Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-04

have been improved and settled NAV on paying an Equitable
proportion Of ia,e, and damages, obtain felqu,hnen Of
the commonwealth right although such lands may
comprehended IN larger older grants But this privilege
w MOI s.; unit, after The i 1879 and only from thai
interesting ~ uou- resiJents
As sets of land have been returned deIiroue,
~ almost every part VI the COMMONWEALTH, VI which the d.
sent ProPrietofs probably proprety OF adj.
dressing enquiries GU the subject this ole- j. suggested In
making such enquiries the Of former owners and th,
quantity aud situation Of each Tract, ought to he specially
JA E. gk afi can as, ssd a s Tssa
.aN act
Concerning lands returned delinquent for the nom,
payment of taxes.
Posed, March Gfh, ie2Zl
1. BE ensci.d by The General Assembly, That II ,,v
person, claiming title any tract or lot Of land ret,mn
to part tract or % at any tim. .f s. SS.
day Of Apr thousand eight hundred and tu,enf erh,
snail PROVE satisfactory evidence TO the court Of county
ar copost,on IN which the lie, that PRIOR 10 b.
passage OF this act he bona de .ucb lana
deed Tor the which wa. ay r.eops. a" s.a, s =. ma,
sage o this Act aud that he had paid all the purchase
e,en to satisfy and pay The taxes, with daass, aresr and
unpaid at the date OF hi, purchase, fairly derives
phs 8. S. ct
court to render Judgment IN iavor of such person
all the of the damages due thereon anterior
to Tie late ofsuch purchase except much balance o
discharge. And complainant may take COPY Ct he re
cord aested ty the clerk, and file tie with Auditor
shall delinqueut
except in the Of the attorney for the
n,ere, the commonwealth II The application ,hslI f.
shall be rendered against the applicant he a
shall dollar and twenty five cents, when III.
sum IN controversy less than twenty dollars. No ment
unless appear the record the aitoi ney for the CON-
m"nwealth or the attorney sppOneda appeared 10
defend the application.
person, claiming title to any tract or lot Of land
returned delinquent Tor the nonPayment Of the con-
day Of April, thousand ri. hunared and
shall she", by satisfactory evidence the county
or IN which ;us land lot may e the take,
sad to he 10 AREA, and due thereon,
due, either having been erronsuuy on the bo, of
the oy OF the cau' under the limitations inunctons AMI
conditions contained the preceding provisions TO render
judgment exOnerapg such land the part thereof m
claimed from the taxes enormously charged or
50 having been actually paid, not due and II
any atom Tor such judgment shall FAIL Judgment shall he
rendered against the applicant and he shall be addged
pay costs including attorneys fee exceed Que dollar
anu cent when the sum in controversy less thai,
twenty dollars whenever tract lot vi land shall he
eIonerstcd from the taxes due thereon becau,. OF il. having
shall be the duty OF the clerk of court so eIoneratns
uch land TO certify the TO the of the reve
nue. on whose book said land he charged .a cor
reef the error according TO such certificate and the
ant may take copy Of the record e,edby clerk and
correct the delinquent lists in his Office accordingly.
g. further time, until the first day of Jui, one thousand
'gst hnnared and te"ty eight, shall he aad the same
hereby allowed Tor the edenpIon Of lands and lots vested in
the President and Directors OF Literary Fund for the non
made "n the warrant Of the Auditor of Public by the
payment into the Tresury, taxes due ON such lands or
io al me time OF their s'ng the President Directors
the Literary nnd and the damages prescribed by law
seher with further for year. time Of their
yens =, aforesaid to The time Of redemption, equal
a annual tax imposed thereon with damages each of t
SAID sums at The rate OF ten per per annup from
first day OF Nov, IN the for which accrue. until paid:
Provided neyebeess That such lands lots so vested
in the President and Directors Literary Fund shall have
been e-assessed under The entitled act for arranging
he counties INTO districts foI the election Of Senator'S and
Tor e1uaS the land tax passed February eichte cath
eighteen hundred aud s,ven and the acts am nd
tory OF SAID act The take, shall be charged the OF each
year respectively according 10 such up to the
time Of redemption, and the Auditor shall give credit for all
taxes which shall to have been paid upon lands or
lots or any part thereof according such
provided also, That where such lands shall been re-
assessed under the acts aforesaid, shall be lawful own
or owners thereof his their proper costs and
to have the ree'ed, by applying the court
Of the county or corporation, Which such lands lots NAV
he situated TO appoint two eommisioper who shall
proceed TO value the same, and report such valuation the
COURT ny whom II shall be certified The Auditor of Public
Accountant the Auditor shall charge the arreaIaces uoon
such lands or lot, at the respective yearly rates. upon such
vans'n up TO the tine OF redemption. THE IN
naxns such va'us1n, shall take value Of such
ani, aud lot, with improvements they stood in the year
eighteen hundred and seventeen.
d. Whereas is represented TO the General Assembly That
IN many cases. lands vested the President Directors the
Letsry und io The non-paymcnt Of the due
are hed by claiming use grants from the Common,
wealth. hearing date PRIOR the vesng az
s;d winch lands have been settled and improved considers
bic c AMI expense. aud reasonable and Just, that in all
such the titles Of such claimants should be quieed and
far they be Affected any rg 1t now
I'd IN the commonwealth.
lie therefore enacted That all right, title and interest
which the President and Director. the Literary Fund ,a
or Can have IN any lands lots in the m for the p,,-
payment Of the take, due thereon which shall ,t be redeem
according TO the provisions Of this shall he and the same
hereby renquhed and vested in such person or neron.
may have good legal equitable tile ther eto held or
derived under grant from the
PRIOR 10 the time Of lands veg in The pe,;aes, and
Director. Of the Literary Fund, Who preyiou. 10 The
OF tins act, have settled improved the lands 1,ned
~ men, or who derive tile under person having thu,
settled and improved said lends But person shall Sc emit
20 f oenthl OF ' provision, who shall not before the
first day IF Dscentey thousand eight hundred and
nne, pay into the TIessuy the proper warrant of the
Auditor Of Public Accounts al s1s, due pou The .nJ. claim,
ed by him. either ~ his name the nsne fto.e
whon ne may claim title, by The person persons in whose
ashe land so claimed ought be eqnaby and
ca herew,h with ten per eenuw per damages the
smo"" winch h" be each year due, from The FIRST day
shali be the duty OF the Auditor Public Accounts, tn
cause copy Of h. act 20 be Published for two months IN
sueh newspapers as he may deem necessary make its
sioa gen.tsy KNOWN the expense which public alton, hail
De pad out OF any money in the Treasury, otherwise APP
Proprasd. y
This act shall commence and be in fee from ~. $780,.
thereof - rS'
1J The Editor. Of the Constitutional whir Norfolk Ne
RAID Iynehhurg Vrgiuisn Winchester can Clarke.
burg lntellgeneer, Saunton Spectator
Baltimore Patriot Phsdepha Denotfatic Press and Ney
YORK Daily Adverii'e will publish The Goregong once ryeet
or t"o months sceessivey, their respective papers ana
forward their the Auditors oGee for psymrn,
printed copy Of the advertisement with AFFIDAVIT
ny the editor publisher, stating that price, charged
at the usual rates. will he required D,estious mm.e s he
sssn whop The Warrant Tor payment shall he delivered
March ~. Io2-ro,r
VIRGiNIA. ats superior court Of eane ery held in s,s,,
ton on the 18th day Of july 1876
Thoms, Atkinson PUT
george Baokus, Jobs W. Burn John Walker and 'i,n,s
nreckenridse, ext OF Andrew HAMILTON, dec. Def,
n esne came on this iSh day Of July, is2s he beard
on the bill and answer Of The defendant Bseku, Inc exb
and proceedings had s the rules arains the ,er