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

non-payment of takes, and making dispo'
sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
Of certain cscheated lands, for the beneft
of actual and bona tide holders thereof
under grants from the Commonwealth,
Passed April LIST, 1891.
/. Be IL enacted by the General assembly. That
all lands, except such as shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pay-
ment fakes thereon, were vested in the President
and Directors ofthc Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hun
drcd and fourteen, entitled an act to amend and ex.
plain tho act entitled an 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-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irredecmable.
2. And al. lands except such as shall be hcreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred ana twenty. or for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXcnerated from
arrears OF taxes thereon, IN pursuance offormcr laws,
allowing such redemption or cyoncration, and pre-
scrbing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not he redeemed before the first day of January
next, IN pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such as
shall DE 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 hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act TO
amend the several acts concerning the aIrearagcs oi
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by or ior. The orr
ginal proprietors, by payment into the treasury ofthe
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according TO law.
or 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 frs,
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenceforth forever irredcemablc:-and all such
lands and all rlOlt. title and interp.t IN md IN tho
same, Of all and every person or persons, in whose
name or names the same were returned delinuuent
for non paymen; of taxes thereon, and OF all and ev-
ery person or persons claiming under them, shall be
tSenceforth, and the same are hereby absolutely yes-
ted in the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fund.-And further time until the said nrEL duy or
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 so advanced by the Exec
utive for the redemption thereof, as the case may be,
together with damages oil such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case may
be, according to the provisions of the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
;. And all lands, except such as shallbe herein
alter excepted, returned dclinquen, for non payment
oftaxes thereon, for any year or years subsequent to
the year one thougand eight hundred and twenty, ard
prevleusto the passing of this act, and which have not
been heretofore redeemed, or otherwise eXhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, IN pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an eXoncra-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which all the arrears of taxes that
have heretofore accured with ten Der centum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid into the
treasury, upon warrant OF the Auditor of Public Ac
counts, before the first day Of November, which shall
be in the year one thousand eight huadred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last mentioned date.
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceforth forever ITredeemable; and all such lands,
q all right, title and interest to g. in the same. of all
and every person or persons III whose name or names
the same arc or were returned delinquent for nonpay
ment of taxes thereon, aDd of all and every person or
persons claiming under them, being so forfeited, shall
be, from and after the last mentioned date, arc hereby
vested absolutely in the President and Directors Of
the Literary Fund.
4. And in case any lands excep, such rs shall b ehcre-
matter excepted, shall hereafter be returned delIn-
quent for non payment oftaxcs thereon, 81 the person
or persons IN whose name or names the same shall be so
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years, TO be computed from the last day
OF december OF the year Tor which such taxes shall
accrue and be in arrear, TO pay into the treasury, upon
warrant Of the Auditor, the amount Of taxes Justly due
thereon and in arrear, with ten per centum per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the sane ace
cTued, all such lands so returned and remaining de-
linquent for non-pa yrnent ~oftaxes, shall be from and
after the expiration of the said term oft!Irce years,
and the same are hereby declared 10 be forfeited, and
shall be thenceforth forever lrTedecmable;-and all
such lands, and oil right, title ard interest in or 10
the same, of all and every person or persons in whose
name or names the same shall be returned delin-
quont for non. payment o ftoSes due thereon, and Of
al ana every person or persons claiming under them,
being so forfeited, shall be-, from and after the eXpi-
ration Of the said term OF three years, and the same
are hereby vested absolutely in tic President and Dr.
Tcctors Of the Literary Fund.
l'rorided, that in nh cases Of lands returned dcl.n-
quent and forfeited for non payment 0 ftaxes. and
heretofore vested by law IN The President and Direc-
tors Ofthe Literary Fund, as well us Of lands which
have been or shall be returned delinquent for non
paymeta Of taxes, nnd which shall BE- BY force Of the
provisions ofthis act, forfeited for that cause. md
vested in the said President md Directors. only such
estate and interest shall be vested in the said Prcs-
ident and Directors az were or sholl be vested in the
person or persons, 10 whose nafne or names such lands
have been or Gholl be returned delinquent, and in
the heirs, dcVisces or purchasers claiming under such
person or persons, nj the time such lands were here
t%oforc, or by force Of the provisions Of this net, shnll
he forfeited and vested in the said President and
DirectoTe.
And, provided, that in all cases Of lands which
aving been returned delinquent for non payment of
,xes, have been heretofore vested by law in the Pre-
lent and Directors Of the Literary Fund; and Of
nds, which having been returned delinoaent for
n payment Of taxes heretofore accrued, shall be by |