Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-25
70 noa-ye8iaenf ZandAolderS and Plr'
chosers of Illinois Bounty Lands.

THNHE subscriber, formerly of the city OF Ale
Il bany, and now residing at Edwardsviles
Qlinois) will act as agent for such gentlemen
as may think proper to contide 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 the Recorders office in Edwards
ville and, in order to hold against subsequent
sale of the land, it is necessary to have them
fledfor record within one year from their dates
The original patent from the United States, il
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, be promptly attended to-,
BY q 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
Opponents knowledge and belief.
The taxes imposed on lands, by this law, are
as follows -
Lands of the 1st quality and class, 50 per 100
acres, or $500 per quarter section
Lands OF the I'd quality and class, S1,50 per
100 acDes, 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-resi-
dents to the state treasurer, on or before the
FIRST day Of October in each year. A failure eli.
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 bis lands
are taxed as being of the first quality. This
will make the tax amount to Sc per 100 scres,
or $500 per quarter section-which sum, to.
getheF with the sheriff's fees and costs of adj
Vertlslpg, 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 til, Auditor
as aforesaid, and such as shall have been enter
ed, but upon which the tax shall not have been
paid, arg to be sold for the tax and fees, by the
sheriff OF the county in which the seat of govern
mentissttlatcd, at the door ofthe court house of
such county7-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 tor tayss 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. -amounting to s u per 100 acres, or
Sl9,2o per quarter section, besides sheriii's
tees and costs of advertising. Lands belong
ing wholly Or in part to heirs not of Ian if
age, may be redeemed within one year after
the youngest heir becomes of age. Persons pur-
chasing boanty lands after the 9th of March
lasi, are allowed nine months from the date of
purchase, to enter the same with the Auditor.
by an agreement between the United States
and tie state of Illinois, it is stipulated that
the bounty lands granted, or hereafter to be
granted, for military services during the late
war, SHALL 7chite they continue to be heidi by the pa
tentees 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.
Bounty lands purchased from the patcntees
before the 1st Angus, 1913, on which the tax
has not been paid, are charged with triple tax
for that. year, amounting TO 1925 per hundred
acres, or $3.50 per quarter section.
The subscriber will pay sesict attention to
any orders accompanied by the cash) in rela-
ton to the entering of lands with the Auditor,
Ssthe payment of the taxes thereon. His price
will be o7ie doHar per quarter section for enter
ing lands and paying the tax. A deduction of
rs 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
for 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.
EdpardsrdHe, Ch Ian. 90, 1890.
References.
GA. Worth, Esq. Cashier U.s.B.B. Cincinnati.
Mr.. II. Deming, Printer, Louisville, Ky. 'A ~
Mr.. George Bacon, Philadelphia
Mcssrs. Woodruff ( Capde, S. Whiting, and
Daniel Fanshaw, New-York
Messrs. Websters & SINNERS john Board1nan.
Il. j. Backus, and f. s. E. Hosford, Albany.
Mr. Richard Gorss, Printer, Hudson, NY.
Mr.. Eyerard Peck, Rochester, N. y.
Cen w. L. Churchill, Batavia, NY.
s. B. Leonard, Esq. Owego, NY.
DR.. J. |. Prendergast and Rev. Jesse Churchill,
Winfield, NY.
f. Tilden, Esq. T. M.New,Lebanon, NY.
Mr.. N. Smith and Mr.. w. L, Stone, Hartford, Ct.
LAND OFFICE MONEY.
Bills cfthet olosviag Banks are receivable at tie
Land Office in Edssards,iYe.
Bank of the United States, and its h-anchsx
Bank of Illinois, Shawanotown,
Bank of Edwardsville, Illinois,
Ranks in BOSTON