suLjplieu'
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
,Ldvardsuile, Us. J Hay 20, 1919.
References.
G. A. Worth, ESQ. Cashier U. BIB Cincinnati.
Mr.. H. sDeming, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia.
Messre. Woodruff * Candle, S. Whiting, and
Daniel Fanshgw, New-Tork.
Messrs. Websters & SINNERS. John Boartlman,
L. i. Backus, and E. & +. Hosford, Albany.
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, n. Y.
isaac Riggs, ESQ. Schenectady, n. Y.f'2s-
Samuel Stewart, Esq. Waterford, n. Y.
Mr. Eversrd Peck, Rochester, NY.
Gen. w. l.. Churchill, Batavia, n Y.
5. B. Leonard, hsa. Owego, NJ. Y.
DR.. J.. ]. Prendergast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill.
Winfield, NJ. Y
T.. Tlden ESQ. p. M.NewL cbanon, NY
William Fay Esq. Rutland, Vt
MIR n. Smith and Mr.. w. i,.Stone, Hartford, CT.
Maj. Joseph stillman, Wethersfeld, Conn.
Mr. Levi Stiiman, New Haven, Conn.
Mr-Chaunoy S. Payn, Detroit
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
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