Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-19

the the Auditor Of Public Aceourt, ,ueh I
have been Of shall be r,nss dsDsu,n
u.s. h OF Their heirs dsvs., bons under any d.sby
such Delinquency same the forfeiture
such s s, ID. s s , . n ss IT,, i1d Dss .
o,s DC for any alleged
Tor nSnPsymept Whereof the forfeiture. impc..d had been
Of ~, pad. unless the irresol,y alleged ,pPs.
~ the sad Predeo and the srsund that
were not IN ,h,bs held proof Of the pymen,
Aud where's. i, known to the Gener, Assembly That in
Hsy bse Sa' Of s'I, parcels Of lands Pseay
play Session. IN the year hundred seventy
the aud grating and
aud The subsequent act, the .uhj.e0
%en OF nIe aud which have been heretofore vested by law IN
the this act shall or may hereafter be fori..d oy
vested in the said Pre,idsn, aud Directors by
forfeited claiming bona dds, medsy immediately under
sss sGd mat Ss ,
mem held and claimed aud have, paid public
therefore, reasonable tie, Of such ac,a. hold
.nsS Of s Ss t Is and
dent and Directors and, therefore, drpo,sn the
BE it. h.I.lo's further enacted Th. right title and in
cert as N, ' .s rs.den and Dir etOI, in .. lands
lore bsen vested by law the sI President and Directors
vested Ss t'' and %' y sI,' ,s. s
and may be- in the herein after prescribed TO
and h. s.: .. dor
lands neeo % 80 much S:
'u7h claim TO- legal or sout,
the oOm~Ohwe,h, who shall have discharged ali take, day
have snd spon qss ne and
ne time when he she they acquired or their title there
SO, likewise all the right title and interest, TO any lands
he BE herein after which shall
ger nt provisions Of this act hereafter forfeited for
manner herein alter prerbed TO- and vested in
Who h, may be- III. im. Of such
ana occupation Of the said forfeited lands,
just Tile or es@ TO- es or eSs.S. SO 1s R SS.
hh and hed under any grant Of the
shall have dehaGsa all xs' duly such person or
assessed thereon from the when such person or per.oo
acquired nj her or Their title h.Iso whether legal equitable
g CASTS DIVERS s6e tss' VI land have been e,eh.sted
grantees thereof persons ,I,mns under them and such
lands en,on Of reh ,ehea have become vested according 10
me We time Of the vhea the lanes or part, or parcels
s. m[s bona claimed held aud occupied
Tue conference.-the snd having actually settled npioved the
so claimed held and occupied by and
Just that The to, Of such holders hdg claimant, Of
,heuid be quoted aud perfected far
to them Of the rights vested in the said President md D
'emb'y may accomplish that obiset
be .ths. enacted That all tn. right title and in
e'e't 81 the said President and Directors lands
such a: , +. herein after sxcsped) which or
for Of known the original grantee ara"e. ore
person. claiming from under them and may be, in the
aud every person who be- al The time IL
any pa & so much %i th 1:4s d Oh
& or pefspi have a ue claim legal equitable
@onwsah issued before date Of the .eSss aud who ,Sa
upon such snd aud all ought 10 have been assessed or
from The tim. when he she they, acquired
Aad to he end that fit and remedy sy be provid
hde eaIman as Aforesaid Of the forfeited lands or Of any
The @ ans n,1 1s% '01 'ss IN and .nrpf them all
fore been vested by s-oT whehy Of kr
hold
sa bona nue. emSn aforesaid Of the said e,cheaed lands
them all the s 'Ie aud Of The Pre.ident aud D
reS.,r IL aud 70 the said e,eheheoted lands.
ar anu h GS, T,ner enacted, That 'ny such actual holds
of ,S o0's o ds the e%sH any Of the sal, forfeited lands
Ir ethel may prefer bis petition the Superior Court
sad the pafee Of h ,a TOR
esmed oy tue petontr or the greater part thereof may
opinion Of such petitioner him. according 10 the provision.
of the ,s sGSy to have the right title and inter
lands or the said escheaed lands may any part or
pursuance Of the provision, act stating and dedueos b
Or e essor equitable, to the land by
he examining the doeumsnsy evidence title
n 'hs situation quantity of the land by him amed
persons: IN whose name the land, and c.med by
n. S lDs .niI s Of sae or
one denqusney e'ehesed ia more than right
several rights e'eheaed, the may be 6ns snr forth
any Other matters, which the petitioner material
The sad Pt'dena9d DeetUr land,
and held by him. shall be transferred to aud
~ Such petition may be peenei Court OF flea al ANY, time
tina Clerks ecej and whenever il shall be so preferred orr fled
Il .hs be forthwith set down for hearings without further pedpg
snd without any rules but shall hesd I'LL The
tern next after shall be preferred filed shall such petition
1r he Commonwealth for The Superior Court Of L,v of
Au and T Of . a%d ,9 ess .S
before the hearing. ' - 800 ~
10 Auy Agent the PRECEDENT and Director, Of .bs
such Agent conn,. ~ h ss" for 1Ua h
PuIP9 6. be tue duty Of the said Attorney the
a. when the petition shall, be thu, regularly prepared for hear
ins the Count aud shall proceed matter of the
w,nes'ts taken and filed according coue Of in
Chueey 'ha be sddueed for against he and
discretion and upon the whole fact. set forth in the
ptVn he satisfactorily proved to the Court snJ
eodus TO the Of this psysd for n The
pon The Court shall hefetpoD declare all the
TIE lands mentioned and claimed in the petition be Ganseed TO
end vested IN the petitioners ,Peyns such decree situation
DESCRIPTION aud quantity Of the land with all
csbt securac ysnd the whole the opn
on that toe petitioner not entitled TO the prayed for 10 his
petition shall dimI's the .smePrvided in either .yert
petitioner shall be deofesdto all the
in the 'ad Court Of Chancefy.
10 The said President Directors may at any time within one
ye ser such decree sosd shall be pray an 40.
peal from the 10 the Court Of ABpes like manner as
Pea he prayed from ether Chanoety; and the Cont
APpss may REVIEW aud ahm such decree il
shall just and shall decree Pendent and M
seo the decree shall be rvsssd but shall decree cost,
agans, them, II the same he affirmed.
TO- If appeal shall be Of the Supreme
COuh Of Chance within the said Of year after The
shall he pronounced, upon appeal aktn s decree b
he affirmed care, right ue aud nere,t IN, Pc,
sdent aud Directors Of the Literary Fund, or 10 the lands e
the petitioner .hs by force Of such f.
sud vested him, ike were conveyed Ia
him " deed snPfovded that soy controversy
msn5 between any person 10 and in whom
Fund shall be Transferred aud vd pursusnoe Of the psyii,
THIS set and other person tona 6ds esimng e
onwesh, aud having hsd the duly entered 90 the boo r
es Conm toner's Of he ieyo9us snd having paid and discharged