Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-12-04
70 nonresident Larddoiders Gna Pur-
chaSers Of Illinois Bounty Lands.

CHuStTS " 4ttfHGlS DOuHGy LSLHuS
vEVIE subscriber; formerly of the city of h;r
Il bany, and now residing at Edwardsville,
Qllnois) will 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
Bounty Lands in Illinois are required by law to
be recordedatthe ccorder's 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 LAND Office money! for each decd
ofthe usual length, viii bepromptly attendedto.
| 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 hand Office established for,
the sale of lands lying within this statc,'' SHALL
on or before the first doy Of August in each year.
enter the same with the Auditor of public &C
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 it is situated. This list must
be accompanied by an affidavit of the owner, or
his agent, stating that such list contains true
description of such lands, to the best of the
deponents knowledge and belief
| The taxes imposed on lands, by this law are
| as follows -
Lands of the list qualify and class, SO pcr 100
acres, or $500 Fer quarter section.
Lands of the Cd quality and class, $50 per
| 400 acres, or S2,4o per quarter section.
Lands of the Sd quality and class 81 per 100
| acres, or 81 go ger quarter section.
| This tax is required to be paid by non-rest-
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
first aav of October in each year. A failure Ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor BIZ
the 1st of August, or in paving the tax to ttfe.
Treasurer by the 1st of October, subjects the
owner to the payment of three tines tire
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 secton-which sim. to;
gcther with the sheraf's fees and costs of al.
vertising NAV be paid TO the sheriff authorized
to sell the land, before or at the time appoint
ed for such sale. Non-residert., lands which,
shall not have been entered with the Auditor
as aforesaid, and such as shall have been enter
ed, but upon which the tax shall not have been
paid, arc to be sold for the tax and fees, by III,
sheriff of the county in which the seat of govern,
mentisstuatetl, at the door ofthe court house Of
such COMMUNICATIONS notice having been sr;y
en- of such sale by an advertisement inserted
five weeks successfully in some newspaper
printed at the seat of government, if there he
| any such newspaper; and if not, then "A the
| newspaper printed nearest thereto. lands
sold for taxes may be redeemed within tx's,
years from the day Of sale, by paving ia the
Auditor of public accounts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition Of los
per cent-amounting to S12 per 100 acres. c-
$500 per quarter section, besides sherif,s
fees and costs OF advertising. Lands belong
ing wholly or Ill part to heirs not of Lawful
age, may be redeemed within one year after
the Youngest heir becomes ofagc. Personspur-
chasing bounty lands after the 9th OF March
last, are allowed nine months from the date of
purchase, to enter the same with the Auditor.
by an agreement between the United States
and the state of Illinois, it is stipulated thai
"thc bounty lands granted, or hereafter be
granted, Tor military services during the late
war, shall, uffe they continue to be held by the pa
fentees or their heirs, remain exempt from All
taIesfor the term OF three gears from and atte-
the date OF the patents respectively" This
agreement being paramount to the state la1;.
such lands are not considered as taxable.
| The subscriber will pay strict attention to
any orders accompanied by the cash) IN rela-
| ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor,
& the payment OF tho taxes thereon. His price
VIII DC one a9Ha' per quarter section tor enter
IS per cent. from this nrice will be made wheT
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 is
receivable in the Land Office at Edwards
/ vile. A list of the banks whose bills are thua