Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-15
70 ron resident Lcndi.a,deys d1s9 Pr
chaScrS IF Illinois bounty Lands.


vEsIEE subscriber, forme rly of the city of Al.
4 bany, and now resd ing at Edwardsyillc,
(lnos) will act as agent for such gentlemen
as may think proper so { ontide to him their
business in relation TO the recording of deedJ
for Bounty Lands, and III payment of taxes
upon the same and other lands. All deeds os
bounty Lands in Illinois u re required by law to
berecordcd al the Record er's Office in fdu ards
vile; and, in ordcfto hole against subsequene
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
fledfor record withnont year from their dates
lhc original pgtent fFort. the United States, 10
not required to be reco1, led Letters, free Of
postage, enclosing dect Is for recording, and
three differs Q.and Gificc money! for eac deed
ofthe usual length, WILDE promptly attended to.
by 4 law of the state Of Illinois, il is required
that every nonresident wning land, whether
by deed, entry, bond 70 conveyance, patent,
grant, or otherwise, or where the same has
been entered in any Lard Office established for
the sale of lands lying thin this state shah,
on OF before the ffSt day Of 3nglst in each year.
enter the same with til 9 Auditor of public ac-
counts, by presenting t o him list of his lands,
the quality and class Of each tract of the same,
the number of acres in each tract, and ths:
county in which il is situated This list must
be accompanied by an ffidavit of the owner, or
his agent stating that .ach list contains tr,lt.
deponent's knowledge and belief
The taxes inposad ON lands, by this law, ara
as follows -
Lands of the LIST quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or $3.50 F CT quarter section.
Lands Of the I'd quality and class, $3.50 pc,
100 acres, or S2,4O per quartcr lection.
Lands OF the Sd quality and class, u per 100
acres, or 81 so per quarter section.
This tax is required to be paid by non-res-
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
fTst tag y October in each year failure ei-
Tier in entering his land With the Auditor by
the list OF august, or in paying the tax to the
Treasurer ny the Isl of October, sub jccts the,
owner TO tie payment of three times the
amount Of the tax, aid III such case his lands
are taxed as being o the first quality. This
VIII maFc Tie tax amount TO So per 100 acres,
Or $500 per quarter scction--Whch sum, to-
getlter with the sher tl's fees and costs of adj
ycrt'sng, may be paid 10 the sheriff authorized
to sell the land, bcfor or at the time appoint
ed for such safe Nc presidents lands which
Shall not have been ntcred with the Auditor
as aforesaid, and such rs shall have been entcr-
cd, but upon which II tax shah not have been
pad, arc 10 be sold tap the tax and fees, by the
sheriff Of the count, in " hich the seat of govern
nentissiuatcd, affixed cor ofthc courthouse CT
such countv--previols notice having been civ
five weeks successive ly in some newspaper.
printed at the seat OF government, if there b,
any such newspaper: and if not, then in the
newspaper printed dearest thereto. Lands
sold for taxes may l&c redeemed within tNr,
years from the day of sale, by paying to the
Auditor of public acco UNITS the price for whic',
such lands were sold, it'll an addition of 100
per cent.--anounting Slipper 100 acres, CT
$500 per quarter ss elton, besides sheriff;s
fees and costs of adye 'tising. Lands belong
Ing wholly or in part to heirs not of lawful
age. may be rcdecmct within one year aite-.
the youngest heir beco mes ofagc. PersonspIr-
chasing bounty laatls after the 9th OF Marc.
last, aye allowed nine months from the date Of
purchase, 10 enter the same with the auditor
Ey an agreement be tween the United States
and the STATE of iilila us, it is stipulated tt,at
the bounty lands granted or hereafter to Be
granted, for military services during the late
war, shall. 1giie fbenfa htnue tn BE- heldb BIZ the pa
tentees CT hitir heirs, remain exempt from al
taxes for the term OF t.rce reaTs frem and after
the date OF the patents respectively" This
agreement being paramount TO the state lae-,
such lauds arc MOI considered as taxable.
1he Subscriber viii pay Strict attention 10
amy Orders (accoinpI ';cd By The cash. in rcla-
ton to the entering uf lands with the Auditor,
& thc payment The taxes thereon. His price:
will be ene doh0rper quarter section FOR enter,
inP' lanes and paying the tax. y deduction OF
- per cent. from tn price will be made when
~ on more tracts are to nc cnt, rcd for the
sanic person. Bank paper transmitted cthe-
Tor recorder 5 fees ~ taxes, must be such IS IS
receivable i'll The and Office at Edwards
vide. \ list of Ike anks whose bills are thus
received, is subjoneA.
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
E:i'sa1LstdHs, "a, Nay 20, 1879.
hf'encrs.
G. \. Worth, Esq. Cashier u.S.B.B. Cnc;niE-.
NJ. II. Dening, Printer, Lcuis,iie, ~.
Ialnrs Frazer, Esq SalcnI Ky
Mr.. George Eaoon, Philatle. ,,hia.
Messrs Woodruff s Caude, $. whiting, ani.
Daniel Fansiaw, Ncw@ DIRK.
aicssis Hebstcrs & SINNERS, John Doardman,
J.. +. 'i.clls, anc. Il. 6 y, Hosiorti, Albany.
M. Richard Cotss, Printer, iin,ison, NY.
'soac Riggs. tsrj, Schenectady, \. y.
sir. Evclar, Peck, Rochester, n. y.
,set. VI. l.. Churchill, Batavia, \. Y.
5. u. Leonard. Esq. Owcgo, X. Y.
DR.. !. /. frcndcrgst, and Rev. ,Ssse Churchill
!''inG>l NY.
Z. ridden. Esq. p. u. Ncw-L tbanon, n. y
Mr.. ~ Smith and NJ. w. I..Stonc, Hartford, -
Maj. Joseph Stllnisn, Ncthe.siield, Conn,
Mr.. levi Siiiinan, Kew Haven. Coma.
Nj. Ch"dney 5, paJn Detroit.