Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-14
AN ACY.

Concerning Lands returned delinquent for
non-paymcnt of taxes, and making dispo-
sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
Of certain cschcated lands, for the benefi,
Of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
I. 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, vested in the President
ind Directors THE Literary Fond by the act passed
the ninth day Of Febru'ry. thousand eight hum
dred and fourteen. entIled act to amend and rx-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore he 6rst day Of January last past pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
Forever hereafter be irredeemable.
2. And all lands except such shall be hcrciuaf
ter excepted, returned Delinquent for the pay
meut Of taxes thereon, tor the year one thousand
eight hundred anC ~ eniy. or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall have been
heretofore redeemed or other wise eNoneTatrd from
arrears Of taxes thereon, pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption or exoneratIon, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof. or
shall not BE- redeemed before the first day at January
next IN PURSUANCE Of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands excep, such as
shall be hereinafter excepted, which. after having
been sold for arrears of taxes Cue thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance Of the &c.
Il y,
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act to
amend the several acts concerning the arrearaues of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by or he orr
gnal propretors, by payment into the TREASURY of he
moneys paid by the executive for the resumption
thereof with the damages thereon according % law
or shall not be redeemed before the 6rst day of Janu
airy next IN pursuance of the provisions this Sec
ion hereinafter contained; shall be- and the same are
hereby declared to be, from and afer tho said first
day OF January next, absolutely fnrftiied, and shall
be thcnceforih forever irr-deema be:-aDd all such
lands and right, title and interest to and IN the
same, OF all and every person or persons, in whose
uHme or names the same were returned delinQuen,
for non payment of taxes thereon and Of all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be
thenccfOrih, and the hereby absolutely yea
ted IN The President and Directors OF the Literary
rund.--And further time until the said Grst day a
January next, hereby allowed for the rrdemption
OF oil such lands IN thus section above mentioned BY
payment into The treasury Of all arrears Of taxes doe
thereon. or OF the money 80 advanced by the Exec
utive for the redemption thereof, tho may be-
together With damages such arrears, or on tho
moneys advanced by the Execu'iv., as the case uzy
10, according to tho provisions Of the former laws
Concerning Tie same respectively.
s. lad ell lanes, except such as shall be herein
aiter excepted, :etn-ncd delinquent for non payment
of Ez. EcTtoa. !cs any year years subsequent to
tns year ;boussnd eight hundred and twenty aEd
pycyjoG5G tic rE-.s q this act and which have no,
t>C- heretofore redeemed, ur otherwise exhoner ated
from ar!ea:s c tuxcs dne thereon, 10 pursuance of
to.m.r laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
{ jti, BuG prescribing the manner terms and times
tcTcoi. aot upon which all the of taxes that
tlye heretofore sccured with ten per centum dor
saEui7 damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
t.cssuf- upon warrant Of the Auditor of Public Ac
C1u0t, GeioEe he first day of November which shall
&c - thc geo! eac thousand eight hnHdred and thirty
three sa &c from and after the last nient onsd date
Ga; nc'cby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
:hcnceO!h forever rrcdee mable; and an sich lands
= oil right title and interest to g. in the same of ell
ero every person or persons III whose name or names
she sume are were returned delinquent for nonp,y
Of taxes thereon and Of all and every person or
pcrsons claiming under them, being so forfeited shall
be- from and ner he last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely in the President and Directors OF
the Litsrary Fund.
And IN any lands except such 10 shall be bore
matter excepted, shall hereafter be returned dan-
quent for non payment taxes thereon & tho persop
persons IN whose name names the shall be 80
returned or some other person for him them shall
s for threeyesrs. TO be computed from the last day
II December Of the year for which such taxes shall
and be in arrcar to pay the treasury upon
rant Of the Auditor the amount Of taxes Justly due
thereon and IN srrear, with ten per cspum per snnum
damages thereon. from the date when the same ac-
ctutd, all such lands returned and remaining de-
iaqueni tor non-paymeDt. of taxes, shall be from and
GcT the expiration Of the said term ofthree years
sud The are hereby declared Ia be forfeited and
oha be thencefprth forever irredeemab 'e;-and all
such lands and all right title and interest in or to
'''. saul cNeIJ pttbOn OF p0TSOTs IN whose
names tho same shall be returned deliu-
queni for non payment of taScs due thereon and Of
Al and every person or persons claiming under them
being so forfeited shall bo, from and after the exp-
ration Of the sad term Of three years. and the same
hereby vested absolutely in the President and D.
reG'ors Of the Literary Fund.
Froo1dsd, that all cases OF lands reformed den-
y ont and forfeited for payment oftaxes, and
re,oiore vested by law in the President and Direc-
.Jr- oftho Literary Fund, well Ms OF lands which
raV" been OF shall be returned delinquent for non
ynent Of taxes, snd which shall be- by force of the
visions Of this act, forfeited for that cause, and
Used IN the said President and Directors only such
ate and interest shall be vested in the said Pres
Int and Directors as were shall be vested in the
persons, in whose or names such In ud.
rave been sholl be returned delinquent, and in
heirs, devisees purchasers claiming under such
person persons, the time such lands we're hero
tofOrc by force Of The provisions Of this act shall
be forfeited and vested in the said President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in oil csses Of lands which
having been returned delinquent for payment Of
taxes have been heretofore vvg,ed BY law IN the Pro