Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-18
To non-residenf LandAolder8 and Par.
cha8ers Of Illinois Bounty Lands.

F6NHE subscriber, formerly OF the city OF Al
Il bany, and now residing at Edwardsvilc,
(lilinois) will act as agent for such gentlemen
as may think proper to confde 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 recorded at the Recorders office in Edwards.
vile; and, IN order to hold against subsequent
sale OF the land, 1t Is necessary to have them
hledfor record within one year from their dates
Inc original patent from the United States 10
not required to be recorded Letters. free of
postage, enclosing deeds for RECORDING. and
three dollars Land Office money! for each deed
ofthe usual gth,will promptly attended IN
ny Id" OF the state OF Illinois, it is required
that every nonresident owning land. .swbe+bar
by deed, entry, bond for CONVEYANCE natant
grant, or otherwise, or where the same has
been entered in any land office established for
the sale OF lands lying within this state % sban
OH CT before the first day Of .4uguSt in each wear
enter the same with the Auditor of public ac,
counts, by presenting to him list of his lands
the quality and class of each tract of the sone
the number of acres in each tract and tho
county IN which it is situated This list must
be accompanied by an affidavit of the owner nv
ms agent, stating that such list contains a true
description OF such lands, to the best of the
!" hiO"lCuSc ana Dellef,
Inc taxes imposed on lands, by this law. arf.
Lands of the LIST quality and class. 20 ner 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section,
Lands OF the I'd quality and class. $50 no,
1oo acres, or S2,40 per quarter section
LANDS Oh the 50 quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or S1,oO per quarter section.
/ ms TAX is required to be paid by non-rcs-
gents to the state treasurer, on or before the
r'sf aay Of October i'll each year. A failure ci-
ther Ill entering his land with the Auditor bv
one Isl OF August, or in paying 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 lands
are taxed as being of the first quality. This
Will make the tax amount TO SO per 100 acres.
or so9,oo per quarter section-which sum, to-
gether with the sheriff S fees and costs of adj.
'eFtisihP, may be paid to the sheriff authorized
10 sell the land, before or at the time appoint.
Ell Tor such sale. Non-resdents' lands which
shall not have been entered with the Auditor
as aforesaid, ndNsuch as shall have been enter
ed, put upon which the tax shall not have been
pad, are to be sold for the tax and fees, by the
sheriff Oft the county whichthe seat of govern.
mentissituated, at the door of the court-6ouse of
such ccunty-previous notice having been oly-
en- OF such sale by an advertisement inserted
hive weeks successfully in some newsnauer
printed at the seat of government, if there he
any such newspaper; and if not, then in tie
newspaper printed nearest thereto. Lanes
SOLD Tor taxes may be redeemed within two
years from the day of sale, by paving to tie
Auditor OF public accounts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 10c
per cent.-amounting to S12 per 100 acres, &
Sl9,20 per quarter section, besides sherifi'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 becomeso fage. Personsp,lr-
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 that
the bounty lands granted, or hereafter to be.
granted, tor military services during the late
war, SHALL 1ohile they continue to be heLd6y the ba
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 patentees
before the 1st August, 1918, on which the tax
has not been paid, are charged with triple tax
for that year, amounting to S2,25 per hundred
acres, or $3.50 per quarter section.
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 the taxes thereon His price
will be ore dollar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax. A deduction of
IS per cent. from thisprice will be made when
81 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 thus
received, is subjoined.
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
EdvarasviHe, IS. J Jan. %, 1890.
references.
G. "A. Worth, Esq. Cashier I. S BIB. Cincinnati,
Mr.. II. Deming, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
MIR. George Bacon, Philadelphia
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, S. Whiting. and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-York.
Messrs Websters & SINNERS, John Boardmau.
T.. F. Backus, and F.. & E. Hosford, ALBANY.
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, N. Y.
Mr.. Everard Peck, Rochester Y.
Gen. w. l.. Churchill, Batavia, N. Y.
S. Is. Leonard, Esq. Owego, NY.
Dr.. }. l. Prendergast, and Rev Jesse ChurChu,
Winfield, NY.
f. Tilden, Esq. p. M.New-Lebanon, N. ".
Mr.. N. Smith and Mr.. W. L.Stone, Hartford. Ct.
LAND OFFICE MONEY. Do
Bills cfMe. fohozpi',g Banks are receivable at tie
Land Office in Edwards1aNe.
Bank Of the United States, and its branches,
Bank Of Illinois, Shawanutown, ~ry
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