Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-14

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aud forfeiture shall be again, person or person. in wS
h her, OF Their hers OF devices, not iborns any dsb
h1,dey .ovure in'ane mind or imprisonment evidence
and of,he utIe the and Destcr nor
i@ps,e,d Tor soy d.. s"a D's
(which such forfeiture other han the that t.s.
ss'1,y ps unless the esul,ry alleged, appear the ise
ana ana iSy on r., a S s
were no, IL h,lbs held Of p,ynsu thereof
many cases. lands parts parcel, of lands Especially such a.
sO hue re. p sas :, s'
nine entitled sn act, for establishing Land ose
aud the ,ubsqueu; .ujee which have
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the President end Directors Of the Literary Fund or which, by
said and Dse Ss.',: s he held =,
e%as bon. 6ds %sdy or % aSs. 's u be
grants IRON the aud that the said actual holder,
them held and claimed and have, paid all public
h.s fSs or S ss s., Sf to t as and
e.. and bona hds eia%sht' ,hos be quoted aud perfected
dent and dpo,itisn Of the
tn:. ahs9 sae. ! r.. GG rs d.. rich, title
ter.s Of the said President aud directors, any lands.
S,e3 BY The .a Prsd S%''a and s' D.sI
TSi' .nd Vested s: N q. + p.:., ' nd %y
and be- in the herein after prescribed 10
sSsy Ps;S' .Sd n, s. a S.1
y.e,: who are now IN act Posn and occupation said
a; ,r:h just claim TO- legal or ssut.
the oOnmohwesb who shall have d,chrssd ali take, duy
nd sain him, her them, upon lands
Gu me- sue or hey acquired hi her, their title there
So, likewise s the right interest," in or TO any lands
except such :hs be herein after excepted, which shall
der the , fei.d for that cause aud
' ,%d A, and ma, BE- the
person or persons who shall be, the time Of
Ia actual and occupation Of lands,
. s5, 9ia, thereof , for so much hereof such
claimed derived and held under any grant Of
shall have d,ehased Gxs duly person or
Per'on upon such ,n5 aud all taxes which ought have
Assessed thereon, from the time when such person person,
acquired hi' her or their title thereto whether legal equitable
ny ca' divers so tae Of land have been e,ch.aed 10 the
Tor want Of any tncweheir, of IT, original grantee
grantees ih.feo or OF pesons claiming under
lands ~ Ien,on Of such e:ehsa, have become according to
the very time f the ,ehs, lanes or part, or parcels
Thereof were bona 6le claimed held occupied by nuuerou,
othsr persons deriving title thereto FROM of
the Commonwealth aud having uay settled inpiovsdrhe
claimed held and occupied by them aud reasonable and
just that tle title, Of such actual holder, 6v claimants, Of
transfer to them Of the rights vested the said Pfe,lent
hetetss subject to he disposition Of the General As.
BE further enacted That all the right title and in
such " ,h'l Re herein after ptedJ which
for Of original grantee u sr.n.. Of
ps,On saSs from or under them shall add
sud sv'y person or persons who shall be- at the
gsoH Pse9; have Ge TO- ss. equitable bona
monwAh, issued the ase Of the e.cSes and who .ha
upon ,ush lands, aud all ought 10 have been assessed or
S % from Tue time when he she they acquired hi,
II Aadt the end that ct aud remedy may prOvid
dde claimants aforesaid of the forfeited I.ud. or Of sny
e s an5 1@s Tor yssos IL" and assuring Them ell
fore 5oS vested by swOr which The provisions. of th, .c.k
Fund add also, for such actual hold
er' and bons noe claimants ore,ad Of the said eheJ lands
e" al The light interest Of the .sd Prsaen, and Do 10
De therefore, further eraed, any such actual holds
s@i bora dde .'msn' Of s.y Of The said forfeited lands.
Parcel ct ether may prefer bis petition The Superior Go Of
fecd Iand or The pa,cei Of The same held .ni
claimed ny the petonsr or the s'eser thereof may lie
opinion OF such PtO1e ente him. according 10 the provisions
est The said Directors. in or 10 The said e,eJ
lands or the said ecbed lands a,he m,y any part or
or title eqube To- the an hv sI him s,%. , n
held eIhb the doeumtLy tvdene Of such his light or title
and ,how the oeal situation quantity by him claimed
Pe'on whose mans the land, held claimed by
ore..d shall have forfeited for more than
ICY eeIssS more hnn one right the several
sry other matters which the pet4r DC nnay :e.nf ioI'n
enei ani praying the Court decree that right title and
niets The sad President d DretOrs
~ Such petition may be Peieuei in Court airy time
IA tina Clerks ce and whenever shall be
hall he forthwith set down for hearing without further pesdug
AID without edns, rules but shall heard TIL the
terr atr shall be preferred nor sh, such petition
be heard until copy have zen served on The htof
ny iof the Commonwealth m the superior Court the
County wherein the petition shall be and apCher
served on the Second Auditor aud ali avt
before the hearing.
10 Any Counsel Of the PRECEDENT and Director, Of the
Literary ruId m'y appear and defend their interests such lands
and II there be no such Agent Counsel mP by
purpose hsh be the duty OF the said Attorney for the Common.
wssth 10 defend her intel ests.
"a When the petition ,h, b' thus regularly prepared for
ing the CouIt and shall
pLo the exhibits fled with the
taken fled according course in
Cbausey shall be sdduced for
order surveys, aud direct y questions Of fact in IL
discretion land the whole the material tn in the
proved hsi IN the opinion OF The Court
eodns TO the provisions Of this act 10 the decree for 10
right title and interest," of the SAID President and Directors,
the lsuds mentioned aud claimed the petition be 10
gnd vested IN The petitioners specifying such decree the
description aud quantity Of the land, with all
csbls seourscysnd the whole the opin-
ion that the petitioner is not entitled to the decree prayed
to petitioner shall be decesd psy oil costs Of tie
ia the 'sid Court Of Chaneery.
10 head President and Directors may, any time within one
su decree aOesad shs
pe.l from the the Court If Appeals uannet a,
pals may be prayed from other DEGREES Caney Court
shall Just and shall costs to the said President and D
the decree shaI he reversed but shall
against them, IL the he affirmed
&C. IL appeal hsl be prayed from such decree
Court Of Chantsy within the said tenn Of year
shall be ponsuaeed, uPoa such appeal kD the decree shall
Directors Of the Lite land, oIsin
ed by the petitioner shall be by force Of such decree
snd vested ia him. ike II The conveyed
arising between TO aud whom The
title snd ntes. Of The President sod Directors Of the Literary
this set sud any other ptsoo persons tou 6dt cmug
lsnjs medfty or immediately under grants i0m The Com.