Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-03
AN ACT.

non-payment of taxes, and making dispo-
Sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
Of actual and bona tide holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. BE IL enacted by the General Assembly. That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted,
which, having been returned delinquent for pay
ment OF taxes thereon were vested IN the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February thousand. eight hun
dred and fourteen. entuled to amend and eX-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore first day Of January last past, pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be lrredecmablc.
.. And all lands except such shall DC hCrcinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
ment of taxes thereon, tor the year thousand
eight hundred md tw cniy, or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excncrated from
arrears OF taxes thereon, pursuance OF former laws
allowing such redemption or cxonerston, and pre-
sCribing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of January
next in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such
shall ne hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been ed for of taxes due thereon have been
scdc med by the Executive, in pursuance of the act
passed the twentieth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled 'nn to
amend the several acts concerning the aTrearares Of
taxes on lands houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by cr the orr
gina propretors, by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof with the damages thereon according o law
or shall not be redeemed before the first dav of Janu
airy next, Ill pursuance of the provisions in this
ton hereinafter contained; shall be, and The same are
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thcnccforh forever irredeema blc:-and all such
lands and all right title and interest To and IN the
N al auIp ~, ,,,.l,-
Rane names the same were returned dcllnuucnt
for non payment OF taxes thereon. and OF all and cv-
cry person persons claiming under them shah be
thenceorih and the same are hereby absolutely YES
ted IN the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fhnd-And further time until the said first day of
January next, is hereby allowed for the rcdcmption
OF all such lands IN this section above mentioned BY
payment into the treasury of all arrears of taxes due
thereon, Of the money so advanced by the Exec
utlve for the redemption thereof as the case NAV be-
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive the case may
be, according to the provisions Of the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
3. And all lands, except such a. ,lidbc herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
taxcs thereon, for any year years subscrocnt to
the year one thoua and eight hundred and twenty ira
DEvleusto the passing of this act and which have not
been heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXhonerated
tiom arrears OF taxes due thereon IN pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an cxonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all tire arrears oftaXcs that
have heretofore ACQUIRED with ten per ccutum per
qnnum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant of the Auditor of Public Ac
co1nts before the first day of November Which shall
be in the year thousand eight huRdred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last ment onod c
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceforth forever Irredeemabe; and all snch lands
% all right, title and interest to Sc in the same of
and every person or persons in whose name or names
the same are or were returned delinquent for nonpay
nent of taxes thereon, and Of ali and every person or
undo ,o,r G.
he from and alter the last mentioned date ure herrbv
vested absolutely in lie President and Directors OF
tho Literary Fund.
l. And In any lands cxcent such as s1 be here
matter excepted shall hereafter be returned d.lin-
quent for payment of taxes thereon 81 the person
orpersons III whose name the same shall he so
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years to be computed from the last dav
oil December OF the year for which such taxes shal
accrue and be IN 10 pay into the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount of taxes Justly duo
thereon ana III arrear, with ten per centum per anEum
damages thereon, from the date when the saur n -
Cued, all such lands returned and remain nn de-
lnqucnt Tor non-paymcnt of taxes shall be from and
aher the expiration Of the said term oftlrce wears
and the same are hereby declared be forfeited and
snail be thcnCcIOrlb forever Northumberland NIL
such lands md oil right, title and Interest in or In
tho same, OF all and every person persons in whose
name or names the shall be returned delin-
gncnt Tor h'n payment of'oXcs due thereon and Of
all and every person persons CLAIMING under tban,
being so forfeited, shall be-, from and after tbc c,n
ration Of the SAID term Of three years and the same
aro hereby vested absolutely in the Prcsidsn, and d.
TeCtors o + the Literary Fund.
PToided, that IN al cases Of lands returned 5l;,
quent and forfeited Cor payment oftagrs. and
heretofore vested by law in tho President ard Dircc
tors ofthc Literary Fund as well as Of lands which
iiave been or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment of taxes and which shall br by force Of Tire
provisions of ibis act, forfeited for that cause and
vested IN the said President and Directors ONLY such
estate ond interest shall he vested in the said pres
Id'nt ana Directors az were or shall be vested IN The
person or persons ~ whose name names such lands
have been or shall be returned delinquent and in
Tic heirs, deylsccs purchasers claiming under such
person or persons, Al the time such lands were Lcyc
loioc' or by force Of the provisions ofths net shall
be forfeited and vested IN the said President and
Directors.
And, provided that in all cases OF lands which
having been returned delinquent Cor non payment of
axcs have been heretofore vested by law ~ tho Pre-
1dent and Directors Of the Literary Fund; and oil
ands, which having bccn returned dcliunucnt C, ,