The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-10

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reafs Of taxes aud the damages due thereon,
anterior 10 the date Of such purchase, ezcep So
mu-h tie balance of tbe purchase money re-
naming unpaid will be sufficient 10 discharge.
And the complainant may take a copy of the re
cord attested by the clerk and file the same
with the Auditor % Public Accounts, who shall
correct the delinquen, lists in his Office accord
ngy. Bot no judgment shall be rendered ex-
ccpi 10 the presence Of the attorney for the com
monwealth, OF OF some other attorney appointed
by The court, TO defend the interest ofthe CON-
monweaith. 1.-THE application shall fail, jadg-
ment shall he rendered against the applicant
and be shall be adjudged 10 pay costs including
AN attorneys fec. which shall not exceed one
dollar and twenty five cents, when the sum IN
controversy is less than twenty dollars. No
Judgment, rendered in favor Of such applicant
SHAH be Of any validity unless IT appear on the
record, that the attorney tor the commonwealth
OF the attorney appointed IS aforesaid, appear
cd TO defend the application.
2 II any person. claiming 10 any tract or lot
Of land. returned delinquent Tor the non-pay-
ment Of the taxes thereon, or TO any part ofsuch
tract OF lot, at any time before The first dGyo 4
prif, Oae thousand eight kltadrcd and ttcenty-
eipig, shall shew, by satisfactory evidence 10
tile court Of the county or corporation IN which
such land Of lot may lie that the taxes said to
rear or due eitherl having been erreneonsly char
ged onthe boots OF he commissioners OF having
been actually paid it shall be the duty OF the
court, under the limitations, lnJunctions and
conditions contained in the preceding provisions,
TO render Judgment exoneraimg such land or
lot, the part thereof so claimed from the tax
es so enormously chuaged ihereupon, OF SO
having been actually paid, or not so due and in
arfeary lfany application for such judgment
shall fail, judgment shall be rendered against
the applicant, and he shall be adjudged to pay
fcosts, including an attorneys fee not to exceed
one dollar and twcnt y-fiye cents, when the sum
in controversy is less than twenty dollars. Wien.
ever any trace or LOT ofland shall be exonerated
! from the taxes due thereon. because offs hay-
ing been enormously charged on the books
Of the commi 5sioner, it shall be the duty OF ile
court So generating such land, TO certify
the same 10 the commissioner OF the revenue, or
whose book said land may he charged VINO shall
correct The error according to such certificate
aud the complainant may take a copy of the re-
coTG atte3ied 10y the clerk, and fe the same
! with the Andtor OK Public Accounts, WHIP
Shail co1fGt the delinquent lists nj hio office ac
cordingiy, -. -
3 Arrther tinf. until the fri tag Of Jaly,
ore hoR&of Ggt hEHdrei e1ta 6ssig eigii shall
be and he sne is aereby allowed. for the re-
N'l iloi Oh litls lOls4 NNsttN liIttlc ieSldeDt
q Directors iu,e Literary Fund, for thenon-pay-
ment OF the taxes. dGe thereon; which redemption
shall be made on the warrant otthe Auditor ofPub-5
lie Accounts by the payment into tie Treasury, OF
the taxes due on such lands OF lots AT The time
oftheir veoting in the President and Directors
ofthe Literary Fund, and the damages pre-
seribcd by law, togethef with a farther sum Tor
each year, from the time Of their yesting as a.
foresaid to the time ofredemption, equal to the
last annual tax imposed thereon. with damages
on each of the SAID sums, at the rate often per
centum per annuIn, from the Gsst day of Nov.
in the year of which it acciues, until paid. Pro-
yided nevertheless, That if any such lands or
lots, so vested in the President Il Directors Of
the literary Fund, shall have been re-assessed
under the act, entitled an act, for arranging the
counties into districts for the election of Sena-
tors and tor equalising the land tax, passed Feb
ruary the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and Sc
ycnteeu, and she several acts amendatory of said
act, the taxes shnll be charged atthe rate ofeach
year respectively according to such re-assess-
meni up TO the time OF redemption and the Au-
ditor shall give credit for all raSes which shall.
appear TO have been paid upon such lands or
lots ca any part thereof, according to such Te-
assessment Aud provided also, That where
sach ands shan not has been re-1sSessed an
der the acts aforesaid, it shall be lawful for tie
per costs and charges, 10 have the same rc-asscss
ed. by applying 10 the court or corporation, IN
which such lands or lots may be situated, 10 10
POM tyo OF more commissioners, VINO snail
proceed TO value the same, and report such val
uation to the court 10y whom ii snail be certified
10 the Auditor of Public Accounts--and the Au
dtol shall charge the arrearages upon such
lands or lots al the respective yearly rates, upon
such valuation up TO the time of redemption
The commissioners in making such valuation
shall take into view the value Of such lands and
lots with impro, aments, as they stood in the
ycar eighteen ha:.dred Ind seventeen.
4. Whereas II 5 represented TO the General
Assembly lhdr IA many cases, lands vested in
the President ami Directors Of the Literary
Fund. for the non-payment of tine taxes due
thereon. are held by persons claiming under
grants itom the Commonwealth, bearing date
prior to the time of their vesting as aforesaid
which lands have been settled d improved at
considerable labour ana expense, aud it is rea-
sonable aud just that IN all such cases the ttles
OF such claimants should be Quoted and perfcc-
ted, so far as they may be aiiectedby any right
now vested in the commonwealth.
Be it therefore enacted That al right title
and interest which the President and Directors.
OF She literary Fund, may OF can have in any
lands OF lots, vested in them for the non.pay-
be redeemed according to the provisions of this
act, shall be and the same is hereby reIinquished
to and vested in such person or persons, as may
have good legal or equitable title thereto, held
OF derived under grant from the common
wealth, bearing date prior 40 the tnle OF said
lands, vesting in the President and Directors of
the Literary Fund, who previous 20 the passage
ofths act, MAJ have settled aad improved the
lands claiinedby them, on who derive title un,
der someperson having thus settled and iin-
proved said lands But no person shall be en-
titledto the benefit OF this provision, who shall
not, before the first day u Dccember, one thou
soad eigdt htmdfed aaa fDsaty-vj,ie, pay into
the Treasury on the proper warrant of the AIT
ditor OF Public Accounts, all taxes due upon the
lands claimed by him, either in his own name or
the name OF those under whom he NAV claim III
tie, or by the person or persons in whose name
right the same was forfeited or such por-
ZION thereof as the land SO claimed ought 10 be
CuuitahlV and rafcabIv CHARGED Herewith with