Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-01
To soa-Te8iden: Lcnlhot3eys and Par.&
chaSerS Of Illinois Bountu Lands.

TO son-+eSi1ez: Ldn3hot3eys and Pur.S
chasers IF Illinois Bounty Lands.
THSTE subscriber, formerly of the city of NJ.
a bany, and now residing at Edwardsyille,
(linois) 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
berecordeda the Recorder office in Edwards
vile; and, in order to hold against subsequent
sale of the land, il 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 Land Office money for each deed
ofthe usual length, WILDE promptly attended to.
BY law of the state of Illinois, it is required
that every nonresident owning land, g 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 state," shall
on 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 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 a true
description of such lands, to the best of the
Opponents knowledge and belief.
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
as follows -
Lands of the list quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lands of the Cd quality and class, S1,50 per
100 acres, or $40 per quarter section.
Lands of the Sd quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or 81 go per quarter section.
This tax is required to be paid by non-rcsi-
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
first day Of October in each year. failure ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor by
the list 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 IS per 100 acres,
or $3.50 per quarter section-which sum, to-
gether with the sheriff's fees and costs of adj
vertising, may be paid to the sheriff authorized
to sell the land, before or at the time appoint
cd for such sale. Non-residents' lands which
shall not have been entered with the Auditor
as aforesaid and such as shall have been entcEA
cd, but upon which the tax shall not have been
paid, TO be sold for the tax and fees. by the
sheriff of the county in wsch the seat Of govern
mentissituated, atthe door ofthe courthouse Of
such county--previous notice having been Civ
en- of such sale by an advertisement inserted
five weeks successfully in some newspaper
printed at the seat of government, if there be
any such newspaper; and if not, then in the
newspaper printed nearest thereto. Lands
sold for taxes may be redeemed within two,
years from the day OF sale, by paying to the
Auditor of public accounts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent.-amoupting to S12 per 100 acres, or
1920 per quarter section, besides shcritf'o
fees 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 irbecomes ofage. Persons pur-
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 late
war; shall, Dhtfe they continue 10 be held6g the pr
teriteeS 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.
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 one dollar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax. A deduction Of
Is per cent from this price will be made when
SO OF more tracts are to be entered for the
same person. Bank paper transmitted either
for recorders fees or taxes, must be such is
receivable in the Land Office at Edwards
Vile. A list of the banks whose bills are thua
received, is subjoined.
GEORGE CH,rRCHILE.
EdpSards1ills. (-Is. J Nag 90, 1919.
References.
GA. Worth, Esq Cashier u s BIB. C'ncinnaG.
Mr.. II. Deming, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
James Frazer, Esq. Salem, Ky.
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, s. whiting, and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-York.
Messrs. Websters & SINNERS, John Boardrn Any
f. F. Backus, and F.. & f. Hosford, Albany.
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, r. Y.
Isaac Riggs ESQ. Schenectady, N. y.
Mr.. Everard Peek, Rochester, N. Y.
Gen. w. J.. Churchill, Batavia, N. Y.
S. b. Leonard, Esq. Owego, NY.
Dr. j. l. Prendergsist, and Rev. Jesse Churchl,.
Winfield, NY.
f. Tiden, Esq, p. NJ New-Lcbanon, N. Y.
Mr.. N. Smith and Mr.. W. L.Stone, Hartford, CT.
Maj. Joseph Stilinan, Wethersfield, Conn.
Mr.. Levi Stillman, New-H Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Chauncy S. Payn, Detroit
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
Bills ofMe. fo2o1Diag Banks are receivable at to
Land % ce in EdseardsuiHe.
Bank of the United States and its branches.