The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-11

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thercof, SO claimed or derived. from IN a fa't
reafs CT taxes and the damages d.e a.. ~
anterior 70 the date otsueh parchase as.'
ih"ef, As Tie balance OF the purchase mon ~
naming unpaid, VIII be .uiIieien, H. A.. 'e-
And tie complainant may uke . copv ag'f,.s ~
eorh, attested by tie elefk arm ME ia, ~
with the Auditor of Public Accounts. ~
correct the delinquent lists in his ofiiee ,e..h
ingiy- But no judgment shall he rrn,.a,sa We
eep..'i 'ne presence Of aPe attorney for the Coz,
monWeath, or Of some other Iuori,ey anna
by the court to defend the interes, a, ,t p''a''a
rnonweath. fthe application shall Gail IN
men, shall be rendered agans, the appls9',
ana he shai be adjudged 10 pay costs. n.lnd,..
an attorneys Zee, which shall not exrc.da s
dollar and twenty five cents, when the s,,,.
controversy is less than twenty dollars M "a
judgment rendered in favor Of such an,,,;..'
sbsll be Of any validity unless il appear ON M ~,
record, thai the attorney iof he eonmonweaIa
or the attorney appointed as aforesaid. apnea.
ed to defend tue application
:. Ii any person, claiming TO any ttact n, l.,
OF land. returned delinquent for the nop.f,,
inent Of the taxes thereon, or TO any par, Of -
tract or lot, al any time before The frs, dg,,og
IprH, one honsaitd eigLi hundred and iess,'
elghfS shall shew, by satisfactory evidence y,
the court OF the county oruorporation in VIII.
such land or lot may lie; that the taxes SAID \
be Ia afrear and due thereon, are not so IN ., ,
rear on due, either having been crrencously Cha.
ged on the boots of he commissioners on hayi,
been actually paid il shall be the duty of lhss
court, under the limitations inunetions ana
conditions contained iuthe preceding proyisipu,
20 render judgment generating such land or
lot, or the part thereof so claimed from the a.,
* so enormously chuaged thereupon. or 9,
hasjng been actually paid, or not so due and j.,
{ III ar,pItgnfiou for prl
shall fail, judgment shall be rendered aeains,
tie applicant, and he shall be adiudeed To nav
costs, including AN attorneys fee noi to e.c,ed
one dollar and twenty-five cents, when the sum
| ia controversy is less than twenty dollars When
| ever any tract or lot ofland shall be eyonerate1
! from the taxes due thereon. because offs ba,.
ing been enormously charged ON the books
OF the commissioner, it shall be the duty OF the
court generating such land, to CERTIFY
the same TO the commissioner OF the revenue or
whose bool, said land may he charged who shah
correct the error according 10 such certifcatr-
and the complainant may take copy OF the re.
cord, attesled by the clerk, and file the same
with the Auditor Of Public Accounts. who
shall correct the delinquent lists in his Office &C.
eordingly.
g. A further time, until The first dag Of Julv,
one Thousand eight hundred dndtwenty eighi, shan
be aud the same is hereby allowed, for the re-
demption oflands q lots. vested nthe President
Z Directors oithe Literary Fund FOR the non-pdy-
! Inent OF the taxes due thereon; which fedemptoa
shall he made on he warrant 1.-THE Auditor ofl'ub-
tic Accounts by the payment into the Treasury OF
the taxes due on such lands or lots, al the time
OF their vesting ia the President and Directors
oithe Literary Fund, and the damages pre-
seiiDHd toy law, together With further sum for
each year. from tue time OF thelr yesilug a.
toresaid to the time OF redemptlon, equal TO the
last annual tax imposed thereon. with damages
on each OF the said sums at the rate often per
centum per annum from the hsst day Of Nov
IN the year Of which il accrucs, until paid. Pro
,idcd nevertheless. That ii any such lands or
! lois, vested in the President n Directors Of
the Literary Fund, shall have been Te-aSsessei
under the act entitled All act. or arranging the
counties into districts for the election OF Scna-
tors and for equalisne the land tax passed Feb
ruary the eighteenth, eighteen hund ed and Sc
venteen, and the several acts amendatory of said
act the taxes shall be charged at the OF each
year respectively, according to such re-assess.
men,, up to the time OF redemption, and the An.
ditor shall give credit for all laAes which shall
appear TO have been paid upon such lands Of
lots OF any part thereof according to such re-
assessment And provided also, That whore
such lands shalt not have been fe-asssssed IN,
der the acts aforesaid, ii shall be lawful for INC
owner OF owners thereof at his, her or their pio.
per costs and charges to have the same re.assess.
ed, by applying to the court or corporation. in
which such lands or lots may be situated to ap.
point two rmore commissioners who shall
proceed to value the same, and report such Val.
uatIon TO the court by whom il shall be certified
to the Auditor OF Public Accounls--and the Au
ditor shall charge the arrearages upon such
lands or lots at the respective yearly rates upon
such valuation up 10 the tiule OF redemption.
The commissioners in making such valuation,
shall take into view the yaiae of such lends and
lots with Improvements, as they stood IN the
year eighteen hundred and seventeen
4. Whereas it is represented to the General
Assembly, That in many eases, lands vested IN
the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund, for the noa-pay ment OF the taxes due
thereon. are held by persons claiming under
grants from the Commonwealth, bearing date
prj9r TO the TINE Of their yestlng as aforesaid
which lands have been settled a improved al
considerable ahour and expense, and il is iea-
sonablC and Just. that IN all such cases the titles
OF such claimants should be quoted and periee'
ted, SO far as they may be atlectedby any nghs
now vested IN the commonwealth.
BE it therefore enacted. That all right tile
and interest which the President and Directors
OF the Literary Fund, may or can have III any
idnds or lois, vested IN lhein Tor we HoH-PdF'
+ ment OF the taxes due thereon, which shall cot
be redeemed according to the provisions OF ting
act, shall be and the same IS hereby relinqushed
to and vested in such person or persons, as may
have good legal OF equitable title thereto, hele
on derived under a grant from the common.
wealth, bearing date prior TO the time OF sala
lands, yestiDg in the President and Directors oil
the Literary Fund, who previous TO She passage
ofthis act, may have settled and improved tie
lands claimed by them, on who derive title u''
der some person having thus settled and lln-
proved said lands. But, no person shall be en-
titled to the benefit of this provision, who shah
not, before The first dag Of December, one u nc,
sand eight hundred and ttcentynine, pay -
the Treasury on the proper warrant of the Au'
ditor of Public Accounts, all taxes due upon 'te
lands claimed by him, either in his own name, Oh
the name Of those under whom he may clam IL
tie, or by the person or persons in whose haii'c
or right the same was forfeited, or such Poi-
ton thereof, as the land so claimed oaglh 10 W
cuuitably and rateablV charged herewith WIN