The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-24


fs'so' generating The land Ct lot. or al s's
thereof claimed or derived fro, "a, 'he Ia.f
feafs Of taxes aud tiie tiamapa. a. Tie Ar.
anterior 10 the date ofsuch p,9rbas, ''fiff..
nueh rs the balance Of the pufehas. Up -
naming unpaid, will be sufficient T.. o..
And tue complainant may take a cot,,, :.
cora, aiiested by the clerk. ana flo =, o..
Nth the Auditor u Public Account. A'iae
'olltct TIE delinquent lists In hi, oIir, , '2
hgiy' Eut no Judgment shall be ret. o'a-
ccptIa the presence of The aitornc, TO- -.
mon" etltiI, o. of some other ,ttor,,,., ''' ''a
by The court 10 defend the Interest ~ ii'#i'.I
mon"ealth II the application shall t..a
meni shall be rendered against the No. J''-.
and he shall be adjudaed to pay costs iilt.saoi
an attorney fee, which shall not e4.,,'5
dpllaf and twenty five cents, when tfe.,... We
controversy IS less than twenty deII.,, Va
JUDGMENT rendered IN favor of such aef.,..,.
shail be OF any validity unless II appear mn '
record that The attorney for the Commons
or the attorney appointed as aforesaid a.,
ed to defend the application. Fp'
2 If any person, claiming to any tr,o..
OF land, returned delinquent for the Va
ment OF the taxes thereon, or to any partn,t |
tract lot at any time before The fri ,j-,.
prti, one HonsGnd ejght hlfadrtd qud ~
eighf shall shew, by satisfactory e,jd,,,, =.
The court OF the county or corporation IN -
such land oriot may lie; that the taxes sad \.
be IN arrear and due thereon, are n0t ~ ,n,s
rear or due, eitberha having been erreneopsl, Cha.
ged ON the boots OF he commissioners. IN bst,
been actually paid; it shall be the duty al H..
court, under the limitations, Injunction, 49,,
conditions contained in the precediny D,o,,.,o,'4
TO render judgment exoneratng such land -
lot, or the part thereof so claimed from tEe a.,
es so errono1u~l4 chuaged ihereupen e., ..
having been actually paid, or not So due and ~
arrear. II any application for such jud,,,.,t
shall fan, judgment shall be rendered agsin.t
the applicant, and he shall be adindead IL, nan,
costs including an attorney fec not 10 e.recl
one dollar and twenty -iive cents, Whcn The ann,
IN controversy is less than Is cnt, dollars NLea.
ever any haci or lot of land shall be exonerare5
from the taAes due thereon, because oils han.
ing been enormously charged on the b,.,Iz
Of the commissioner il shall be the dnty of the
court so generating such land 10 cgrftv
! the same 10 the commissioner OF the revenue Gr
! whose bool, sand land NAV he charged who shah
correct the error according to such certificate
aud the complainant may take copy Of the r..
cord, attcsted by the clerk, and file the Sam
with the Auditor of Public Accounts VII,
shall correct the delinquent lists in hi. office AZ.
cordmgly.
g. further time until The first dag of .JuIg
one thousand eight hHHdred nndtpejag eighf, shall
be and the same is ereby allowed, for the re.
demptlon of lands & lots, vested nthe President
q Directors ofthe Literary Fund for thenon-pay-
ment of the taxes.duc thereon; winch reclamation
shall be made on ,he warrant oithe auditor oiPub.
llcAceounts by the pay meni into the ireaaul, of
the taxes due ON such lands On lots, at the time
OF their vesting in the President and Directors
oithe Literary Fund, and the damages pr.
scrlbed by law, together with further sum Tor
each year, from the Time OF their yestng as a.
foresald 10 the time oil redemption, equal to tue
last annual tax imposed thereon, with damages
on each of the SAID sums, ut the rate often per
centum per annum. from the fsst day Of Nov
IN the yearot which ii acciucs, until paid Pro,
vIded nevertheless, That II any such land, OF
lots, 50 vested ia the President & Directors Of
the Literary Fund shall have been re-assessed
under the aCi, entitled an act. or arranging The
counties MO districts for the election Of Seua-
tors and Tor cqudls,ng the land tax, passed Feb.
Tuary the eighteenth eighteen hGndred and r.
'entccn, and the several acts amendatory Of said
act tn taxes stall be charged atthe rate oteach
year respectively, according to such re.assess
ment, up to the time Of redemption aud the Aa.
dtor shall give credit for all ta-eS which sbal
appear TO lave been paid upon such lands or
lots, OF any part thereof, according 20 such re.
assessment And provided also, That where
suct lands shall not have been re-aSscssed an.
der the acts aforesaid, it shall be lawful or L.
owner or owners thereof, al has, her or their pro-
per costs and charges to have the same re-asseSs.
ed, by applying to the court OF corporation, IN
which such lands or lots may be situated to Up.
point two OF more commissioners. no shah
proceed to value the SAM, and report such val.
/ uation ia Tptlt hon, sb.tI Ia certi6ab
TO the Auditor of Public Accounts--and the Au
dnor shall charge the mlearagrs upon such
/ binds OF lots at the respective yearly rates upon
such valuation up to the time OF redemption
/ The commissioners III making such valuation,
shall take into view the value Of such lands and
/ lois with Improvements as they stood in the
year eighteen hundred and seventeen.
! 4. Whereas il IS represented to lie General
/ Assembly, That in many cases, lands vested IN
! the President and Directors OF the Literary
| ! und, for the non-payment Of the taxes due
thereon, are held by persons claiming under
! grants from the Commemorative bearing date
/ prior to the time of their vesting as aforesaid
which Lands have been settled d improved at
considerable labour and expense, aud it Is TEA
sonable and ust that in all such cases the ttlai
OF such claimants should be quoted and pertec
/ ted, 50 tar as they may be afectedby any rigb
no" vested in the commonwealth.
Be ii therefore enacted, That all right tn
and interest Whichthe President and Dncctos
OF the Literary Fund, may OF can have in ay
lands or lots. vested IN them lol the nonps'
ment OF tire taxes due thereon. which snail II
bercdeemed according to the provisions OF rs
act, shall he and the same Is hereby ieliuquS d
to and vested IN such person orpersons, rs ng
have good legal Of equitable title thereto, I'd
on derived under grant from the compg,
wealth, bearing date prioI 10 the time oil Hd
lands, Festing in Che President and DreGH O.
the Literary Fund, Who previous to the i.'aEA
ofthls act may have settled and improve u
lands ciaimcdby them, on who derive III " u
der somepefson having thus settled ant Ii
proved said lands But. no person shall c en-,
+ titled to the benefit of this provision, who Sha"
not before he first day Of December one Roa.
/ Sa,d eigR hundred and hWtHtg-ajHf pA ialo
! the Treasury on The proper warrant of be An'
ditor OF Public Accounts, all take, due lpoN o'e
/ lands claimed by him, either in his own lame,o'
the name of those under whom he may clam ]"
tie, or blythe person or persons in whose NAM
or right the same was forfeited, or such P,' Il