The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-20

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person ekuneraiiug the land Or In, :.
thereof, 50 claimed OF derived fion al :, i'H
rears OF tayes aud the dais,agts d,,. :, ''s''=
ontetior 10 TIE date oisneh PURCHASE f'f=
much as The balance OF the Gurchas, n. p ''
nainins nnpaid. ~ili be sufficient tt it=
Andfhe Complainant may take "a con, a. ~
f'eord, attested b. the CLERK. ana FL u'e De.
with the Auditor Of Pubic Aerotiots =. s7ioe
correct the dehnqucih lists in his off,. si'i#
meiy. But 10 Judgment shall he rcndo,., y.
e'pt an the presence of the attorney Ton III, x
ih'nH eaiih, OF OF SOME Olhci atfcrne, anu. ''n'
by ihe count, 10 defend tn interest oftt, s.''e
mon"eath. j tic application shall tsa
mem Shaii he rendered against the apb-,..
ana ne shail De aajudsed 10 pay costs incnd,.f
an attorneys fee. which shall not e,ro.a
dollar aud twenty five cents, when ifes,,,.
controversy is less than twenty dulla,s W
Judgment rendered in favor 81 such ,rrl,,... ~
shal be of any validity unless il appear o., u,
record, than the attorney for the cotnnonv,.,.,
or the attorney appointed rs aforesaid am.
ed 10 defend the application ff''i'
:, II any person, claiming TO any tract OIL,
OF land. returned delinquent ior Tie non,.,
inent OF the taxes thereon, or 10 any part a -
tract o. lot, at amy time before he frs de- z
iprd, on MoHsond ejeM huadred amt :. 8 h
fight, shall slew, by satisfactory eYldrn5, y
the court Of the county or corporation lu,,l,.4
such land or lot may lie that the taxes .ail -.
be ia arrear aud due thereon. are MOI So m
rear OF due, either having been crrenaouzl, cha,
gcd on the boots OF he commissioners. or ba,.,
been actually paid il snail be the duty al ~.
court, uudet the limitations, iniuncjlons ma
conditions contained nthe preceding pro,,>ons
10 render judgment exoneIafmg surb Land -
lot, or the part thereof so claimed from the IA.
Is so enormously 1huaged thcleuron. or :.
having been actually paid, OF MOI so due and IN
arear II any application for such iudom,ns
shall till, Judgment shall he rendered ae,us.
the applicant, and he shall be adiudeed 10 nav
| costs, including an attorney fee not 10 e.c,.l
/ one dOlisn and twenty five cents, when the ,u.,
in controversy is less than twenty dollMs nben.
ever any tract OF lot of land shall be exonrrataa
from the taxes due thereon, because ofn, has.
| Ing been enormously charged on The bool,
Of the commissioner it shall be the duty of the
court SO generating such land, to certify
the same tothe commissioner of the revenue or
whose book said land may he charged who shall
correct the error according to such certificate
aud The complainant may take copy Of the re-
cord, attested by the clerk, and file the same
with the Auditor of Public Accounts. who
shall correct the delinquent lists i'll his Office ac
cordmely.
3 A further time until The first day Of JuiQ,
one thousand tighi hnHdred andtmentg etehi sntl
] be and the same IS ercby allowed, for the re-
dcmption oflands y lots. vested nthe Presiden,
q Directors otthe Literary Fund for thenon-pay-
ment OF thc taNesjdue thereon; which redemption
shall he made onIhe warrant otthe Auditor oiPub.
! he Accounts by the payment into the Treasury Of
! the taxes due on such lands OF lois, al the time
oi their ycsting in the President and directors
OF tie Literary Fund and the damages PIE
| scrlbcd by law, together with 4 further SUN lur
| each year from the time OF their veStiug as y.
! toreshd to the time OF redemption, equal 10 the
| ldsi annual lax imposed thereon, with damages
on each Of the SAID sauis, at the rate often per
! centum per annum, from the hsst daV Of Nov.
/ in the ycar OF which II acciues, until paid. Pro-
NIded nevertheless, That if any such laud, or
! lot, 81 vested IN the President 4 Directors Of
the Literary Fund. shall have been fe-assp,,,d
under the ael emitted an act. or arranging the
counties nlo districts Tor the election of Sena.
tors aud for equalis.ng the land tax passed cb-
! rualy the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and Sc
yeuteen, and the several acts amehdatOry oil said
act, the taxes shall be charged atthc rate otcach
/ year respectively y. according To such re-a>sess.
ment up to the time OF redemption, and the IA.
ditor shall gIye credit for all tases which shall
appear TO have been paid upon such lands or
lots, Of any part thereof. according 70 such re.
assessment:-Aud provided also, hat where
such lands shall not have bern re-assessed I'm.
der the acts aforesaid, il shall be lawful for tie
owner on owners thereof al ms, her o. their pro.
per cost and charges To nlyf the same reassess.
! ed, BY applying TO the court Of ro,poratiou in
which such lauds or lots NAV be >it,aied 10 so.
point two o. more commissioners. VIE shall
] proceed to value the same, aud report such val.
/ uaton to tie court, by whom shall b4 certified
! to tie Auditor Of Public Accouuts--and the An
| dltor SHALL charge the arrearages upon such
! iandS OF lots at the respective yearly rates upon
such valuation up TO the mn oil redemption
! The commissioners IN making such valuation,
shall take into view the value fsueh and5 ana
/ lots with Improvements, az they stood in the
| year eighteen hundred and seventeen
| 4. Whereas 1t is represented to the General
Assembly, That in many cases, lands vested in
| the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund, for the non-pay mont OF the taxes due
| thereon ATE held by persons claiming under
grants from the Communw callh bearing date
prior 10 the time of their ve>tmg as aforesaid
! which lands have been settled aid improved 81
j considerable ahoar and expense, and il Is rea-
scnsple and just that in all such cases the mics
OF storh clamantS should be quieted and pertet'
ted, 10 tar as they may be Affected by any RICH:
nov vested in Tie commonwealth.
Be it therefore enacted, That all righf, title
aud interest " hich the Presidcaf and Directors
OF the Literary Fund. may can have in any
lands or lois, vested in them ior the non-pa}-
meat Of tie taxes due thereon, which shall not
be redeemed according to the provisions Of tins
act, shall be and die same is hereby leinqmsbed
to and vested in such person urFcrsons, as may
have good LEGAL OF equitable title thereto led
OF derived under grant from tn cpmW'n'
wealth, bearing date prIor to the tlac oil sad
lands, ,cstin@ in the President ard Directors q!
the Literary Fund, who prc,loH, to she passage
ofths act, may have settled ard improved ne
lands claiincdhy them o. who der ~, ~
i der Sonrpelson having thus settled al
proved sud lands. But. no person shnlf'"tfa
ttlad to tae benefit OF tbs provision, Who saai
not. before TIE first 4ag ef 1a,snbsr. one Uiga
saad eighi btaared uad 'ieruig-nne, pay M
j the Treasury on the proper a,.aGf Of the Au-
dtor Of Public Accounts, all taxes due upon uie
lands claimed by him, either il his own name, o.
/ 'be name OF those nnder whom he my clam a.
/ lie. On by the person or persons - whose h''''
OF right the same WINS forfeited, OF Nbeh p5.
ten thereof, as the landso claimed ought 10 %