Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-19

Substance Of tae La,o against Chanperty and .p;a,e
nance-AhIAs-0fo5eit,re ta,u Of 1928, together ,ou,
the amendments thereof IN 1924.
Any contract for the sale of land possessed adversely,
to the vendor and vendee, is void claimant of land
bargaining with any one to undertake the recovery of
tor part profit thereof foreits all claim thereto and
inc contract between the parties is void
Requisites 10 it from forfeiture
1--WE acres must be cleared, incIosed by good and
renee, and cultivated every tract exceeding
H "unoreo acres--and ten in addition must be
oeied Tor every thousand in the trac-uness the land
EN- The barrens, then fencing is TO he substituted for
oe or unless the land be subject to overflow so that il
Iao"os DE settled or be entirely free from dispute in Ell
is not required. ~
Where there are two claimants to the same land. one
VI "o co'piles with the above requisites, and the
o"er ooes oot' the title OF the latter is forfeited and
nures to the benefit of the former unless the latter
to abide by the occupying claimant law of 1910 and c,
OF 1916 and 1919, relative to the same subject The
| foregoing provisions to operate even whore ,u,s
have been commenced, and now depending The
usual exceptions are made in favor of infants femmes
covert &c but such exceptions do not save the Interest
OF any JOINT tenant, tenant i'm common or coparcencr
not iabouring under such disabilities No improvement.
by another than the tenant is a conui,nca
WIN The law, unless the settler be paid for the improve
ment
All land not heretofore entered for taxation nust he
entered and the taxes paid with arrearages and LANDS
stricken oil. redeemed the law directs reeemabl
The right to redeem land heretofore forfeited for nova
payment OF taxes expires on the LIST OF August 1925
ana faIurefo comply with all any one of the other
requisites by that time forfeiture of the land
except where the land has been stricken off to the state
In that case, three years from the time of str;lk;n
them off is allowed for redemption.
DIS TO the non payment of taxes (he time for payment
having expHed II proof of the be made in suit u,
cbancery, or at common law it operates immedatev n,
forfeiture of the deauter's title for the benefit of h
adversary ifhe latter shall have paid up his taxes
10 ascertain the amount Of tdreS DUE The foiio,ciae
2-tL/p 1SfO he Obep, ,pH
the party claim the whole tract then taxes are TO he
paid upon the whole. If part then be paid upon
the whole until the first sub DIVISION an then ON each
SUBDIVISION, ''until the title in the party.n
.Ne,o Occupying Claimant Ld,c of 1894
When Judgment or decree is obtained, and the I'M
successful party about TO be evicted ury from the
yicnage shall under oath, estimate the injury done to
the soI and the unnecessary waste of timber after st
brought, of rent and profits accruing after udeeat on,
Decree to be placed to the credit of the plaintiff or COM
plainantand the value of the improvements tobe placed
to the credit of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT party TO have the
privilege OF summoning witnesses to be examined by the
jury and Judgment decree to be entered in favour of
the Occupant for the balance appearing DUE who shall
remain possession and hold lien on the land until said
balance shall be paid.
When plaintiff in ejectment has never been in pos
session. and shall hereafter have given against
him. that Judgment may be plead in bar of any subse-
quent suit for the land provided the defendan.
CANNED lite originally adverse to the plaintiff
FRANKFoRT, 10th March 1925.
Dear Sn,-The foregoing is the substance of laws
| against which non-residenis must be on their guard
The fmand for tenants will render extremely diff
cult TO procure them, lease tor any of years.
In many cases 1t may be DONE but in cases it can
not and in the latter it will be necessary to hire
the clearing, betting, fencing and cultiyating
That provision OF the law which requires the improve
ment OF land 10 anoher possession, be COM
I&led with, we conceive cannot be constutional-but
We will IN each make the attempt to comply with
the law when required to do, and if prevented by
force evidence of the fact shall be presented and shewn
trInt tho e,
may be used to the injury of the party whom we repre-
| sent) claiming the land.
| 1t will be important to guard against the danger to
arise from the non payment of taxes.
| 1t will be matter of great difficulty to sell land
while much will be forced into market by the opera
ton of these laws, and particularly as the state will Of
fer large quantity for sale during the present year.
Yet cannot foresee the time when change is to take
| place for the better
| Wemust request those who wish Us to lease their
iand 10 empower US, or either OF u.s. any whom
may employ for that purpose, TO do SO, it will be i'm
possible that we can be every tract land to be leas
| ed before the st of August next, in person.
I Those for whom we doing business as regular
agents, may rest secure, where they have funds in
hands to pay the expenses of the duties required. We
shall, of course, for Others in all give the prefe
renee TO those who advance expenses A deposit in
any solvent bank in the United States TO our credit lin
forming us thereby will answer purpose and in such
event exerton shall be wanting to have the needfuL
done.
Twenty dollars per tract will be required for tenant
lng-besides 10 cents per mile to and from Frankfort
travelling the way from tract to tract if more
than one in tenants be procured lease. If
the clearing must be hired, then that expense will be
! additional
| For paying taxes, five dollars per snnum for any
number of tracts not exceeding five then one dollar
for every additional tract. The said fee and amount of
taxes to be deposited in United States branch or
some solvent bank in Va. the seaboard The
amount for payment of taxes will be exchanged for Ken
lucky currency, and applied to the best advantage for
| the applicant.
Letters Posr PAin, aoiH be promptly attended to.
TRlPLETT & BURNLEY.
What nertZ-On Saturday last, the Baltimore papers
state, the beautiful brig Lady Adams by Mr. Beach
man for Col. Tenant, launched at Fels Point
We do not recoect to have heard of Lady Madison
| Lady Monroe, &c-f Enguiyer