Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-04-03
Important to Land Owners in Virginia,
.1mdiior's-o6;cc, Richnond, .Na,rh

they hold Interested the following peculiar
Inducements t" redeem their lands, If redemption isever
intended.
LII do'a fde purchasers, whose deeds have been duly
recorded, prior the shall sew IN the mode present,
bed that they have paid all the purchase money not lCav
ing IN their hands sufficient to discharge the taxes and
damages due the time purchase shall be
cNomeGntcd from all arIcurs up that time.
- it be shewn that the enormously charged
afforded
J. further ,mc until the fry. of yal 1925 is allow
ed for the redemption of lands forfeited Literary
Fund; and as such lands generally assessed
pursuant TO the act OF l37povi"n is'rode ios
assessment at the cost of The owner, by which
TAXATION Will be considerably reduced
T. With respect to lands forfeited the Literary Fund,
claimants who derive title under unior grants tue
commemorative bearing date prior to the torieture and
whose lands have been improved settled may on pay
my an equitable proportion OF taxes aud damages. obtain
eiinquishmcnt n the right, although such
lands may have been compencnded in larger older
grants Bat this privilege will exist until after the
lst OF July 1898, aud only from that time the
csting to on-residenis.
As iumumcrah!c land have rc,u.aci de
iinqusnt IN almost every part of ill., az
which the present popetors probably gnnran,,-,he
pruprcty of addressing enquiries The subject To this OF
fec is suggested In making such enquiries names
former owners and the quantity and situation each
tract, oHsht to be especially 4yreas Of
iares can ony be paid az Me Treasury.
JAS h. HEATH, Auditor Of Public Accounts
Concerning lands returned denuucn, for ,bc uon,,vmcn,
Passed, .Narch 6it, 1927.
l. Re it enacted by tho Gcuera Assembly Tia, if am,
pso" cumming Title to any tract Oh 10, Of land, returned
oelueE l"f the non payment Of thereon, or IN
any pant of such lot any time before HE first
any 81 4pr howSdl3 eight adrcd and t,rcnfy eil-
shall prove by satisfactory evidence To the cou,t nj rive
county corporation, in which the same may lie ,h,
PRIOR In the passage of this he was bona iie nucI,
ser OF Seh land or lot or of the part thereof claimed bv
Huns that lie has deed for The mr. which was duIv recon-
died before tine passage OF this act that r had maid
a" the purchase money therefor, much thereof as
net to leave his HANDS sufficient to satisfy and nav ,ba
taxes with damages in arear and unpaid, he date OF
mis- purchases that lie fairly derives by tLrourh or
under SONG person having purchased nd paid the u,r
chase money, II shall he the duty of the court To render
Judgment i'll favor of person, exonera,iur the land
"r lot, the part thereof, claimed Oh derived from all
the of taxes and the lamaees din. ,lc,,o,
10 the date OF Surh purchase, much rs the hal
ahcc oil the purchase money remaining unpaid, will he
sufficient 10 discharge And the compla iaan may take
copy of the record, attescd by clerk and file the
same with tine Auditor Of Public Accounts who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists in his Office :sly But mn
shall he rendered except in the presence the
attorney appointed by the defend the nte,ost of
the commonwealth. II the application shall fail ud
nent shall be rendered against the applicant and he shall
De aJuiged to pay costs, including attorneys ee which
shall not exceed dollar and twenty five cents when
me sum IN controversy is less than twenty dollars No
! Judgment rendered in favor Of applicant shall, h.
OF any validity unless it appear tire record ina,
me attorney for the commonwealth attorney D.
pointed as aforesaid, appeared defend the appcation
% IL any person. claiming title any or lot of and
returned delinquent for the OF the taxes
hereoh or to any part ufSuch or lot at auv Time
seiore FIRST day IF .4pri thousand eigAt L,,d
red and tl-enty eight, shall shev bv sa,;scc,or,,
tn the court ot the county corporation in which t,
land OF lot lie; that said to be in arrear md
auc 'nereon are not sn in due either ha vino
Deer err one ously charged the books OF the commits
e or having been actually paid; shall be the duty of the
court, under the Limitations, njunetiu,,s and nn,;nms
contained /" the preceding provisions, render iudrmeu
generating such land lot the part thereof :o
f", rom the taxes so erroncouy charged hceupon mr. en-
having been actually paid, due and in arrenr
. II any application Tor such t,dsncnt shall fail ;u1,
adudscd to pay costs, including attorney fec NOT ~
exceed one dollar and twenty FIVE cents when the qum in
I controversy Is less than twenty dollars Wb,ncv.r anu
tract or lot Of land shall be from IN, ,arcc &
thereon because OF us having been cruneuslv chacr
on me books {" the commissioner, shall the duty Of the
clerk OF the court generating such land TO ccrr ,
same TO the commissioners OF the revenue on whose @
SAID land may be charged who shall correct the error ar
corjmg to such certificates and the complainant NAV
copy Of the record, By the clerk ard flo the
same with the Auditor of Public Accounts vb sb,u
rect the delinquent lists in his office accoriiruIv
s. further time, until The first day of ylly i,oc ,5.,.
!a 7SHf hu''a and tTcntVCisk, shall be MI the same
is hereby allowed, for the redemption of spIs AND 49,,
vested IN the President and Directors of the f;rrav rud
h me norpayncut oi the taxes due thereon. hcb re
dcnplion Shall be made the warfan, of hr li,c c
fuoc Accounh by the payment the Treasure Of III,
taxes due such lands or lots at IN. Time nj ,ri ~
ting in the President and Directors of the Jite,ary En
ana the damages prescribed by law, together with fIyIbr
SUI" Tor each yeaI fton the time of their ves,ing as a.
oresaid the time ofIedempiion equal To ,hc lac, a
tax imposed thereon with damages each Of the said
sums, at the rate OF ten per centum pcr annp from, L
hs' Gay OF No"' III the year for which acrrurs anil
ad provided nevertheless, Tia if any such lands Or I
So vested III the President and Directors of Tic i,r,,.
uh' snail have been re-asscsgcd under the act cfji
an act for arranging the counties into distrcs ,r .Io
ech'ns Of Senators, and for cqualising the land tax
passed February the eighteenth eighteen hundred anita
t"'eFn ana me SeVefh acts amcuGaory of said act tie
taxes shall be charged the rate of each year rrsc
livery according to such re-asasspent, up to the time off
redemption and the Auditor shall give credit for all IA xes
"'ch sn" appear 70 have been paid upon lands or
% or any part thereof according such re-
Ana provided Also That where such lands shall not Lavc
zen -aSSessed under the acts aforesaid shall be law
ui Tor lp owner or owHCs the his, her TYR tc, ~
per costs aud charges, to have the same rcassrsseI w
pynso the court n" the county corporation in ,yhirb
' a " '''s may pe situated, 10 appoint or more
commissioners who shall proceed TO value the s,,, 10Y
cP"t S"ch valuation to the co by whom sla he cc
,lHc" 10 me Audl,or o Public Accounts-and the And
WI s"' ..'ec 'e acnrascs upon surh lands mr. lois =,