Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-15
AN ACT,

nOD-puyuent OIL taAeS, ana tIldkiIlS utSpO-
sition OF certain Lands SO delinquent, and
of certain cscheated lands, for the benefit
Of actual and bona fde holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
|. Be ii enacted By the General Assembly, That
oil lands, except such shall hcreina fer be excepted,
which, having been returned delinquent for pay
ment TAXES thereon, wero vested IN the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand eight hun
dred and fourteen. cntucd an nct to amend and eS-
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall have been redeemed, be-
fore ne first day of January last past, IN pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof shall
forever hereafter be irredecmable.
=. And all lands except such shah be hcfeiuaf
ter excepted returned delinquent for the non pay
rtent of taxes thereon srr the year thousand
eight hundred ant twenty. or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXcnctatcd from
arrears of taxes thereon, pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption or exoneraton, and pre-
scTiblng the manner, terms and times thereof. or
shall not be redeemed before the first day If January
next. in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contain, d; and all lands except such Us
shall be hereinafter excepted. which, after having
been sold for arrears 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 aud seventeen, entitled IAN act to
amend the seve!n acts concerning the arrearsges of
taxes on lands, houses md lots" and which shah
not have been oiore redeemed by or or the orr
gnal propretors, by payment into the treasury Of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof with the damages thereon according 10 law,
shall not be redeemed before the first duy Janu
airy next, m pursuance of the provisions in this sec
ton hereinafter contained; shall be- and The same are
hereby declared Ia be- from and after the said first
day of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thcnccforh forever lrredeemablc:-and all such
lands and all right title and nt"rest to and IN the
same, ot all and every person or PERSONS in whose
maine names tho sdInc were returned delinaren,
for non payment of taxes hcrcon, and Of all and ev
cry person ar persons claiming under them, shall be
theuceforth, anu the hereby absolutely ves-
ted IN the president md directors or the Literary
FuHd--And further tne until the said first tay or
January next, Is hereby allowed for the r-t!cnptian
Cf all such lands this section above rieftiensI by
payment into the treasury Of oil Of t1es due
thereon. Of the money so advanced by the Exec
utve for the redemption thereof HE csse may bs
together with damages such arrears, CT on the
moneys advanced by tho Eaeou'tvc, rs the may
hr, according TO the provisions Of The fhrner laws
cbncerning the sSme respectively.
,. And oil lands except spch a.: s1ta,l be herein
utter excepted, rctu. ned delinquent for payment
Of oXe thereon for any year years suhscuoen to
the year tlrouAand elght hundred and twenty, aEG
pruyionst the passing Of tins act and which nvc moi
hrcn heretofore redeemed, otherwise eXhoncrated
from arrears Of taxes dua thereon, 10 pnrsuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonara-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and nDn which all tire arrears of that
have heretofore accured with ten per centum per
annGm damages thereon shall not be paid INTO tho
tTpnSlsy. upon warrant Of the Auditor Of Public Ac
cDns, bGtorc The FIRST day Of SoVenber which shall
be- in tho year thousand eight huadred and thirty
thFcp, eha be from and after tho last ment onsd date
ind hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thoncciorth forever irredeemabe; and all such lands
& oil right, title and interest to e. in the same Of all
qnd oveTy persen or persons in whose name names
tie same ere or were Leturned delinquent for nonpny
Of taxes thereon and Of ell and every person or
peIsoD5 claiming under them being forfeited, shall
be, from and after the last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely in the President and Directors Of
ihe literary EnDd.
And IN case any lands except snch rs shah be here
iunitcr excepted, shall hereafter he returned deln-
quent for non payment Of taxes thereon & the person
or persons IN whose name the sume shn he so
returned or some other person for him or them shall
ta tor three years 10 be computed from the last day
of December OF the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and be IN acar, to pay the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor, the amount Of taxes
thereon and IN arrear with ten per centum per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the same aco
cTued, all such lands so returned and remsninp de-
hnquent Tor non-payment ofiaXes, shall be from and
after the expiration of the said term oftbree years
and the same are hereby declared 10 be forfeited and
ehal be thenceiorth forever northumberland all
such lands, aud all right, title nnd interest in or To
fhc same Of all and every person or persons IN yhoso
9en' for non payment Of taxes due thereon, and of
al and every person o. persons claiming under them
being so forfeited shall be, from and after the osp
ration Of the said term of three years and the same
arc hereby vested absolutely in the President and D
rectors of the Literary Fund.
PJOuHed that m oil cases Of lands returned deln
qucnt and forfeited for non payment ortaxes and
heretofore vested BY law IN tie President and Drec.
tors oftbe Literary Fund, well as Of lands which
have boon or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment Of taxes snd which sha b. by force of the
provisions of this act. forfeited for that cause and
vested IN the said President end Directors only such
estate nnd interest shall be vested in the said Pres
dent and Directors were or shall Be vested IN the
person or peron7, IN whose or names such lands
have been or shall be returned delinquent ard in
the heirs devisees purchasers claiming under such
person or persons, a. the time such lands were here
toiorc or by force of the provisions Of this act shall
he forfeited and vested IN the said Presidcn, and
Directors.
And, provided UIat in al Ns"..s ~ land. ,,,,..
~ '''' ..arnrG delinquent for payment of
taxes have bc'r y. - 49,. -, -, ,.. ,,.,
sdcnt and Directors Of the Literary Fund and of
Il u,k, yip hoo rcfurppd delinuuept for