The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-08

q 'heieoi, so claimed OF derived g. :, me HaTf
'eais OF taxes and the damapes IL. ai' 'ht a..
an'e.iof 10 inc date ofsuch purchase 'H'iepA
l'oei. as me balance of the purchase Up 10
2 naming unpHid, will be sufficient r. I;''s 10
N'u 'u complainant may Take a con. -, e
- 'aes,eu 10y The clerk, and fife ~. re
win The Auditor of Public Areo,,, ue saline
correct the delinquent lists in III Who shall
, ney' but no judgment shall be - aoeefd=
T cept IN the presence of the atto,n., 'dex-
moh"caith, or of some other sttor,,. ne com
oy me court TO defend the interr., i''hed
nun II the application shall fan 'in-
"'", s'ah ne rendered against The a. jug
anu nc snail be adjudgcd 10 paY eos,s ;tPi'eant,
an attorneys fee which shall no, "uln :
u9iiai and twenty five cents. when l,,,eo ohe
controversy Is less than twenty d.l,e sun m
Juagnent, rendered in inyoi OF such - No
sHan nc OF any validity unless it appeaT F,'ai'
ieooio' hai The attorney for the co,uD,o,,l ue
Va we attorney appointed as aforesaid anr a.'a
Gu 10 defend the application. 'piear'
:, II any person. CLAIMING IN
oil land. returned delinquent for lie ", VI iot
mont of the taxes thereon. or 30 ana, n'onpay-
raw OF lot, at any time before tie feg 9"ch
/ Pr ON. M0nSd1ld eight haQdred ooJ ~ .''
.f5"' shall shew, by satisfactory eydenc,
'ne cour' OF the county corporation in, - ~
,"'" hho VI LOT may lie that the taxes 80 u
w VI drrcar and due thereon, are nor an "
rear or due, eihcrhaViag been errepeorsJ, al
seu OH the boots of lac commissioners 49, ,''''
oeeh actually paid il shall be the dnf, 81 ,.s
'oarl, under the limitations, ntuuction. ~.
on'i'iohS contained mtheprecedug prs.l,ions
'choer Judgment exosctatng such land .,
'''' OF the part thereof so claimed IRON mo 10
~ effohcousit chuaged thcreapop q, :.
having bees actually paid, or not so due and ~
/ asN Io.
shali tan, Judgment shall be rendered sga,,,,
'hs applicant, and he shall be adjadqed r. No..
cos's' including an attorneys fee not to .. r..,
9Sf doliai and shenty tive cents when tho -,
III controversy Is less than twenty dollars Nb,,'
ever any trace on LOT Of land shall be- exoncrat,4
| rom me lakes due thereon. because otit ba,
MS been enormously cha. ged on The b,,l.
ol The Commissioner il shall be the duty Of A..
court SO eAoneratng such land 10 ,,,,i,,.
ilie same 10 she commissioner OF the revenue ~.
whose boo& said land may he charged who shall
| coffect the error according TO such Certificate .
ana 'le complainant may take copy of the re-.
| cord attcsted by the clerk, and file the ,amo
with the Auditor OF Public Accounts, who
shall correct the delinquent lists in his Office ar.
cordmgly
3. \ further time, until the first dag Of Jfiy,
one thousand eight handred andf,ee1ty tleh, ali
dfmption ofia1ds &iots, vested inthe President
Directors otthe Literary Fund for the ns,.na,.
mfhi OF The tdXesidue thereon which redcn1p,i1n
shaIl be made on 'he warrant o the Auditor ufpub
lie Aeconnlsh by The payment into the 1reasur. as
the taxes due on such lands or lots at The time
OF their Vesilng in the President and Daerlors
oiths Literary Fund, and the DAMAGES pre.
scrbed by law, together with further sum for
each year. from the time OF their vestng as A.
iofesaid to the time ofredemptiou, equal 10 ihe
last annual tax imposed thereon, with damages
"n eaCh oi me SAID sums, at the rate often per
cenium per annum, from the fisst day of Nov.
IN the year OF which it accrues, until paid Pc
Niocd nevertheless. That if any such lands or
lotS, so vested in The President l. Director, Of
the Literary Fund, shall have been re-asseSsed
un6er the act. entitled an act. or ARRANGING the
counties lno districts for the election oil Sppa-
tors aud fof eqoalisng the land tax passed Feb.
rhdIA the eighteenth. eighteen uud d and Sc.
Nehlefh, and tie several acts amendatoIy of said
dc', the taxes shall he CHARGED al the rate fcach
year respectively, according To such re-assc,S.
ment, up TO he time OF reden ption, and the An
dltor shall give crcdl for all ia es which shall
appear 10 ave been paid upon such lands or
lots, on any part thereof. according TO such re.
assessment And provided also That Where
sach lands shall not have beea re.asses,ed un.
on HeE OF owners thereof at his her or then pro,
per costs aud charges, to have the same re,Ssess.
ed, by applying to the court or corporation. in
"lueh such lands or lots may BIZ situated To an.
point TWO or more commissioners, Who shap
proceed TO value the same, and report such val
udnon 10 thn court, by whom IL shall be certified
to the Auditor of Public Accounts-and the An
dtor stall charge the arroarages npon ,ucb
lands or lots al the respective yearly raie. n,o,,
such valuation up to the time oil redcmpton.
ne commissioners in making such vafpltion.
sRall lake INTO view the value Of such lands and
lois WIN Improvements, as they stood IN the
year eighteen hundred and seventeen.
q. Whereas it is represented to the Genera,
assembly, hat IN many cases lands vested in
me President and Directors of the literary
+ uho' Tor the non-pay ment OF the taxes due
'hefeah are held by persons claiming under
grants from the Commonwealth, bearing date
prior to the time of Their yesting as aforesaid.
"hieh lands have been settled improved at
considerable labour and expense, and it is Ica-
sonahle and just. that in al such cases the titles
OF such claimants should be quoted aud peffec.
TED SO lar as they may be affected by any RICH,
now vested in the commonwealth
sc II thel".e.e enacted, That all right title
ana ntcres, haiI the President and directors
OF the Literary Fund may or can have in any
lands or lots vested il them for the non-pay-
mtn' OF the taxes due thereon vi oh shall not
be redeemed according to the provisions Of this
act, shall be and the same is hereby re.inquisled
10 ana vested IN such person orlersons as may
nave a good legal or equitable title thereto, held
or derived under a grant from the common.
wealth, bearing date prior to the time OF said
lands, Nestmg in The President aud Directors Of
the Literary Fund, who previous 90 the passage
OF TINS act may have settled and improved the
lands clalmcdby them, OF who derive tile I'M,
der somepelSon having thus settled and in.
proEed said lands. But, no person shall be en-
htled 10 the benefit of this provision, who shall
not before NE first day Of December, one thor.
@aa ctght hundred and tuem4-njne, pay iots
the treasury on the proper warrant of the Au.
dtor OF Public Accounts, all taxes due upon 4 4
lands caimedby him, either in his own maine I
the name OF those under whom he may clam r
lie, or by the person or persons in whose name
OF ilght the same was forfeited such por-
ton thereof as the land so claimed ought to be
equnahly and ratcably charged Herewith, VITA
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