Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-08
Important to Land Owners in Virginia!


q ed Act is published information of all persons
whose lands returned delinquent yment
of axesis provisions entitled to immediate attention
as they hold out TO those following peculiar
intended.
IL bona fde purchasers whose deeds have been duly
rerefded prior TO the shall shew the mon pesc-
he'd, that they have paid all the purchase lea
Ing in their hands sufficient discharge the taxes and
iamages due the time purchase the land shall, be
enumerated from all up o that time.
@ Ift be shewn that the enormously charged
or paid (alsioush returned Delinquency is
afforded.
~ Tor the redemption of lands forfeited the Literary
Fund; aud such lands generally re-assessed
pursuant to the act of 18i7provsion fur such re-,
assessment at the of the owner which the rata of
taxation will be considerably reduced.
a. With respect to lands forfeited the Literary Fund,
claimants who derive title under Junior grants
commonwealth bearing date prior forfeiture and
whose lands have been improved and settled, pay
ing equitable proportion damages obtain
REIMBURSEMENT, of as's right, although such
lands may have hecn comprehended larger or older
grants privilege will not exist until aNnr the
Isl of July 1923, and only from that time the
LIST December 1879 This provision is particularly iii
tefes,ing to non-residents.
AS iunumerabe of land have been de-
'nquent IN almost every part of the commonwea ILL, of
which the present proprieors probably ignnrant-the
poprety of addressing enquiries the subject this
nee suggested In making such enquiries, the Of
irmer owners, aud the quantity of each
tract, ought to be especially communicated rreurs of
tires can on{y oe paid at The Treasury.
JAS. L. HEATH, Auditor of Public Accounts
AN ACT
th1rnrg an's returned delinquent Cor non-payn,en,
or taxes.
Passed, March Str, 1921
lie it enacted by the General Assembly, That any
person. claiming title % tract lot Of land
delinquent for tue payment of due tereun TO
part of such lot. any lime before The s!
6ay Of .4pr thousand hundred and i,rcy eight
shall by satisfactory evidence the
county corporation, in which the may lie tina
prior the passage of this he fe pucl,a
or lot, or part thereof so claimed by
Il for he viii d,ly
ded before the passage of this and he had IA i'd
all the purchase money therefor or g, nrci ,hos
not TO leave his hands sufficient satisfy nav the
taxes, with damages in and unpaid, The date Of
his purchase, that I've fairly derives by, through or
Under some person having purchased md paid pur
chase money, shall be the duty court 10 render
Judgment in favor of person, e1oucratug the land
lot, the part thereof, claimed derived from all
the of and the damages due thereon anterior
20 the date of such purchase, as the bal,
anee OF the purchase money remaining unpaid, be
sufhcieht to discharge, And the complainant may take
copy of the record, attested by clerk, and fe the
same with the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall cor
the delinquent lists accordingly But no
judgment shall rendered except the presence of the
attorney appointed by the defend interest of
the commonwealth. If the application fail juds-
ment shall be rendered against applicant and he shall
he adudged including attorneys fee which
snail exceed dollar and twenty cents when
Che sum III controversy is less than twenty dollars No
Judgment rendered in favor of such applicant, be
al any validity unless it appear the record, that
The attorney for the commonwealth the attorney -
pointed as aforesaid, appeared defend application
20 any person. claiming title any of land
returned delinquent for Bun-paymen. of the ,axcs
thereon or to any part ufsuch arv time
before Me first day Of 9qril, thousand ertt h.t,td
reG and tenty eight shall shew, by evidence
court Of the county or corporation in ,vtc ell
land lot may ie that said TO be in arrear and
due thereon not i'll DUE either having
beer enormously charged the books commits
e having been actually paid; shall duty of the
Ouf' uner the limitations inunctions and conditions
contained in the preceding provisions to render ;udrn,e
sXoneratins such land or lot, or the thereof claim
cd from the erroueously charged tbcrcupon or so
having been actually paid, due in arrear
any application for such judgment shall fail, judgment
shai' be rendered against the applicant and he be
atJudged pay costs, including aorney fee rot Il,
eSceed one dollar aud twenty five cents the sum in
controversy less than twenty dollars Whenever ,,
lot of land shalt exoncrated from, the
thereon, because of its having enormously cha
the books of the commissioner, the duty of the
cek OF the court generating such land certify the
same 10 the Of the revenue on whose book
said land may be charged, who shall correct the error c
codiDg to such ceicatc and The complainant may take
copy of the record, aes'ed by the clerk, the
with the Auditor of Public Accounts who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists in his Office accordingly.
3. further time, until the first day Of Jtly one Ks
s1hd eight hundred and frentysig shall be and the anne
hereby allowed for the redemption of lands and lets
vested in the President Directors of the Literary Fund
Cor the nonpaymcpt of the due thereon which re-
dempon shall be made the Of the Auditor Of
fuoc Accounts by the payment into the Treasury Of the
taxes due on su0h lands LOTS the time of their YES
ting IN the President Directors of the Literary Fund
ann the damages prescribed by law, together with further
o i eacn year, from the time Of their vestimg
foesad tho time ofrcdemtion equal to the annual
tax imposed thereon, with damages ON each of ;n said
SDU'S AZ inc rate Oh ten per cenm per aunu, from the
first day of Nov IN the year for ybich sccr,os mi,
pads Provided nevertheless, rha any such lands or lot,
vested in the President aud Directors of he
Fund, shall have been Ie-assesscd under the act, smith,
act for arranging the counties into districts for the
lcctions of Senators, aud for equalising land tax
passed February the eighteenth, eighteen hundred
and the several anenaory of said act, tho
faxes shall be charged at the Of each year rcspcc
lively according TO such reassessfneu, up the time Of
redemption, and the Auditor shall give credit for all
"nieS ha appear to have been paid upon such lands or
!1s NJ any part thereof, according such
ADd provided also, That where lands shall have
been Teassessed under the aforesaid shall be law
fnl foe the owner thereof his their pro-
per costs aud 10 have the reassessed by
pyingo the court of the county corporation, IN which
%icn lands or lots may he situated appoint or more
commissioners, WIG sSaN g.oceea Taae TIC sac AID