The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-27

ps"" 'A"lEialihg Tie land VI lot or H.
He'eoi, 90 Claimed OF derived, from all ;, f'is
runs Vi taAes ahd the damages ,lu. IL
""'', '"' 10 the naie OF such purchase.
much as the balance OF the puffb,,.. Up .#
naming unpaid will be sufficient IN! o.
Aud the complainant may take a ro,,, ,,''ia'afef
cord, atiested by the clerk. anu GIa hs o.
with the Auditor Public Account al se''#
correct the delinquent lists IN his oa;,,. M
mgiy. But no judgment shall be rend,,.9, '3-
cept 10 the presence of the attorney for * 't'
mon"eaiih, OF OF some other attorite, an. 'i
ny me court, to defend the interest eli '''V
mon"ealth. II the application shall E,i
ment shall be rendered against the a,, .''t'
aud he shall be adiudsed 10 pay costs inlI...'
an attorneys fee, which shall not .v,o. lug
dollar and twenty Eve cents. when H.. que
controversy is less than twenty dollar. 'a
Judgment, rendered in favor Of such ant. ''
shall be of any validity unless il appeer -.
record, that the attorney for the Commence
or the attorney appointed rs aforesaid ann..'
ed to defend the application.
:. II amy person, claiming 10 any Tract A. H..
OF land, returned delinquent Tor the nom,
ment of the taxes thereon, or TO any part OF.
tract or lot, at any time before he first dogoSt
Pril, one thousand right hupdred and h,.,t
etght, shall shew, by satisfactory e,id.nc. ,
the court of the county or corporation IN III
such land or lot may lie that the taxes said -,
be IN arrear and due thereon, are not So i,a
rear or due, either having been errenuonsl, cl
ged on the boots OF he commissioners OF bayi,
been actually paid il shall be the duiv~ot d.
court under tie limitations, Injunction. am,
conditions contained iuthe preceding pro,,.,nrs
To render judgment exoncraling such land -
lot, or the part thereof so claimed from IN. ,,
Is so enormously cbuaecd tnereupon n, 80,
having been actually paid, or moi so due and II,
arrear II any application for such iudomor,
shall ial judgment shall be rendered aoaip.,
the applicant. and he shall b. adiudgrd Ia ,.
costs, including an attorney fee, MOI to esc,cl
one dollar and twenty-fv cents, when TIN sun,
in controversy is less tant enty dollars Nleo.
ever any tract OF lot land shall be eXonefat,a
from the taxes due thereon, brcause OF il, ha,
ing hcen enormously charged ON The bool.
of the commissioner, it shall be the duty of the
court so eNoncratlng such land, To certify
the same 10 the commissioner of the revenue or
whose book saidland my he charged, who shall
correct the error according to such Certificate
aud the complainant may take copy Of the re-.
cord, attestcd by the clerk, and file the same
with the Auditor OF Public Accounts. who
shall correct the delinquent lists in his Office ac.
cordmgly
B. A further time, until he first ddg Of JUN.
one thousand tighi hundred andtwenty tigbi. shah
he and the same IS ercby allowed, tor tie re
dcmptlon OF lands n lots, vested nthc President
Il Directors ofthe Literary Fund for thcnnirpay.
ment OF the taxeaduc thereon; which Redemption
shall be made on hewarrantotthe Auditor otiub.
lie Accounts by the payment INTO TIC Treasury OF
the taxes due on such lands or lots at the time
ofthcir seStlng ia the President and Directors
ofthe Literary Fund, and the damages pre-.
sCIlbed by law, together with further sum for
each wear from the tim, OF Their vcstng a. a.
torcsald TO the time ofredcmpton, equal to tbs
last annual lax imposed thereon. Win damages
on each Of the said sums, at the rate often per
centum per annum, from the 6,st day Of NOV.
in the year Of which il acclues. until paid Pc.
vided nevertheless, I rat if any such lands or
lots, so vested IN die President q Directors Of
the Literary Fund. shall have heen re-asses.cd
under the act, entitled an act. or arranging the
counties INTO districts for the election of Sena.
tor, and for equasing the land tax passed cb.
ruaYy the eighteenth. eighteen hundred and se,
ventcen, and the several acts amendatory Of SAID
act the taxes shall he charged atthe rate ofeach
year respectively, according to such re-assess.
ulent, up to the Time Of redemption, and the Au.
dtor shall give credit for all IA es which shall
appear 10 have been paid upon such lands
lots, or any part thereof, according 20 such re-
assessment .--AHA piOhlutu dlSby mar ANtft
such lands shall not have been re-assessed un-
der The acts aforesaid, itshdli be lawful lor the
owner On owners thereof at his her on then pro-
per costs ans charges, 10 have the re-assess-
ed. by applying 10 the court OF cooperation, IN
which such lands or lots may be situated 10 up-
point two o. more commissioners, who shah
proceed to value the same and report sulh val
uation 10 the court, BY HON il shall be lifted
70 the Auditor of Public Accounts-and the Au
dltor shall charge the arrearaPcs upon such
lands orluts al the respective yearly rates upon
such valuation up 10 the tme Of redemption
The commissioners in making such valuation,
shall take into view the value Of such lands ana
I lots with Improvements, as they stood IN the
ear eighteen hundred and seventeen.
l. Whereas it is represented 10 the General
Assembly, That IN many cases, lands vested IA
the President and Directors of the iRetary
Fund, for the non-paymeut OF the tazes doe
thereon ere held by persons ciaiEins under
grants from the Commonw cath, bearing date
prior 10 the time OF their ycstng as aforesaid
y hiCh lands have been settled d improved at
considerable abour and expense, and il is iea-
sonable aud just thar IN all such cases the titles
OF such claimants should be quoted aud periec'
! ted, SO far as they may be atecfedby any right
now vested in the commonwealth.
Be II therefore enacted, | NAT al figHl III
and interest which the President and Drectof7
Of the Literary Fund, may or can have n any
lands or lots vested in them for the noa-pay
ment OF the taxes due thereon, hich shati oot
be redeemed according to the provisions Of thi5
act, shall be and the same is hereby relinqu'hed
to and vested in such person or persons, a. may
have a good legal or equitable title thereto held
OF derived under a grant from the common.
wealth, bearing date prior TO he time 81 'ail
lands, y, sting in the President ard Directors %
thu Literary Fund who previous the PasSese
Of this act, may have settled ard improved f'l
lands cIaimedby them, or who derive hile NJ
der some person having thus settled aud IN
proved said lands But no person shall be en-.
titled 10 the benefit of this provision, who saaa
not, before the first day Of Decfmber, one idos-
sand eight h'Rdred and hrfafg-pfge. pay Iao
the Treasury on the proper warrant Of ibe aa-
dltor OF Pubic Accounts, all taxes due upon h'
lands clarlrd by him, either in his own name Of
the name of those under whom he may clam ]"
tie, or by the person or persons in whose nA"s
or right the same was forfeited OF such pei
ton thereof, as the Iand so claimed ought To De