Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-18
AN Alr.
Auditor Of Public Account

nOn-DaYmCnt Ci taxes. HNC IndNtnH uiSpO-
siton ot ccrtain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain cSCheatcd lands, for the benefit
Of actual and bona fake holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. BE IL cnGc,ed By the General assembly, That
oil lands except such shall hereinafter he excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pay-
ment of taxes thereon vested III the President
aud Directors of the Literary Fund.- by the act passed
the ninth day of February. one thousand. eight hun
dred and fourteen. entu led an act To amend and ex
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which snail not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day of January last past. IN pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irredccmable.
>. And all lands except such shall be hcrcnaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
mcDt of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty. or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXonrratcd from
arrears of taxes thereon, pursuance of Former laws
allowing such redemption or eXonctotun, and pre-
scrbiDg the manner, terms and times thereof or
shall not b. redeemed before the first Gav Of January
next. in pursuance of the provisions in this secIJn
hereinafter contained; aud all lands except such
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold Tor of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, IN 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 aud lots" an which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by or the orr
gina propretors, by payment into the ofthe
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according law.
shall not be redeemed before the fist DAY Of anu
AIRY next IN pursuance of The provisions III this
ton hereinafter contained; shall be- and The same are
hereby declG red be, finm and at cr thr SAID first
day of January next, absolutely fricicd. aid shall
he IhcnCetOrih forever Irr"deCna h":-and al >.Ch
lats and all hight, title and !nt"tc.t To ana The
same, OF all aud every person or persons, whose
name or names The same returned delinquent
for non payment OF taxes thereon and OF all aud ~
cry person persons claiming under them shall be
thcncciOrth, and the hereby absolutely YES
ted IN the President ami Directors OF the Literary
FuGd.--A nd further 'jnir until fhc said first day g.
January next, is hereby allowed for the rrdcmpfI.n
OF all such lands III this section above rcntIoncA BIZ
payment into the treasury OF all arrears of taxes due
thereon. or OF the money advanced BY the Exec
utive Tor the redemption thereof as the may be-
together with damages on 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 shall he herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for payment
OF taxes thereon, for any year wears subsequent to
the year ono 'hourand eight hundred and twenty nd
previous To the passing of tins act. and which have no
been heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXhoncratcd
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance of
FORMER lnws allowing such redemption an cXnurr1-
lion, and prescribing the manner. terms and times
thereof and upnn which all the arrears of taxes that
have heretofore accured with ten per centurn per
unnum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant oftne Auditor of Public Ac
counts before the first day of November which ,lal
be IN the ycar thousand eight huHdrcd and thirty
three, shall he from and after the last neut oned date
and arc hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceiorth forever rrcdeemablc; and all snch lands
d. az right title and interest to & in the same Of all
and every person persons ia whose name or names
the same are were returned delinquent for nnnpay
ment of taxes thereon and Of all and every person or
persons claiming under them, bcur so fIrfced shall
he, from and after the last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely III the PGesd,rt and Directors OF
the Lltcrnry Fund.
4. And IN any lands Cxcep such Ms shall no horn
matter excepted, shall hereafter be returned delln
quent Tor non payment oftaXcs thereon IL the person
or persons whose name or h" somc ,Ira be so
returned or some ether person for him Or them shall
fail for three years TO be computed from the Int day
of December Of the year for which suc! taxes shall
and be in arrear pay nto the treasury unon
warrant of the AUDITOR the amount of taxes Justly
thereon and IN arrear, with ten per centUm per Bnnum
damages thereon, from the date when the same ac.
cTued auFnCh lands returned and rernainnr do
Inqnent for nOn-pavmont ufaxcs shall he from and
after the expiration Of The sGd term ofthree years
and the came hereby declared 10 be forfeited and
shall BE- thencetorth forever irredeemabie-and all
such lands, aud oil right, title md interest in or To-
name or names the shall be- returned delin-
qnent for non payment oftaSes duo thereon, and of
all and every person persons claiming under ibnn,
being forfeited, shall be, from and after the cxni
ration Of the said term Of three year, aud tho sano
are hereby vested absolutely in the Presiden, and D
Tectors Of the Literary Fond
Pyortdsd, that in all cnses Of lands returned dclin
quenr AND forfeited for payment oriaxcs. and
heretofcfc vested by law in the President and Drcc.
tors of tic Iterary Fund, well ne Of lands which
have 6een or shall be returned dcnqucnr for non
pnynet Of taxes and which shall b. by force oc the
provisions oftbis act, forfeited for fha, cause and
vested in the said President ond Directors oulv sucI
estate and interest shall be voscd in Tho gard Pros
dent and Directors were or shall be vested in the
person persons, in whose name, such land,
have been shall be returned delinquent, ard in
ho heirs, deyisces purchasers claiming under such
person persons az the time such lands were here
oiore, or by force Of the provisions ofhs net shall
20 forfeited and vested in the SAID President and
Directors.
And, provided TINT in all cases Of lands which /
aYna been Foturrcd delinquent for n'n payment Of
axes, have boon heretofore vested by law ~ The Pre-
ldent and Directors Of the Literary Fund; and Of