Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-19
Auditor of Public Accounts
AN ACT.


of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona tide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April 1st, 1891.
I. Be it enacted by the General .4ssemJiy That
all lands, except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
ment of taxes thereon were vested in the Presidsn,
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, thousand, eight huu-
dred and fourteen, entned an act to amend and cx
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day of January last past i'll pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scrlbing the manner terms and times thereof shall
forever hereafter be irredeemablc.
:. And all lands except such IA shall be hcrenaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
ment of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred ant twenty. for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXcnerated from
arrears OF taxes thereon IN pursuance offormer laws
allowing such redemption or cxonernt!on, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof or
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of January
next In pursuance of The provisions III this section
hereinafter contained and all lands except such as
shall be hereinafter excepted which, after having
been sold for arrears of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, pursuance of the act
passed the twentieth day Of February, thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled Ian act to
amend the several acts concerning the airearagcs Of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by Tor the orr
gna propretors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according O law
shall not be redeemed before the first day of Janu
airy next, IN pursuance ct the provisions IN this
ton hereinafter contained; shall be, and the same are
hereby declared To be, from aud after the said first
day OF January next absolutely forfeited and shall
be thenceiorlh forever rredeema ble:-and all such
lands and all hight, title and interest To and IN the
same, OF oil and every person or persons, in whose
name or names the same returned delinquent
Tor non payment OF taxes thereon, and OF all and ev
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be.
thencefouh and the same hereby absolutely YES
Ted in the president and Directors OF the Literary
Fund.--And further time until the said first dav Of
January next, is hereby allowed for the redcmption
OF all such lands in tins section above mentioned bv
payment into The treasury of all OF taxes due
thereon. or of tn" money advanced BY the Exec
utive Tor the redemption thereof the may be-
toSether with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive. as The case NAV
De, according to the provisions of the former laws
concerning The respectively.
}. And all lands, except such a. shall be herein
after excepted, TUNED delinquent Tor non payment
OF taxes thereon for any wear or wears subseoueut
the year thousand eight hundred and twenty arc
previous to the passing of tins act and which lave NOS
been heretofore redeemed, or otherwise exhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which all the arrears taxes that
have heretofore accured with ten per cenum per
annun damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant fine Auditor of Pubic Ac
counts before The first day of November which sha
be III the year one thousand eight huaded and thirty
three shn he from and alter tile last ment on cd date
and arc hereby, absolutely forfeited and shall be
thcncciUrih forever !reu,' ndUl und nh snCn lands
d all right title and interest to 81 III the same of all
and every person persons - whose name or names
the same or were returned delinquent for nonpay
men OF taxes thereon, and Of all and every person or
r. tufla h,,, N
be, from and after the last mentioned date are herrbv
vested absolutely in the President and Directors OF
the LlicTary Fund.
And IN any lands except such as sha Il be here
inafer excepted. shali hereafter be returned delln-
qGcnt for payment of taxes thereon a. the person
or persons whose name the same shall be so
returned or some other person for him or them shall
nil Tor three years, to be computed from the last day
Of December uf the year for winch such taxes shall
accrue ana be IN arcar to the treasury upOn
warrant of the Auditor The amount taxes ius due
thereon and IN arrear, with ten per cenun per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the same a
crued all such lands so returned and remain NO de-
Inqucn' for non-payment OfiaXes shall be from and
aser the expiration of the said term ofthree years
aid the hereby declared 10 be forfeited and
shall be henceforth forever Northumberland all
such lands aud oil right title and interest i'm or to
the same of all and every person or pn,sons IN boscI
name or names the shall be returned dcIin
Tnent for non payment Of t0ycs due thereon and of
oil and every person or persons claiming under them
being so forfeited, shall be- from and after Nh, cxp,-
ration OF The said term Of three years, and the same
ore hereby vested absolutely in the President and d.
Tooiors Of the Literary Fund.
FTordcd, that IN ulI CuscS Of lands returned dslIn
auent and forfeited for non payment oriaxcs. and
heretofore vested by law 10 The President and Direc
tors ofthe Literary Fund, well ne Of lands which
have been shall DO rc.urn'd dclnaucni for non
payment Of taxes sud which shall be by force Of tho
provisions Of this act, forfeited for that cause aud
vested m the SAID President aud Directors, only such
estate ond interest shall be vcs'ed in the said Pres
ldcnt and Directors shall be vested IN the
person or persons, ~ Whose or names such lands
have been or shOI be- returned dcnUurnt, and in
the heirs, devisces purchasers claiming under such
person or PERSONS a. the time such lands were here
tofore, or by force Of The provisions of this act shall
he forfeited and vested in the said Precedent and
Directors.
And, provided that IN a cisos of lands which
boving been returned delinquent for non payment Of
taxes hive ben heretofore vested by law IN the Pre-
sident and Directors Of the Literary Fund aud of
lands, winch bayIng been returned delinquent for |
non payment Of taxes heretofore accrued shol be by
force Of the provisions u THIS scl forfeited t that