Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-13

+ at any time before the esd February
1899, by the original owner, or his re-
preventative, on paying the taxes due,
/ together with ten per centlm per an
mum damages thereon. :,
The lands which were actually sold
in $40, were redeemed by the Execu-
7 tive. in pursuance Of the act of Februa-
Try 90. 1917; and the taxes and DANA.
pes for which they were sold. refunded
to the purchasers thereof. They are
now indefinitely redeemable by the o.
riginal owner. or those claiming under
him, on paying the amount so di,burs-
ed. BY the Executive, together with
dana ges attire rate Of ten per centum
per annum thereon. Until sach re,
dcmptionis effected, the money SO palo
by the Executive. constitutes tien u.
| non the lard. The lands ti'at were o.
tered for sale, but not actually sold III
/ August, 1916, became vested IN the
president and directors Of the Literary
Fund. and may be redcemtd in Ike
manner with those which were forfeit
ed to the said far in 1915.
TIE aforesaid act Of February 20,
1917, repealed 50 much of the law OF
1914. asIdirected The annual sales OF
delinquent lands. and declared that the
arrears oftaxes and DAMAGES should lie
lien uLon the lands and lots upon
which they were chargeable. Lands
therefore. which have neither been sold
nor offered for sale. upon which simple
arrearages are due, may be redeemed
| at any time by paying the taxes With
ten per tentum per annnm damages
thereon, and fee of fifty cents for
each order of redemption.
The lands which wee forfeited 70
the Literary Fnnd in 1915, and 1916,
and those which we're actually sold and
re. purcbased by the Executive, can be
redeemed by payment into the ireasu'
ry only, on an order obtained from TINS
Office. Arrears due upon other delln-
uuent lands may be paid either t.
the sherihs, or directly into the Iref-
sury. ~.
The situation of the lands in Virgil
MIA may be comprebended in the follow
| inc classification. LIST. Such as were
sold in August 1915. and not redeemed
by the owner thereof within one year
thereafter the title to which, may be
| considered as absolutely vested IN the
| purchaser. Q. Such as were offered for
sale. but not sold from various causes.
These became vested in the Literary
Fund, and may be restored 10 the ori-
| ginal owner. in the mode herein before
stated. sd. Such as were actually
sold in 1916, and redeemed by the Ex'
| pcutiye-These are redeemab!e at any
| time. 4th Such as have neither heen
sold nor offered for sale. but returned
deli. oi,ent to this oficc--Ihcse also
NAV be redeemed as above mention
| I'd.
Proprictors residing without the ii
mits OF Virginia, or in part OF the
state remote from the situation OF their
lands, would find it to their advantage
to employ agents in the city OF klch.
mond to superintend their interests, or
else to correspond from time 10 time
With this Office. In their conmunlca.
TORS should be particularly stated, the
quantity and situation Of their tracts,
together with the names of former OWL.
ers, frogn whom such tracts may have
been transferred. a prompt and regu,
lar redemption of delinquent lands, at
this office, would not only avoid the &C.
cumulaton of damages, but be attended
| with much less hazard than to make re.
mittances to the counties where tae
lands are situated.
| JAMES E. HEATH, AaGltor.