Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-22
IMPORTANT LAW
Respecting Delinquent Lands in Vuginia.
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Respecting Delinquent Lands an pUginia.
AUDITORS OFFICE, h April, 1891
The following act, passed on the Let lost. is pubh.
ed for the inform alton of all persons interested and
public attention is earnestly invited to its several i'm
portant provisions. IA time will necessarily
eiapse before the lists OF lands returned delinquent for
payment of axes can be published, the otoneyS of
all such lands and lots that. from any cause, may
hare been returned delinquent prior to 1920 would
do well 10 make immediate enquiry into hs subj set.
Lands and lots may have been returned by The Sheriff.
and may now be in danger Of forfeiture, whilst me
present owners perfectly unconscious asd unsus-
pcious OF the fact. The inso vency negligence, or
remote residence, OF former owuer' may havs ncum.
bered tract oil land or lo, with single years taxa
ton, and that single years. taxation may sopardzs
the title OF the pre.eot Serious and prompt at.
ien,ion is therefore earnestly invited TO be subjsct.
JAMES T. HEATH,
Auditor oil Public Accounts
AN ACT
Concerning lands returned delinquent for non.pay.
mont Of fares and making disposition Of certain
lands delmqtien. and Of certain escheated lands
for the benefit of actual and bona fde holders
thereof, under grants from the Commonwealth.
Pssssd April Lat, 1881.
Bet enacted By os General assembly That all Ia nds,
cd denqaen, for Of taxes were vested in
ninth day Of February, thousand eight hundred
foueen entitled an act TO amend and explain tho act entitled
deemed before he first day Of January last past 10 of
aud times thereof shall forever hereafter DO rcdeom
And oil except such shall hereinafter excepted
returned delinquent for the payment OF taxes thereon for the
years thereto aud which shall not have been eetofo
redeemed
IN pursuance laws allowing such redemption or
ration End prescribing the terms and mos heeof shall
day Of January
Of provisions this hereinafter conaned and all lands
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, having
have redeemed
Executive Of tho the twentieth
February thousand eight hundred
titled can almond the several acts concerning the
lands lots and which shall have boen
heretofore Tedeemed, the original PROJECTORS by
the Of the paid by tho for
redemption thereof with the according
shall be redeemed before the first day Of January
the provisions hereinafter conanod
sh aud the hereby declared bo, from and AFTER
said f day Of January next absolutely forftoG and shall DO
theucso forever northumberland all cb lands and all right
and and IN hs oil and every
whose tho retu ned delinquent
Of taxes thereon, and OF all and
persons claiming uade them shall DO thencofoh and the
absolutely vested in the President and Directors Of the
Literary And further time until the said first day January
next boseby allowed for the redemption Of all such lands
above meoticred by payment into tho treasury Of all
beTeon Of the advanced by the
Executive the redemption herao the case may be- together
Esecuve according 10 tho provisions Of
the former laws concerning tho respectively.
And all lands except such shall DO hereinafter excepted
OF taxes thereon oany
subsequent tho thousand eight uned and
twenty and previous passing his act and which have not
heretofore redeemed otherwise eIoneaed from arrears
Of duo thereon OF former laws allowing such
redemption and exoneaon and prescribing the manner terms