Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-05
AN ACT,


sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fide holders thereof
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1891.
l. BE IL enacted by the General assembly, That
all lands, except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
ment OF taxes thereon, vested in the President
and Directors of the Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand eight hum
dred and fourteen, cntitled act to amend and
plain the act entitled act concerning toxee on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed be-
fore the 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 rredecmable
.. And all lands except such as shalt be hcremaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
mcnt of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty. or for any yenr years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excnerated from
arrears of thereon, in pursuance offormcr laws,
allowing such redemption or eXoneration and pre-
scnbing 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 as
snail be hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold for 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 ''nn act to
amend the several acts concerning The arrearapes of
taxes OH lands houses and LOTS and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by or Tor the orr
gnal proprIeors, by payment into the treasury the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
or shall not he redeemed before the first day of Janu
aFy next IN pursuance of the provisions in this Sec
ton hereinafter contained; shall he and the same are
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thencefoHh forever lrredeemablc all such
lands and all right, title and interest to and IN the
pVar
nane or names The were returned Cenn,rent
for non payment of thereon and of all and gv-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
tkenceiorth, and the hereby absolutely ves
ted the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fund.--And further time until the said first day Of
January next is hereby allowed for the rede1nntio
ot all such lands IN this section above mentioned by
payment into the TREASURY of oil arrears of xs dine
thereon of the money so advanced by the Exer
utlve tor the redemption thereof, the case NAV be-
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case may
be- according To the provisions OF the Gornier laws
concerning the same respectively.
). Aud all lands, except such as sfallbe herein.
ater excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
pt taxes tereon for any year years subsequent to
tue year one thousand eight hundred aud TWENTY aEG
PfeVious the passing Of tins act and which have not
been heretofore redeemed, otherwise exhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon IN pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an cxonera-
ZION, ana prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which all the arrears of taxes tbut
have heretofore accurGd with ten per centum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury upon warrant of the Auditor Of Public Ac
counts, before the lrst day of November which shall
be In the year one thousand eight hundred and brtv
three, shall be from and after the last ment oned
ana are hereby, absolutely forfeited ond shall be
thenceforih forever rredeemabIe and all such lands
d. all right title and interest to 81 in the same of mi
and every person persons in whose name or nance
the same are or were returned delinquent for nonpov
mem Of taxes 'hcreon, and of all and every person or
persons Claiming under them, being forfeited shall
he, from and after the last mentioned date nre hereby
vested absolutely in tire President and Directors az
the Literary Fund.
4 Andin case any lands except such as shall he bero
mater excepted, shall hereafter be returned dsJn
quent for non payment of taxes thereon 81 the uerson
or persons IN whose names the same shall be so
Returned or some other person for him or them shall
tan tor three years. to be computed from the last dav
OF DeceEHOef oil We year tor which such taxes sla il
accrue anu he III aIear TO pay the treasury non
warrant of the Auditor, the amount oftaxes d.
thereon and ~ arrear, with ten per centu per annu
naIHngeS thereon, from the date when the same a.
cfued all such lands so returned and remainlnr de-
inquent Tor non-paymcnL of taxes shol he from and
alter the expiration of the said term oftbree veors
and the same are hereby declares To be forfeited and
shall be thencefOrth forever Northumberland Mi
sch Lands and all right, title and interest," in or IN
tile same OF all 0nd every person or persone in bc.
name or names the same shgl be returned deIir
quent tor non payment of taxes due thereon and of
an ana every person or persons claiming under them
beng SO forfeited, shall be- from and after the expl
reIon Of the SAID term OF three years and the same
are hereby vested absolutely in the Prcgdcn, and T)
TcctorS If tho Literary Fund.
troU'ded, that in all cases of lands returned dein
4ueTt and forfeited for non payment ortaxes. and
heretofore vested by law in the President and Dircc
tors OF Tie Literary Fund well as Of LANDS which
nave ocen or shall be returned delinquent for non
P'y'nen OF taxes, snd winch shall be bv force oF ,b,
provisions this act, forfeited for tha; cause aud
Yes'ca IN TIE said President and Directors ONLY encb
estate aDd interest shall be vested in the said Pc
uenO ohu directors as were shall he vested in The
nave been or shall be returned deIinonont 10 10
loe heFs' deysees or purchasers claiming under such
person or parsons a the time such lands were her
toore, or by force Of The provisions Of hsact shall
Directors - ''' S''' 'tesoeht and
fno' provided that in ali cases of lands which
.ayIng Oeen returned delinquent for non payment nf
axes, have been Lerololorn ucs.c h -. :. l. u-