Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-21

cha8er$ Of Illinois Bounty Lands.
YNyHE subscriber, formerly of the city of Al.
Il bany, and now residing at Edwardsyile,
Qllinois) will act as agent for such gentlemeA
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 i'll Illinois are required by law to
be recordedatthe Recorders office in Edwards
vile; and, in order to hold against a subsequent
sic OF the land, it is necessary to have them
iiledtor 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, will be promptly attended to.
By a law of the state of Illinois, it is required
that every nonresident owning land, "whcther
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 f'Stday 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, ard the
county in which it is situated. This list must
NC ny All Tile ON ncl 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 Oh lands, by this law, arc
as follows
Lands of the LIST quality and class, s. per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lands Of the I'd quality and class, $50 per
100 acres, or S2,40 per quarter section.
Lands of the Sd quality and class, 81 pcY 100
acres, or Sl,6O per quarter section.
Ihls tax Is required to be paid by non-res.
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
first day Of October in each year. A failure eli
ther in entering his land with the Auditor by
the 1st of August, Or in paying the tax to tn.
Treasurer by the LIST of October, subjects the
owner to the payment Of three times the
amount ct the tax, and in such case his lands
are taxed as being of the first quality. This
will make the tax amount to S6per 100 acres,
or $500 per quarter section-Which sum, to-
getler with the sheriff S fees and costs of al.
vertisng, 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 enter
ed, but upon which the tax shall not have been
paid, arc to be sold for the tax and fees, BY the
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mentissituated, the door ofthe courthouse Of
such county-previous notice having been Civ
Ell 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 paving to the
Auditor of public acsQunts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent.-amountng to S12 per 100 acres, oc
Sl9,3O per quarter section, besides sherifi's
fees and costs of advertising. Lands belong
ing wholly or in part to heirs not of lawful
age, may be redeemed within one year aftef.
the youngest heir becomes ofage. Persons pur-
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, for military services during the late
war, shall, zcLiie they continue to be heidby the pa.
tentees or their heirs, remain exempt from all
taxes for the term of three gears 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 LIST August, 1918, on which the tax
has not been paid, are charged with triple tax
for that year, amounting to 50, IS per hundred
acres, or $3.50 per quarter section.
The subscriber will pay strict attention TO
any orders accompanied by thy CASH in rea-,
ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor.
g. the payment fthe taxes thJreon. His price
WILDE one dollar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax A deduction Of
25 per cent from this price will be made when
SO or more tracts are to be entered for the
same person. Bank paper transmitted either
for recorders fees or taxes, must be such as ID
receivable in the Land Office at Edwards
vile. A list of the banks whose bills are thus
received, is subjoined.
GEORGE CHURCHILL.
Ed~ardsriAe, Is. Jan. 20, 1920.
References.
G. A. Worth, Esq. Cashier u.s,B.B. Cincinnati.
Mr.. H. Demirg, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, s. Whiting, and
Daniel Fanshaw, Ncw-York.
Messrs. Webstcrs Z SINNERS john Boardmar,
u. i. Backus, and Il. & L. Hosford. Albany
Mr. Richard Corss, Printer, Hudson, MY.
Mr. Evera;d Peck, Rochester, N. Y.
Gen. ", L. Churchill, Batavia, ny.
s. b. Leonard, ESQ, Owego, n. Y.
d.. III. Prendcrgast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill;
Winfield, NY.
f. Tlden, Esq. PM. Ncw-L ebanon, n. =.
Mr. N. Smith and Mr.. w. L.Stonc, Hartford, c..
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
BiIs efthe fodYouing Banks are receivable at fl,s
Ltlisd Office in Edsvards1iKe.
Bank of the United States, and its branches.
Bank of Illinois, Shawanrtown,