The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-10
Important to Lond Ocners IN Virginia
auditors qGce, Richmond,
AIarch - i5z. I

Important to Lat,d O'cners in Virginia.
Auditors QGice, Richmond,
March -, io44
To- UKSG Ant to a clause therein co famed
the subioined Act IS published fo The in
formation OF all persons whose Lands are return
ed delinquent for the non payment of taxes Its
provisions are entitled to ilamedlate attention. as
they hold cot TO Ihos. Interested the follow ing pc
culiar inducements TO redeem then lands, II re-
demption is ever intended.
|. If bona tds purchasers, whose deeds have
been duly recorded, prior TO the act shall show
in the mode prescribed, that they haze paid all
thc purchase money, not leaving IN their hands
sufficient to discharge the taxes and damages
due at the time of tho purchase, the land shall be
| eXoncrated from all arrest Jpto that time.
.. Iii he sheWn, thai the taxes were errone
ously charged or paid. (although returned delln-
quenD the samerelletis afforded.
3. 4 flnther time uata the first Of JulB, 1928,
il allowed ior fhe redemption of lands forfeited
10 tAc Literary Fuad; and as such land5 were
net generally rc-asscssed pursuant 10 the act OF
/ fSl1-provison is made for such fe-assessment
AZ the cost ofthe owner, bywhtch the rate ottax-
alton will be considerably reduced
/ a. VIII respect to lands forfeited to the Lite
rarv Fund claimants who derive Gtle under
Junior grants from the commonwealth bearing
date prior to the forfeiture, and whose lands have
I been impEovcd aud settled, may, ON paying an
equitable proportion of taxes aud damages, OBJ
tain n REIMBURSEMENT of the commonwealth ;
right although sucn lands may have been com
pretended in largqGor older grants. But this
privilege will not exist until alter the Isl ofJuly,
! 1928 aud only from that time TO the Isl DcCenl-
! her, 1929 This provision Is particularly nteres-
ting To nonresidcnts
As inpumerable tracts of land have been re-
turned delinquent IN almost every part of the
commonwealth of which the present prUpretorS
ars probably ignorant, the Propriety OF adj
dressing enquiries on the subject 10 this Office is
suggested. In making such enquiries, tho NAMES
of former owners, aud the quantity aad situa-
ton of each tact, ought to be specially commlt-
nicatcd 1rrtars OF tdrcs caa onig be paid al dis
Treasury JAS. l.. HEATH.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
an ACT
Concerning lands returned delinquent
for the non-pavment of.taxes.
IPassed March On, 1927.
/, BE it euactod by thc General Assembly,
That if any person. claiming title TO any tract or
lot ofinnd returned delinquent for the non,pay-
ment OF taxes due thereon, or 20 any part of
such tract or lot ne any time before d,c first day
eCAprif one hoGstqsd eight hundred and taseaty
eight shall prove, toy satisfactory evidence to the
court ofthe county or corporation in which the
same lany lie, that prior TO the passage ofths
act, he was bona fde purchaser of such land
or lot OF of the part thereof, so claimed by him,
that he hasa deed for the same, which was nuly
recorded before the passage pfthis act, and that
he bad paid all The purchase MONEY therefor, or
so much thereof, as not to leave IN his hands,
sufficient to satisfy andpay the taxes, with da-
images in arrear and unpaid at the date Of his
purchase, that he fairly derives title by, thro
OF under some person so having purchased and
paid the purchase money; it shall be the duty