Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-15
Important to Land Owners in Virginia.
.AMdi.or's-o6fce, Richmond. .Narch IS. I82'

important to Land Owners In Virginia!
.qidi!ors-e6iee, Richmond, March 10, 1927.
t1uRSuANT to clause therein contained, the subjoin-
a ed Act is published for the Ill persons
whose lands returned delinquent the nonpaymen
OF taxeslis provisions entitled immediate
they hold those interested tie following peculiar
Inducements to redeem their lands, redemption
intended.
1. If bona file purchasers, whose deeds !ave heen duly
recorded, prior the shall sew mode presc-
bed that they have paid all the purchase money, leav
ing in their hands sufficient to discharge the taxes aud
damages due at the time OF the purchase the land shall be
exonerated from all arrears up that time.
g iii be shewn, that the enormously charged
or paid although returned Delinquency the relief is
aiTnried.
3. further time, until the frs, Of Jl 1925 is allow
ed 10, the redemption OF lands forfeited the Literary
Fund; and as such lands generally rc-assessed
pursuant to the act of 1917 provision made fur
assessment at the of the owner, by which
taxation will be considerably reduced.
i. With respect lands forfeited the Literary Fund,
claimants who derive title Junior grants from the
commonwealth bearing date prior to the forfeiture and
whose lands have been improved and settled may pay
ing equitable proportion of and damages obtain
ielinquhment of the al,hs right although such
lands may have been compreheuded in larger older
grants But this privilege will not exist unit; after the
Isl of July 1928, and only from tina, ,,,e
1st December 1899. This provision Is particularly
terestng To non-residents.
As innumerable of land have been ed de-
nquent in almost every part of the it, Of
which the propfienss probably gnorant-the
rropfey of addressing enquiries the subject 10 this Of
is suggested. In making such enquiries the
former owners, and the quantity and situation of each
tract, ought be especially communicated. .1rreys Of
tarcs Gun only be paid at tie Treasury.
JAS. T. HEATH, Auditor Of Public Accounts
AN ACT
Concerng lands delinquent for the non-paymen
Passed, M1rch Oh, 1921
I. Re it enacted by General Assembly, Tha, If any
person, claiming title any returned
delinquent for the payment OF taxes due thereon,
part of such lot, any time before tie first
day Of 4prit thousand eight hundred and ceuiy eight
shall prove by satisfactory evidence the
county corporation, in which the may lie, tina
prior the passage of this he bona he purcta
of land lot, of the part thereof by
in that he has deed for the sane which duly
rd before the passage of this and that had pa id
all the purchase money therefor, much thereof
net to leave i'll his hands sufficient satisfy pay the
taxes, with damages and unpaid, the date of
his purchase fairly tite bv through OF
under person having purchased paid the rur
chase money shall be the duty of the render
Judgment in favor of such person. exoneratin the land
lot the part thereof, claimed derived from all
line of ard the damages due thereon,
the date of such purchase, except much
ance of the purchase money remaining unpaid will be
sufficient tn discharge And the complainant may take
copy of the record, attested by the clerk, and file the
with tine Auditor of Public Accounts shall cor
the delinquent lists III his Office accordingly. But mo-
jndsmen. shall be rendered except in the presence tho
attorney appointed by the court, defend interest Of
thc commonwealth. If the application shall fa irIp-
shall be rendered against the applicant and he shall
be adjudscd pay costs, including attorneys fee, which
shall exceed dollar and twenty cents, when
the in controversy is less than twenty dollars No
judgment rendered in favor Of such applicant shall be
OF any validity unless il appear the record, that
pointed aforesaid, appeared to defend the application
2 any person. claiming title any lot of land
returned delinquent for the non-payment of taxes
thereon or To part ofsuch tract lot, any time
before tie first day of 9pril, thousand cieht huna-
rel aud tweniy eight shall sfew, satisfactory evidence
tue county corporation in which such
ini lot may ie that said he in arear and
due thereon in due, either la VIM
hagn enormously charged the books the commission
having been actually paid be the duty Of the
court under the Limitations, injuncuns and Conditions
contained in the preceding provisions, to render iudre
ring such land lot, the part thereof claim
ei, the enormously charged or so
having been actually paid, due and i'm arrear
Il any application for such judgment fall Judgment,
sai ne rendered against the applicant, and be shall BIZ
adjpdged pay including attorney fee not to
exceed dollar and twenty cents when the sum in
controversy is less than twenty dollars Ivbenevsr 49,,
lot of land shall exoneratcd from the taxes @
tefeon because of its having been enormously charged
the books o the commissioner, be the duty of the
clerk of the cxonerating such land, certify the
same to the commissioners of The revenue, whose book
said land may be charged, who shall correct the error nc
cordng such certificate; and the complainant may take
copy oi the record, acsfed by the clerk file the
with the Auditor of Public Accounts who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists in his office accordingly
s. further time, until The first day Of J,tly one Rsu-
sand eight hundred and tcsyeigh shall be and the same
IS hereby allowed for the redemption ands and lots
vested in the PIC dcnt and Directors of Literary Fund
LOT the uonpayneut of the due thereon; which re-
empon shall be made on the warrant Of the Auditor Of
Euoc Accountso by the payment the Treasury Of the
'. , on sosh lands or lots at the time of their
wv. w 'hc ifes'sr aud Directors of Literary Fund
and the damages prescribed by law together win h,e
sum Tor each year, from time Of their veps as
toresad to the time oiTedcmptiou equal IN ,l
tax imposed thereon, with damages on each Of tho said
inns at the rate OF ten per per annum from the
HfS' Gay q! WOW W ue year for which it accrucs, Until
paid Provided nevertheless, Tia any such i
so vested III the President and Directors Of the Iera
FUND, shall have been reasesscd under the act crti
&C; for arranging the coUucs into districts for rho
lcctous Of Senator'S and for cquaiising the land tax
passed February the eighteenth eighteen hundred and Sc
VVnteen aud the several amendaory Of act tho
taxes shall be charged the of each year respoc
lively according such re-assrssmcut UP the lime Of
redemption, aud the Auditor shall give credit all taxes
"hch snail appear to have been paid upon such lands or
lots or any part thereof, according such
Hnd provided also, That where such lands shall no; have
hrn re-assesed under the aforesaid it shall be law
f for tie owner thereof, his her or their pro-
per costs aud charges, have the reassessed v an
plying to the court If the county corporations in which