Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-15
TO n7wrssidtht Edsdhoiders and Par.

VNIIE subscriber, formerly of the city of Az
l. bany, and now residing at Edwardsville,
(Illinois) will act as agent for such gentlemeri
as may think proper to conhde 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 Recorder 5 office in Edwards
vile and, in order to hold against subsequent
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
filedfor 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
ofthc usual length, will promptly attended, to.
By 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 i'll any land Office established for
the sale of lands lying within this state" shall,
on or before the first day Of 4xgust in each year,
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 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 true
Inscription vi Such idilus, ~ tne pest OF the
opponents knowledge and bellet.
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
as follows -
Lands of the 1st quality and class, 81 per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lands of the I'd quality and class, $3.50 per
100 acres, or 1910 per quarter section.
Lands OF the sd qualrty and class, 81 per 100
acres, or $3.50 per quarter section.
ms tax Is required TO be PAID by non-resi-
GEMS 10 tne state treasurer, ON or before the
hfSs aay 81 oc'o0er IN each year. A failure Ell
thef IN entering MS land with the Auditor by
the LIST OF August, or IN paying the tax to the
treasurer by the Isl OF october, subjects the
owner 10 t,ie payment OF three times the
'ihonh' ., 'he Jay ana IN sncn case MS @nos
are re, 'aAco as peili8 Oh inc ihrst quahty. Inns
"lli MAKE the TAX amount to 80 per loo acres,
or p9'oo per quarter secuon-whlch sum, to-
Se'!er win lug Sherlll lees and costs OF adj
vertising' may De paid to the sheriff authorized
TO sen the land, before or at the time appoint
ca ior suCh sue Noh-residents, lands winch
sAaii not nave peeh entered with the Auditor
d. 'toresaio ana sucn as shaii nave peen enter
Gu, put upon WINCH the TAX shaii not nave been
Pa,l. are TO peso ior ,ne tax and tees, by the
sheriii OF inc countyln"mchth the seat otgovern.
lSsiluateu'a at eoor OF the courthouse OF
such co'inty-preVious houce haVln9 been CIV
en- Oh such sale Dy an advertisements inserted
hVe weeks successiTciy IN some newspaper
Prilteo at the seat OF government, II there be
any such newspaper; ana II not, then IN the
newspaper Prlhtea nearest thereto. Lands
soiu icr 'aAss may ce reueeiheu "l'hih TWO
years rom tile Gay Vi saie' Dy paying 10 the
Aoui,or vi Puonc accounts the price iof wmcn
SUCH iandS we're solo, WIN an ado1tlon OF loo
per ceht.-anountlng 10 SlZ per !oo acres, or
Sl9'%o per quarter secuon, besides sherft'3
iees 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 heirbecomes ofage Personspur-
chasing bounty lands after the 9th of March
r.ias ~ 80 tha .p a., 'n1 ua.s u
~, .hl sam M W., ~. suui'or
,rJ ~ th az stst'. ns 1Il;no;s .n ., 1'ases
4be boun+v I.rds otantaJ 49, -. .n-'l
orantoJ for n;l;tsorv y. Jn,,;1a ~ ~ DC
n.a,. sbaI sah;,a 49,, .i1 iale
,e,tssa ~ tb";,. LIZ. y se Pc,
.osos Co.. tha to.a, g 49, n1l' Ian az
the dota of tho ,ata,t. .Ss.a.;,aI' ;, ILL
on.ronr,,,,t - ro,asn,,st - ~ ,ni'
s6oh Iands or 10. poo,,aJaaI ~ ~. lava
ponnt, 1ards o,ro,,asaJ So ~ a. ,a" @a...
befnre he let ann,,sf 1919 nr ,,.h;ah .L
bos ~ l,o - ss loao' D ~ mn ei,e u'H
fnr th.t ,,e.r GO or q Va
900 O., sn wv, ~ D1,4o ~ i'''''''o o
I've suosollocr VIII pay s,Iict at,ehtion 20
ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor.
& the payment oftbe taxes thereon. His nfice
will be one doyar per quarter section for enter.
ing lands and paving the tax. A deduction of