Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-04
Auditor OF Public Accounts.
AN ACT.

non-paymcnt of taxes, and making dlspo-
sition oi certain Lands. SO delinquent, and
of certain eScheatcd lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona tide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. Be ii enacted By the General assembly, That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for pay
ment of taxes thereon, vested IN the President
and Directors of the Literary Fund, by the passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hum
dred and fourteen. cntIIied an act to amend and eX
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, IN pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scrlbmg the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter We rredecmabie.
> Aud all lands except such shall be hcreinaf'
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
mrnt of taxes thereon, Tor the year one thousand
eight hundred ana twenty. for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXcneratcd from
of taxes thereon, pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption eXoneration, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof or
shall be redeemed before the first day of January
next in pursuance of the provisions in this sect
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such "a
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold for of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, III pursuance of the act
passed the twentieth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred anu seventeen, entitled act to
amend the several acts concerning the aIrearages OF
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by Tor the
gina propretors, by payment into the treasury OF the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the DANA ges thereon according law
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of Janu
airy next, in pursuance Of the provisions IN this sec
ton hereinafter contained shall be, and the same are
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited. and shall
thenCCtOrIh forever all oh
lands and all right title and interest to and IN the
same, OF all and every person persons, in whose
name or names The same were returned delinquent
for payment of taxes thereon, and of all and cy-
cry person or persons claiming under them. shall be
thenceiorth and the hereby absolutely YES
ted IN the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fund.And further time until the said first day of
January next, is hereby allowed for the REDEMPTION
OF all such lands IN this section above mentioned. by
payment into the treasury of all arrears Of taxes due
thereon, or OF the money advanced by the Exec
utive for the redemption thereof as the case NAV be-
together with damages OH such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive as the case NAV
be, according to the provisions OF The former laws
concerning the same respectively.
3. And all lands, except such as silalibc herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
of taxes thereon for any year years subsequent to
the year thou'and eight hundred and twenty ARD
Previous to the passing of tins act and which have not
been heretofore redeemed, or otherwise exhoncratcd
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, IN pursuance of
FORMER laws allowing SuCn redemption eXOncra-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all Tie arrears oftaXes that
have heretofore ACQUIRED with ten Der centum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant oftne Auditor Of Pub c Ac
counts, before the first day of November which shall
be III the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last mcnt onsd date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited and shall be
thenceforth forever redeemable; and al snch lands
O. all right, title and interest to g. in the same oral
mr. Nor in
the same are or were returned delinquent for noDp,v
men OF taxes thereon, and Of all and every Drrean ar
persons Claiming under them, being so f,rrl;cd sh,
be- from and alter the last mentioned date are hrrrby
vested absolutely m tie President and Directors Of
the Literary FGud
4 And IN case any lands eXCcrt such as shall ne
lhdHcr excepted, shall hereafter be returned d,.u-
qIent Tor ron payment Of taxes thereon g. the person
or persons name or names the sumo shall be- SO
returned, or some other person for him or r,n eill
fal for three years TO bc computed from tie lot @
OF December Of the year for which such taxes sl.a
accrue ana be IN aucar 10 pay into the treasury M,
warrant Of the Auditor, the amount faxes usiIvdoc
thereon and in with ten pcrcentuu Ter or,nnn
damages thereon, from the date when the Same A.,
cTucd, oil such lands so returned ard rcma;nnr de-
lnquent Tor noE-paymcut UflaXcs shall be from end
atcr the expiration OF the sold term ofthrcn wears
and the seine arc hereby declared 10 be forfeited aud
sHaI &c thcH.-iotH I.T-Vnr irr.IoCmab r:-a.J all
'rch !iuJs. AID all rgbt tile and interest ia, c,t,
Ht sane, ~! I'll aaI every ppr.1i "a! 9gls.n. in ..-
''"' ~ ndmss the same s.Id Is returned d.,u-I
lnc" Tor m'n payment oi tsac- doe thereon and of
ih asa every person ~ PERSONS claiming under them
'cing 30 forfeited shall yo 'roE aud after the ,.y,
alton OF til" suId toum oi three years. ord The ,rrc
ro hereby vested uJsoil' IS 10 tic pu.!Jsri and n
cc'ors Of thr LdcT,i, Fond
fror'dId' 'h't IN oil c,s"- Of lands returned Irn-
luent and forfeited for ION payment ofiasos. and
Icrc"lofc vested by 100" 30 iLc prc.idcu ard Dircc-
ors 81 The Literary Fond vel as OF lands which,
ave been or sloiI be- returned delinquent for nan
ayncnt OF taxes, and which STALL BIZ by force Of ilr
Of IBIS act. forfeited for ria, cause. md
cs'ch IN the said President and Directors. only ,ucb
s'alc oAd interest shall be VS. ed IN the said Pcs
lent qua Directors as wCr" or shall he ycs'nd If, M
crson OF persons. ~ whose or Gafnrs such lands
ave been or shr'I be returned dchnquort. ard IN
,c hers devisrcs or purchasers claiming unJ,r .1rh
rrson or persons, the tlnc sucn louds wcrc rr,r
'iorc or by Free Of The prov IONS oftls net ',,I.
, forfeited and vested ~ The said Pu..L,af anal
ircc'ors.
And, provided, that 10 all crsos OF land, winch q
yng h"cn return delinquent tor non 0avm,ui oCI +,
yc, SO bc u heretofore Ncs'Cd by law in ia. Pc
iCn. and Directors OF the IJlcrIr, Fund. ,,I , Il ,