The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-17


much the balance of the purchase money re-
naming unpaid, will be sufficient 10 discharge
Aud the complainant may take copy ofthe re-
cord, attested by the clerk, aud file the same
with the Auditor Of Public Accounts, who shall
correct the delinquent lists IN his office accord
iUgly. But no judg ment shall be rendered ex-
Cept ~ the presence OF the attorney for the com
monwealth, or Of some other attorney appointed
by the court, TO defend the interest oil me COM
monwealth Ifthe application shall Ian, Jndg-
ment shall be rendered against the applicant,
and he shall be adludged TO pay costs including
an attorneys fee, which shall not exceed one
dollar aud twenty I've cents, when the sum IN
controversy is less than twenty dollars. No
judgment, rendered IN favor OF such applicant,
shall be of any validity unless IT appear on The
record, that the attorney ior the commonwealth
or the attorney appointed as aforesaid, appear
ed to defend the application.
,. II any person, claiming 10 any tract or LOT
ofland. returned delinquent ior the non-pay-
meat Of the taxes thereon, OF 10 any part ofsuch
Tract on lot, at any time before the trSt ddgOt Il
pra, one molsaad eigu hundred and ttoeHtg-
eight, shall she~, by. satisfactory evidence 10
the court OF the county or corporation ~ which
such land or lot may lie that the taxes SAID 10
be in afrcar aud due thereon, are not so IN ar
rear or due, either having been erreneously char
ged on the boots of he commissioners. OF having
been actually paid il shall be- the duy OF the
court under the limitations, inJunctlons and
conditions contained iuthe preceding provisions,
ia render judgment exoneTatlng such land OF
lot, or the part thereof so claimed from the tax
es so erroueonsy chuagcd thereupon, 81 SO
having been actually paid, or moi due and in
arrcar any application for such judgment
shall fail Judgment shall be rendered against
the applicant, aud he shall be adjadged TO pay
COSTS, including an attorneys fee, not 10 exceed
one dollar md twenty -6ye cents, when the sum
IN controversy is less dian w enly dollars Nnen-
ever any tract OF lot of land shall be exonerated
from the taxes due thereon, because OF ITS haN-
ing been enormously charged on the books
OF the commissioner. II shall be the duty OF the
court generating such land, to certify
the same 10 the commissioner of the revenue, OF
whose book said land may he charged, who shalt
correct the error according to such certificate
and thu complainant NAV take a copy OF the re-
cord, aitcslcd ~ the clerk aud file the same
with the Auditor of Public Accounts who
shall correct the delinquent lists in his office
cordngly.
3. A further time, until The first day of July,
one M0asGHd etghi hundred dRdtUenty eight, shall
be and the same II ereby allowed, lor the re-
demption Of lands G-lots, vested IN the President
menI of the taxes due thereon; winch redemption
shall be made ON he warrant oithe Auditor ofPub-
liz Accounts by the payment into the Treasury OF
The taxes due on such lands or lots. at the time
Of their Vestng ~ The President and Directors
0t the Literary Fund, and the damages pre-
scrIbed by law. together with a further sum toI
each year. from the time OF iieir yCstnp a
foresaid 10 the time ofrodrmption equal TO the
last annual tax imposed thereon. with damages
on each Of the said suTns, at the rate often per
centuln PEI auuum from the FISH day of Nov.
IN the year of which 1t acc ues, nth paid P,o-
vided nevertheless, That II any such lands on
lots, vested IN the President d Directors OF
the Literary Fund. shall have been re-asseSsed
under the act entitled an act, for arranging the
counties into districts for the election Of Sena-
tors aud fof equali>ng the land tax. passed Fe
rudIs The eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
Yenteen and the So, cral acts amendatoiy Of SAID
act the taxes shall he charged at the rate Of each
year respectively, according 10 such re-asseSs-
ment up To The time OF redemption, and the Au-
dltor shall give credit tor all taxes winch shall
appear to have been paid upon such lands or
lots OF any part thel cot according to such re-
accommodating provided also, That who're
such hands shall not have been fe-aSsesSed TN
der the acts aioI esaid, IT shall be lawful for tie
owner or owners thereof az his, her on their pro-
per costs aud 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 ormoie commissioners, who shah
proceed 10 value the same, and report such val
uation 10 the court, by whom it shall be certified
TO the Auditor of Public Accounts--and the Au
dtor shall charge the arrearagcs upon such
lands OF lots al the respective yearly rates. upon
such valuation up 10 the time Of redemption
The commissioners in making such valuation
shall take into view the value of such lands and
lots with improvements as they stood in the
year eghteen hundred and seventeen.
i. Whereas il is represented TO the General
Assembly, That in many cases, lands vested IN
the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund, for the non-pay mcnt Of the taxes due
thereon, are held by persons claiming under
grants from the Commonwealth, bearing date
prior to the time of their yesting as aforrsaid3
which lands have been settled d improved at
considerable labour aud expense, and it is rea-
sonable and just, that in all such cases the titles
OF such claimants should be quieted and perfec-
ted so far as they may lac affected by any right
now vested in the commonwealth.
Be il therefore enacted. That all right. title
aud interest which the President and Directors
If the Literary Fund, may or can nave ia any
lands or lots, vested in them for the non-pay-
nIrnt Of the taxes due thereon, which shall not
hcredecmed according TO the provisions of this
act, shall be and the same is hereby reinqulShcd
10 and vested in such person or persons, as may
have good legal OF equitable titic thereto held
OF derived under n grant from the common
wealth, bearing date prior TO tire time of said
lands, vesting in the President aud Directors of
the Literary Fund who previous to the passage
of this act. may have settled and improved the
] lands claimed by them, or who derive title un-
der some person having thus settled and I'M
proved said lands But. no person shall be en-
titled to the benefit Of this provision, who shall
not, before The first day Of Dcce6tber, one thoa,-
sand eigH huadfcd and ilaentg-nine pay into
the Treasury on the proper warrant of the bu-
dItor OF Public Accounts all taxes due upon the
lands claimedby HIM, either in his own name, or
the name of those under whom he NAV claim I'll
tie, or by the person or persons in whose name
or right the same was forfeited, or such por-
tioa thereof, as the land so claimed ought to be
equitabiy aud rateably charged Herewith, with
ten per centum per annum damages on the a
moant, which shall be each year due from the
first day of November of the year in which it
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