Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-07
Gov. Of he Fioridus &e. sc.
Pensacola, Oct. E 1921.
ILLINOIS BOUNTY LANDS.

The follow ing Information on tins suhlEct
is from GEORGE CHURCHILL, Esq. Land
Agent, EdwardsviIle, illinois. From our
personal acquaintance with the wri'er, we
have no hesitation IN recommt nding blm to
the confidence of those who may require an
agent m Illinois. v. Y. Com. .dfU.
EDwARnsviLLF. UI'inois,j Sept "a, 1891.
take the liberty to send you some inlor-
NATION respecting the military bounty lands
IN tins state. which, though not generally
known. is OF importance to the non resident
land holders.
These lands are exempted from taxation
for three years from The date OF the patent,
it not sooner sold by the soldier OF his heirs.
II The paientee sells his land. il becomes
taxable Immediately. According 10 rule
adopted by rbe auditor OF public accounts,
if a tract Of land IS sold on or before the LIST
August, i; is taxed tor the whole OF that
year: hu, if sold after the lsr Aug. it is not
taxed at all that year. The Same rule
is followed with respect to lands still belong
ing to the soldiers or pat.nteps - those
whose patents bear date on or before the st
August, 1918. will be taxed tor the whole OF
the year 1874; while those patents are dated
after the Is, Aug. 1918. will not be taxed
until 1899, in which year all the bounty
lands in this state will be subject to
taxation, as the three years eYemp-
ton will then have expired. Indeed, about
four flths of those lands are taxable this
year. A, the state government has obtained
from the General Land Ollice, transcripts OF
ali locations of military land warrants in this
state, IT will not be possible to eyade the
tax.
The tax row imposed is three dollars
twenty per quarter section on the land OF
the second class and one dollar sixty on
land OF the third class. The class 10 be de.
termln.d by the owner or his agent. have
made 1t a rule to class all lands committed
to my agehcy, as OF the lhird quality. unless
otherwise instructed; by. which means the
tax Is reduced 10 one dollar sixty per quar-.
ter section. An annual charge of 80 cent,
is made ior entering land Tor taystion, pay
ing taxes, u rwariing the Official receipts
are committed to my agency by one person,
the lee will be only 57l cents per tract.
No non-.esiJen!s' lands are 10 be sold for
taxes before thr LIST January next, but it j.
expected that large number OF tracts will
be offered on the l.; Monday Of Nay next -
Only one year is allowed Tor the redemption
OF land hereafter sold Tor taxes, which may
be redse med by paying the tax and costs Of
advertising the sale, with an addition OF 50
per cent. Ii Is much to be feared that, Tor
wan, OF requisite ntormation how TO proceed,
many soldiers will be dives:ed Of their hard
earned bounty.
Recording.-lt is not necessary 10 have
the orig patent recorded bot when the
land is purchased from the soldier or from
any other pers N, the deed is required to be
! recorded in the county in which the land
lies within one year from the date in order
| to hold good against subsequent sale by
the grantor. The whole expense OF record
Jug deed of the ordinary size, and Of re-
! turning il TO the owner, is three dollars, ex.
elusive of postage, which must in all cases
be paid by the land holder. The mails to
and from this place, are as safe a, on any
other post routes in the union. have known
but single instance in which letter mail
ed for this place did rot arrive.
In the month OF April, 1920, considers
bic number Of tracts OF non-resIdents' land
were sold to individuals, and struck of to tie
state for taxes. under the provision OF the
act OF 1919. As that law was considered
! somewhat oppressive, an act has been passed
by thu present legislature tor the relief Of
those whose lands were thus sold. This act
extends relief to three classes oil land hol-
ders:
I. Those whose lands have been sold to
individual. for taxes. They can redeem
their lands by paying ilto the state treasury.
al any time he tore the Iuth tprI, 1892, tie
smssn' Tor Tnca the lauds were se.d, With