Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-12

% same duly entered On the COMMISSIONER books, and has-
Justly chaTgeable against hun.
IL No person IN any suit now pending, OF hereaier to be
brought fr the recovery OF aay LANDS, lying West OF the Ate
chany Mountain, agaius, another person bona hde claiming
same land. mrda,r,y or imn,ediatcly under grants from
the Commonwealth. issued previously to the passing OF tins
act, aud having had the said lands 80 claimed by hhn u"Iy eh,
tered ON the books of the Commissioners ot the revenue, aud
having paid aud discharged all taxes, thereon chatsed aud
Justly charseablc agains, him, sEal be allowed to gave III eVi
dence any Grant of the Commonwealth Of the lands IN such
ac,iou demanded, to support his title thereto, unless he shall
shew that no has had the lands, so by him claimed and &c
mandcd ,uly entered ON the books of the Commissioners OF
the revenue and charged with taxes according TO law, and has
actually pail the taxes charged aud justly chaIeeaoie u'e'con
against him or Them. Provided, tina, this section shall o"h''-
nue. aud be in force for the term OF FIVE years hom the pass
ing 81 this act and no longeE-and provided aisn' INA d"
tered on the COMMISSIONER books for any year or years, shall
be ut liberty To enter his, her or their lands WI, the Nn',n
.,one, n he teyeoue of ,h, County where such lands shall lie,
aud have the same assessed and taxed for such year or yrars'
aud the same certified to the Auditor, who shan receive such
certificates and charge the person OF persons WIN me "Ness ]"
assessed, aud receive payment, theIeoi-and no person or per
sous whose suits are now depending shall be nonsuited or Fore
ed INTO ri, until reasonable time shall he allowed SO to enter
his, her or their lands aud pay the taxes. unless he, she or Wey
shall choose 10 sUher such nonsuit or go to trial
10 Al lands which have already been forfeited for non
payment OF taxes or which by the provisions OF tins act are
presently, or shall be on the FIRST day OF November, one thou
sand eight hundred and ,hiIty three, forfeited for non payment
of taxes, over aud above such whereof. the right, title and III
,eres, Of the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, shall
or may be transferred TO and vested in any person or persons.
III pursuance OF tlis act, before the first day of November,
Which shall be IN the year one thousand eigh, hundred and thr
~ eight, shall be sold by the same officers, and in the same
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ninth day OF February, one thousand eight hundred and four
teen, entitled an act to amend and explain an act entitled an
act concerning taxes on land.
10. The section herein above contained relating to lists of
lands delinquent or forfeited for non paymcu, of taNes, shall
extend to and embiJce al such LANDS throughout the Common
wealth; hut none other Of the provisions OF this act heIein a
bore contained, shall he construed tn extend Il any Iand de
inquent 10: non payment OF taxes, h.' such ianus as WEI" OH
ginally granted under the act, passed NJ the May session IN the
year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, ent'Iea an
act for establishing a land office and dSccrtfiniHg The tcrTiS
ana "annsr9 granting rrns'e and u"6pTroPrdted hndS, ana
the subsequent acts on the same subject, aud lands lying on
the Western waters ofthe Commonwealth, that may have been
granted before The passing OF the SAID act OF May sess,o" one
thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, and all other de.
lnGuent or forfeited lands shall he excepted and exempted
from the operations of the provisions III tins act above contain
ed, save only the section thereof concerning lists OF delinquent
lands above mentioned
20. And as to such delrnquen, lands as were not originally
granted under the said recited act of MAY session, one thousand
'n waters OF the Commonwealth that may have been granted
before tie passing of the said act OF May session one thousand
seven hundred aud seventy nine, which have been vested by
law III The President and Directors OF the Literary Fund Tor
non payment OF taxes, and which are excepted aud exempted
from the operation of this act, as aforesaid, further time I'LL
the hrst day of January one thousand eight hundred aud thirty
three shall be and the same IS hereby allowed for the redemp
ton of the same.
81. ii any person having title to any ,Iac, or lot Of land, or
any part thereof returned delinquent for the non payment OF
OF the Literary Fund, and having, or whose ,enanLpr Jesse
having legal possession thereof, shall prove 10y satisfactory c
violence to the Court ofthc County or Corporation in which such
land or lot may lie before the FIRST day OF January eighteen
hundred and thirty three, that prior TO the passage OF tins act
part thereof so claimed by HIM, tina, he has a deed for the same,
which was duly recorded before the passage Of this act, and
that he has paid all the purchase money therefor, or so much
thereof as not 10 leave IN his hands sufficient to satisfy and pay
the taxes and damages IN arrear and unpaid Il. the date Of ms
purchase, or tina, he fairly derives titles by, through or under
some person S havIns purchases and paid the purchase mo
ney, II shall be the duty of the Court to render judgment ~
favour OF such person exhoneraiing the land or lot or the
part theIeoi so Claimed or derived iIou' all the arrears OF
taxes, and the damages thereon anterior TO the date Of such
purchase, except so much as the balance of the purchase mo-
ney remaining unpaid will be sufficient TO discharge Aud the
complainant may lake a copy OF the record, attesied by the
Clerk and file the same with the Ensi Auditor, who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists III his office accordingly But u" juds
nlent snail be rendered except III the presence OF the Attorney
Tor the Commonwealth OF OF some other Attorney appointed by
the Court TO defend the interest vi the Commonwealth. If
the application shall fail, judgment shall be rendered against
the applicant aud lie shall be adjudged to pay costs-No judg
ment III favor of such applicant shall be Of any validity unless
1t Al pear on the record that the Attorney hT the Common
wealth or the Attorney appointed as aforesaid appeared to de-
end the application
p. And # any person having legal possession nj and title to
any tract Of land or 10. as sfoIesaid, returned delinquent for
non payment of taxes, and not heretofore vested in the Prcsi
dent and Directors of the Literary Fund, shall shcw by salts.
factory evidence to the Court of the County or Corporation
where the said land o. lot may lie, at any time before the frs,
day of January eisNeen hundred aud thirty three, that the
taxes IN aTiear and due thereon are not in atear or due, either
having been enormously Ina rgrd on the books of the Commits
sioneI, or having been actually pad, or that in the years for
which SAID land or lot was so returned delinquent there was
sufficient property on the premises whereon the collector u,igb,
have made distress, it shall be the duty OF the Cou.t under
The limitations, injunctiOus and conditions contained ia the
preceding section, 10 render Judgment exonrr,,,ns sreh land y,
lot, or the part thereof so claimed, from the taxes so CHROME
ously charged ,hereupon and the cumplainan, NAV take a
copy of the record, aues,cd by the CLERK aud 6e the same viii,
me hTsi Audnor vino shall correct the delinquent lists accord
ihBy.
nui, impair or any wise affect, tho rights Of any person or uer-
sons holding lands returned delinquent for non payment of
lakes, at whose instance and IN whose behalf such lands have
been or shall be duly exoncrated from arrears of taxes there.
ON, or to and IN whom the right, title and interest of the Pesi-
den, and Directors Of the Literary Fund, in or to such lands.
held, claimed or purchased 10y them, have becn Iclnuuished
aud vested III pursuance Of the provisions Of this or any act
OF Assembly, and particularly OF the act, passed the sixth day
OF March one thousand eight hundred and twenty se.en. emit.
ued an act concerning lands returned delinquent for the non
payment oil taxes, aud Of another act, passed the twenty So.
Venih day OF FEBRUARY one thousand eight hundred aud twenty
eigh'' entitled an act concerning lands returned delinquent for
non payment Of taxes.
~ The duties, which are by this act required of the Audi.
,or, IN respect to lists OF delinquent and forfeited lands to- he by
nun made out, rendering much additional lsbour necessary on
ms part, he IS therefore hereby authorised to employ addition
u IIlerks, or employ his own Clerks out Of Office hours for such
uine a S may be necessary 10 the due discharge of such duties,
dhi 10 pay them compensation, not exceeding at the rate of $50
per month, out OF any money IN The treasury not otherwise an
pTOpriatcd.
-. Tins act shall commence aud be In force from aud after
the first day Of May next.
ne foregoing IS a true copy from the original.
GEORGE w MUNFORD, Clerk of the II. d.
ApTl2 1891. and KcsncI NJ ,be pnus
W me Editors Of the National Inteligcncer. New York
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