Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-05-02
TO nonresident Zandholder8 and Pur-
cAaaers Of Illinois BountY Lands.

TO nonresident Zdndholder8 and Pur+
chasers Of Illinois Bounty Lands.
TTVHE subscriber, formerly of the city of Al.
IL bany, and now residing at Edwardsvile.
Qlinois) will act as agent for such gentlemen
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
berecordeda Recorder office in Edwards
vile; and, in orderto 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
OF the usual ength,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 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 true
description of such lands, to the best of the
deponent's knowledge and belief
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
as follows -
Lands of the LIST quality and class, 80 per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section.
Lands OF the I'd quality and class, $3.50 pep
100 acres, or S2,4 per quarter section.
ianl9 Of the I'd OIalif, ala
acres, or SLIGO per quarter section.
This tax is required to be paid by non-resi
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
frSt day Of October in each year. failure Ell
Their in entering his land with the Auditor by
tlle 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 Sc per 100 acres.
or $3.50 per quarter secton-which sum, to-
gethcr with the sheriff S fees and costs of adj
vcrtisng, may be paid to the sheriff authorized
to sell the land, before or at the time appoint
ed 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, are to be sold for the tax and fees, by the
sheriff OF the county in which the seat of govern
mentissituated, atthe door ofthe courthouse Of
such eounty-preyious notice having been Civ
en- OF such sale by an advertisement inserted
hive weeks successfully in some newspaper
printed at the seat OF government, 4 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 accounts the price for which
such lands were sold, with an addition of 100
per cent.-amounting to Slipper 100 acres, or
Sl9,2o per quarter section, besides sherif'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 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 1ohie they continue 10 be held6y the ba.
fe'ifees or their heirs. remain exempt from all
taxes tor 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 1st August, 1918, on which the tax
has not been paid, are charged with triple tax
tor that year, amounting to S2,25 per hundred
acres, or $500 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 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
50 or more tracts are to be entered for the
same person. Bank paper transmitted either
TOR 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.
Ed~ardsviAe, CIs. J Jan. 90, 1890.
References.
G. A. Worth, Esq. Cashier U S.B.B. Cincinnati.
Mr.. H. Dcming, Printer, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia.
Messrs. Woodruff & Candle, S. Whiting. and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-York.
Messrs. Wcbsters K SINNERS, John Boardman.
L. T. Backus. and E. & E. He ard, Albany.
Mr.. Richard Corss, Printer, Huoson, NY.
Mr.. Everard Peck, Rochester, N. Y.
Gen. W. L. Churchill, Batavia, NY.
s. b. Leonard, Esq. Owego, NY.
DR.. }. Il. Prendergast, and Rev. Jesse Churchill.
Winfield, NY. =
f. Tilden, Esq. p. NJ. New-Lcbsnon,N N. Y.
Mr.. N.Smith and Mr. w L. Stone, Hartford. Ct.
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
Bills ofthe foiorrinr Rayks are rece;,,ogLe n, r..