Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-07
70 atn-ye8idenf Londhoidef3 and PuT-
chaSer8 of Illinois Bounty Lands.

70 Nonresident Londhoider3 and Pt1T-
cha8erS of Illinois Bounty Lands.
VVVIIE subscriber, formerly of the city of Al
Il bany, and now residing at Edwardsvilc,
QllinoiS) will act as agent for such gentlemeR
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 bylaw to-
be recorded the Recorders office in Edwards
vile; and, in order to hold against subsequent
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
fledfor record within one year from their dates
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, WILDE promptly attended TO-.
BY n 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, or where the same has
been entered in any land office established for
the sale of lands lying within this sate,'' shall,
or before the first day Of august in each year.
enter the same with the Auditor of public &C.
counts, by presenting to him list OF his lantls,
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
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his agent, stating that such list contains true
description of such lands, to the best of the
| deponcnts knowledge and belief
| The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, arc
| as follows =
Lands of the 1st quality and class, So per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lands of the I'd quality and class, so per
100 acres, or 1910 per quarter section.
Lands Of the Sd quality and class, 81 per 1o2
acres, or Sl,6O per quarter section.
| This tax is required to be paid by non-resi-
| dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
| first day Of October in each year. A failure Ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor by
| the LIST of August, or in paving the tax to the
| Treasurer by the LIST of October, subjects The.
owner to the payment OF three times the
amount of the tax, and in such case his lansis
| are taxed as being of the first quality. This
will make the tax amount to Sc per 100 acres,
| or $500 per quarter section-Which sum. to-
gether with the sheriff's fees and costs of adj
| yertising, may be paid to the sheriff Authorized
to sell the land, before at the time appoint
ed for such sale. Non-residcnts' lands which
shall not have been entered with the Auditor
as aforesaid, and such as shall have been en.s,r-
ed, but upon which the tax shall not have been
paid, are to be sold for the tax and fees, bv tho.
sheriff Of the county in which tie seat ofrovern-
mentissituated, lat the door CT the courthouse or
such county-previous notice having been Civ
en- OF such sale by an advertisement inserted
hive weeks successfully in some newspaper
printed at The seat of government, if there be
any such newspaper; and if not, then in tho.
newspaper printed nearest thereto. Lands
sold for taxes may be redeemed within tyx,
years from the day of sale, by paying to tbs.
Auditor of public accountsthe price for which,
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent-amounting to S12 per 100 acres, or
Sl9,2o per quarter section, besides sherff's
tees 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. Personspur-
chasing bounty lands after the 9th of MarcI,
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 that
the bounty lands granted, or hereafter to be.
granted, for military services during the iate.
war, shall, zehle they continue to be held5y the "a
tentees or their heirs, remain exempt from all
taxes for the term of three years from and after,
the date OF the patents respectively" This
agreement being paramount to the state law.
such lands are not considered as taxable.
Bounty lands purchased from the patentces
before the LIST August, 1918, on which the tax
has not been paid, are charged with triple tax
for that year. amounting to 1925 per hundred
acres, Or $500 per quarter section.
The subscriber will pay strict attention to
any order accompanied by the CASH in rela-
ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor,
& the payment Of the taxes thereon His price
will be one dollar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax. A deduction of
% per cent. from this price will be made when
50 or more tracts are to be entered for the.
same person. Bank paper transmitted cithe.
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 subjoincd.
GEORGE CEURCIIIIL.
EdsuardsriNe, { Is. } ian. %, 1920.
References
G. A. Worth, Esq. Cashier u S. D. b. Cincinnati
Mr.. II. Demng, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia.
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, S. Whiting, and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-lork.
Messrs. Websers & SINNERS John Boardrnans
F. F. BaclSus, and f. & F.. Hosford, Albany.
Mr.. Richard Gorss Printer, Hudson, NY
MIR, Everard Peck, Rochester, Ma.
Gen. W. l.. Churchill, Batavia, N. Y.
s. b. Leonard, Esq. Owego, n. Y.
DIR. ]. |. Prendergast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill.
Winfield, NY.
r. Tilden, Esq. p. NJ New-Lebanon, NY. ~
Mr.. N. Smith and MIR. W. L.Stone, Hartford, CT.
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
Bids ofMe fo'loping Banks are rece;pcsie at tie.
Land Office in Edrcards1iRe
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