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'WN, JEFFERSON COZ
In6PoRTAMT LAW
Respecting Delinquent Lands ia I1rg;nia
AupIroa's OrrIcE, 4ih ArhiL, 1891.
THE following act. passed on the Ist
II inst is published Cor the information
OF all persons interested. and the public
attention is earnestly invited 10 il, several
important provisions. As some time " III
elspse before the list. Of land.
returned delinquent for non payment of
taxes can he Published. tie o,rners of all
such lands and lois that. from anu cause,
may hare been returned as delinquent prior
Ia 1870. would do we'll to make immediate
inquiry iuto the subject. Lands and lots
may have been returned by the Sherifs,
and may now be in danger Of forfeiture.
whilst the present owners are perfectly
unconscious and unsuspicious Of the fact
The insolvency. negligence, or remote re-
sidence, OF former owners, may. have in
numbered q tract Of land. or lot. with a
single years taxation. and that SINGLE years
foratioa may jeopardizc the title OF the
present owner. Serious and prompt atten-
ton is therefore earnestly invited 10 the
subject. JAMES F.. HEATH.
.7udttor Of Public accounts
AN ACT
Concerning Lands r,turned delinquent FOR non
payment Of taxes, and making disposition OF
certain lands delinquent and Of certain cs-
cheated lands, for the benefit Of actual and bo-
ma fde holders thereof, under grants from the
k,alf IL
/. BE IL enacted by the General .7ssemLiy,
That all lands, except such as shall here
matter be excepted, which, having been
returned delinquent for non payment Of
taxes thereon, were vested in the Prcsi
dent and Directors OF the Literary Fund,
by the act passed the ninth day Of Febru-
~, one thousand eight hundred and four.
teen. entitled an act 10 amend and explain
the act entitled an act concerning taxes
on lands. and which shall not have been
redeemed. before the Grs; day Of January
last past, in pursuance OF former laws al
lowing such redemption, and prescribing
the manner, terms, and times thereof,
shall forever hereafter be irredeenable.
. And all lands except such as shall be
hereinafter excepted, returned delinquent
for the non-payment OF taxes thereon, for
the year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, or for any year or years previous
thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise exoner-
atcd from arrears Of taxes thereon, IN pur-
suance OF former laws, allow ing such re-
demptiou or exoneration, and prescribing
the manner, terms, and times thereof. or
shall not be redeemed before the first day
OF January next, in pursuance or the pro-
visions in this section hereinafter contain
ed; 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. in
pursuance Of the act passed the twentieth
day Of February. one thousand eight hun
dred and seventeen, entitled " An act TO
amend the several acts concerning the ar
rearsges Of taxes on lands, houses and
lots," and which shall not have been here.
tofore redeemed. by or for the original
prorrietors. by payment into the treasury
Of The moneys paid by the executive for
the redemption thereof, With the damage
thereon. according TO law, or shall not be
redeemed before the first day Of January
next. in pursuance OF The provisions in this
section hereinafter Contained; shall be,
and the same are hereby declared TO he,
from and after the said first day of Janu-
AIRY Aext. absolutely forte ted, and shall be
thencefoTth forever irredecmabie and
NIL such lands. and all right. title. and in
terest Ia and in the same, Of all and every
person orpersoDs, in whose name or names
the same were returned delinquent for
non-paJ ment Of taxes thereon. and OF all
and every person or persons claiming IN
Ter then, ahan 80 ftaneaforfh .nA liz
same are hereby absolutely vested in the
President and Directors Of the Literary
Fund And further time until tho said
first day Of January next is hereby allow
sd for the redemption of all such lands in
this section above mentioned. by payment
into The treasury Of all arrears oTtaxes due
theresa. or Of the money 30 advanced by
the Executive for the redemption thereof.
as the case may he, together Nth DANA
ges on such arrears, or on the moneys adj
vanced by the Executive. as the rase may
be. according 20 the provisions Of the for
mer laws concerning the same respective
".
3. And al lands. except such as shall
be hereinafter excepted. returned delIn-
quent for non payment Of taxes thereon,
for any year ar years subsequent 10 the
year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty. snd previous 70 tie psssing Of THE
ac'. and which have not been heTei"lore
redeemed, or otherwise exsReraied from
arrears Of tspes due thereon. in pursuance
Of former laws allowing sBcb redemption
and sSonersiion, and prescribing The man
neF. terms. ADD fines, thereof, end upon
which AZ the arrears of iaSes that have
heretofore accrued. With ten per eentam
per anRnm damages thereon, shall mot bs
paid into the treasury. upon waTrsnt Of
the Auditor Of Pebble Accounts. before the
frst day of Novsmber. ~hish shall be IN
the yesr ore ihoosand eight hsndFed sod
thirty three. shall be, from add after The