Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-16
AN ACT,

AN ACT,
Concerning Lands returned delinquent for
non-payment of taxes, and making dispo-
sition OF certain Lands SO delinquent, and
Of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. Be it enacted BY the General Assembly, Thot
oil lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted,
which having been returned delinquent for non.pay-
msnt of taxes thereon, vested in the President
end Directors ofthc Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand. eight hum
dred and fourteen. entitled act to amend and ex
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes on
lands, and which snail not have been redeemed, be-
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof shall
forever hereafter be irredeenabi-
2. And all lands except such shall be hcreInaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment Of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred anC twenty. for auy year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherw cxcnerated from
of taxes thereon. IN puSuaDce of former laws
allowing such redemption or eSoncratioa, and pre-
scrlbng the manner, terms and times thereof
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of January
next in pursuance Of the provisions this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such as
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, otter having
been sold for of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance Of the act
passed the twentieth day of February, one Thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "sn set To
amend the several acts concerning the arrearsges Of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" add which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by or the
gnal proprieors, by payment into the treasury Of the
moneys paid by the executive for the resumption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
shall no, be redeemed before the first day fJanu
airy next, IN pursuance of the provisions this
ton hereinafter contained; shall be- and the same are
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day of January next absolutely forfeited, and shah
be thenceforth forever irredeena ble-tnd all ,ucf
lands and all right, title and interest to and in the
same, OF all and every person or pcrarus in whose
name or names the same were returned denqtrent
for non payment OF taxes thereon, and Of all and
cry person persons claiming under them, snail be
thencetorth, and the hereby absolutely veg
ted in the President and Directors Of the Lse.ary
Fund.-And further time uni Il The said ffst day or
January next, is hereby allowed for tho retanpti1n
OF all such lands in this section above nfet leA Try
payment into the TREASURY Of all arrears tkres due
thereon. or of the nancy adrurrcet by thu Exec
utve for the redemption thereof the cxse may b.
together with tsInagos Oh such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Eaocn'fve, the case mss
be- according to the PROVISIONS OF The fdrIuer aws
concerning the same respectively.
3. Aud all lands, except spGh as snail be hete4s
AFTER excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
Of taxes .bdrepn for my years Subsequent to
the year one thousand eight hundred and tveIty scd
Previous TO the sssng Of tins act and which have no,
UPt' IrcfeuHore reueeneo, or othervB6 eHhcpefated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, pursuance of
former laws Glowing such redemptiun ON exanere-
ton, and prescribing the narner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all tie arrears Of ,sxes that
have heretofore ACQUIRED with ten per ceotom per
annum damages thereon shall not be paid INTO the
trt'asnry, upon warrant oftne Auditor df Public Ac
cJnts, before The 6rst day Of November, which shall
ne IN the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
threr. shall be from and after the last mentioned date
and arc hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceorh forever irredeemab BILE; and al snch lands
all right title and interest TO &, in the same Of all
and evcry persDn persons in whose name or names
TIE same are or were ceturned delinquent Tor nonpay
ment of taxes thereon and of al and every person or
persons claiming under them, beug so forfeited shall
be- from and AFTER The last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely in the President and Directors OF
the Literary Fund.
And IN case any lsnds except soch as shah be here
matter excepted shall hereafter be returned deIn
quen for non payment taxes thereon, e. the person
Z" persons IN whose name the sumo sha be 80
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fa tor three years TO be computed from the last day
OF December OF the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and be IN arrear pay into the mon
warrant OF the Auditor, the amount of taxes doe
thereon and in arre with ten per centurn Der annun
damages thereon. from the date when the same &C.
crued, all such lands so returned and remeintno do
hnquent for non-paymcnt faxes shall be from and
after the expiration Of the said term ofthree ve,ra
and The seme hereby declared 10 be forfeited and
shall be thenccforth forever Northumberland nil
suSh iuhus' u all IlPn, Title and interest in or In
The same, OF all and every person or person, in whose
name or namos the same shall be returned deln-
qlenl for non payment oftaSes due thereon and Of
OIL and every person or persona claiming under them
being SO forfeited shall be- from and after the exp-
ration Of the said term Of three years and the same
are hereby vested absolutely in the President and ~
rectors Of the Literary Fund.
PTortued that all cases Of lnnds returned ds;D.
qnent and forfeited for non payment oftaxes md
heretofore vested by law in the President and Di,ec
tors ofthe Literary Fund, as well as Of lands which
have been or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment Of taxes, snd which shall be BY force Of the
provisions ofths act forfeited for that cause and
vested IN the said President md Directors only sucb
estate and interest shall be vested 10 the said Pres
ident and Directors az shall be vested IN the
person or persons IN whose aar or names such l,nd
the heirs, devisces purchasers claiming under snch
person or persons al the time such lands were here
oioIe, or by force Of The provisions Of this act shall
Dc forfeited and vested in the said Prcsiden, and
Directors.
And, provided. that in ell csses Of lands which
having been returned delinquent for non payment Of
axes have been heretofore vested BY IL in tho Pc