Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-05

the petitioner, Specifying - sEeh eeeTs 80
situation, description aud quantity OF thr ia"o'
with all convenient aud praeiic .blssccurse,'-
aud IL upon the whole. the Court shall be oil
op,aioe thai the petitioner 70 not eatiird so the
dec.ss prayed Tor IN his petition, u shall d't
ms. the same Provided that IA either event.
the peiiiionrr. shall be dscresd 10 pay all tn
costs of the proceeding ia tbs SAID Court VI
Caspc~ry.
4 IL. The said Pr,sidpn, and Directors nay,
u. any tim WITHIN one year after such decree
as AFORESAID shall be pronounced. pray az ar
peal from the same to the Court vi Appeai''h
like manner a. appeals may lie prayed tfohi
other DEGREES ~ Chancery aud tue Court "'
I Appeals may review. aud affirm or reverse
such decree. as 10 I spsii seem just. aud shall
decree coats 10 the said President aud Dnec
tors II the decree shall be reversed, but shall
moi iscrre eosts against ibem, II Tue sane Ne
| sliirmeb.
! Ii. d no arp.si shall he prayed from such
! DECREE Of the Supreme Coou of ChaneeTy,
wItain TIE said term Of one year after the same
shall be pronounced. or II upon such appeal Ia
ksu, he decree shall be affirmed. IN either
case, al The right title aud interest Of The Pres
ident .nd Directors OF til, Literary Fund. IN VI
! 10 the la1d, claimed D the prtitio0er, shall be
! ~ force Of such deere transferred TO aud
vested IN hin. IN like manner AS u tue same
| were conveyed 10 him by deed or grant -
Provid d. that in case of any controversy ar
sing between aGy person or persons, 10 anu Ia
uOIu the right, ,i,e and interest oil the frssI'
dent and Directors Of The Literary Fundshall
be transferred and vested, IA pur shancr of The
pro visions Of this act, aud an, other persons
boas GdP, claiming The same lanis mediately
or ,mm ydiaieiy under giants from the Gun
! mon wealth. aud having b,d tn sam" duly e6-
tel ed on tine books OF the Commissioners OF ihe
resenur, and having paid aud Unchanged all
taies tLercppon charged aud JUS ~ chareable
| against him before the light, title and interest
| Ut Tue sad I'Te.ldent aud Directors shall have
been SO transferred To aud vested IN the adj
verse party, Toe person or persons, who shall
have obtained the transfer 10 him ~ pursuance
Of The proyisIoss OF this act, oil the right title
and interest OF he saln President aud Directors
of and in such laRds. snail not De allowed 10 "a
vail himself or ibems Ives OF any righ, or ,ns
so by hun OF hem acquired against such other
person or ,erso,s So bona hde claiming the
same Iands, medJately or immediately under
grants from the Commonwealth, AID having
had tina same duty catered on the Com ,nis-
sionet's books, ana having paid aHd discharg-
ed all the taxes tbereupon charged aud justly
chaIgeHble against hhn
IL No person in any soit now pending, or
he'eafter 10 lie brought Tor the recovery of any
Iaod-, ly,ag West Of the Aalieg hany Mountain.
"Sh'hst bohh h'r S'n''hiue
the same lands, IN ediae ely aud immediately un-
der grants from ia" Commonwealth issued
previously 10 the passing of this act, and hay
ing had the aid lands III claimed by HIN duly
enteged on the hooks OF COmmis ssoners OF the
Revenue, and having paid aud dis charged all
taxes. thereon charged, aud justly cha' seabr
ag aust hun, shall he allo~Ad to give m evl>
dence any grant OF the Cnmmonwealtb OF tlIe
| lands in such action demanded to support his
| title thereto. unless he shall show that hs has
hal the Lands, 50 by HIM claimed aud demand
| ed duly enleac1 vn ia 10 IIts Of the Commis-
| soneIs ofihe revenue ana charged with taxes
| acenrdin. 10 law, aud has actually I,aid the
taxes charged oT Jhstly chargedbs ihel con 81
garnst him or them. Provided, that,Ii< sec
ton shall continue and he IN force tor the
term OF five years iron the pas sug of This act.
and NJ Longer and provided also, that all
aud every peison aud persons whose lands
have n Il been entered oa the ComIplS spOer's
books tor anv year or year., Shall he at j,ber-
~ to enter his, her or their lands with the
{ ON missioner of the revenue of thu county
where such lands shall liz, aud have the same
ASSESSED AM taxed tor such year or years
and the same ceriii d 10 the Auditor, who
shall receive sash certificates and charge the
person or persons wnh the taxes 50 HjsesooJ
aud receive payment theteot--and no person
| or persons whose sui s are now depending shall
be uonsuited or forced INTO trial until reasons.
| BILE time shall be allowed SO 10 enter his, her
| Or thei, lanis aud pay taIes, unless he, size
or they shall choose 10 suffer such nonsun. Of
60 TO trial
is. Al lands which have already been
forfeited lor non-pay ment of taxes or which by
the provisions Of TINS act are presently, or
shall be IN the irst day of November one
thousand eight humid ed and thirty -lhIep, for.
feted for non-paymrnt OF taxes, over and
bove such, whereof, the ri hi title aud interest
| OF the President aad Directors OF he Luerar,
Fund, shall or may be transferred TO and vest
| ed ia any Ierson or persons, i'll pursuance OF
this act before the hrst day of November
wbicn snail be in the year one thousand Gig ht
| hundred and thirty -tight, shall be $ Did by The
| same officers aud in the same manner and On
| III. same terms presenle by the act passed
| the ninth day Of February one thousand eight
hurdrrd aud furtecn, emitted an All To amend
| and explain an &C. entllied an acI Concerning
taxes ON lands.
~. The section herein above contained, re
| la'Ing 10 lists OF lands delinquent forfeited
| for uoh-. ,ay meat OF taxes, snail extend toand
embrace MI such lands throughout the Com
monwealih but none other OF The PROVISIONS
| oil this act heieiu above contained, shall b.
c0ns rue 10 extend 10 any lands delinquent
foI non-paymenI o1 taxes, bat sucn lands
as We're originally granted under the act,
passed al 'he May session III tne year one
thousand seven hundred aud seventy -hine,
entitled nn nct jor ealabiiding u land office
and ascertdIttng the tefms aud manner OF
granting ,Vaae aud undppropridted lands, and
the subsequent dots on the same SUBJECT, and
lands lying on the Western waters OF the Com
mOnaealth, th tmdy have been e. antcJ before
| The passing oil the said act of May session, one
thoas aud seven hundred and seventy M, and
all Other delinquent OF forfeited lands shall be
excepted aud exempted from tho operations OF
III provisions IN this act above contained, save
only the section ther OF conceI ming lists Of de.
hnquent lands above mentioned.
20. And as 10 such delinquent lands as were
not originally granted under the said recit.d