Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-28

n. pa,>;n of this sc and VIII. .hslI have discharged "
II taxrs dulv assessed against p'rs"n or persons t
pom sSch lands, and AL taxes which ought 1" have ~
zen assessed thereon frCm the time when SUCH per VI
ION persons acquired has her or their tile thereto IL
" ther legal ar equitable. 4"
10. And " hcyeas known to the General Assem-
,ly ihat cases. d, barge tracts of and nav"
been cscheatcd Ia the Commonwealth t"r Want ~ any
known heirs "f shr original grantee or gran,"rsh r.
Of Of persons claiming under them, AMI such ,a'-
bv reason &c such esch-st bee me vrste ac-
cordng law, the President and Directors ct the
Literary fu"d while at the Yer, time at the r~chca'.
the l.ud-, pats parcels thereof. we're bona
Ale claimed, held aud occupied nv nn"srnus other
persons deriving title thereto. 'r"m. or under o'h'r
grants at the Commonwealth and having actually sex
tied and inprl wed the SAM AMI ischar ,"d all TAX
charged against thrm, upon the lads :" claimed he"
and occupied II, thea; and !, $ s'o"arl" AM just
tina, thu title. of such actual holders a"d hon. y
claimants an,,s c.chcst.d should be qrcied and
perfected FAR the trsu>Cr =" them at the r'Sl>
vested in the SAID President and p'rrc'Hrsa"l there
fore. sun to the disposition NJ the Iener AsSch
hl,, ma, accomplish this, object:
Bet, therefore, further r"act"', THAT HH the right
title AN I'M, rest OF the -sii President sui Directors,
IN lands (-xc such shall he herein alter
rScrp,rdl which have been ore II rea't"r h. Hcet-
cd in them. hy uf ANY eschctt thereof tor ant
II known of the orEinsl grantee ar grantees or
of persons claiming from under them, SHAH AUDI may
be- the herein after prescribed, transferred
,n and vested IN any and every person or rersC"-,
who shall hr, at the time OF eichea IN actual
possession ,d occupation of the sad eschts'e HANDS,
or any part or parce thereof tor much ercof a.
such per.on or persons hsvr Just title claim 10, le-
from or under grant OF the Commonwealth. issued
before date of the cschr,t, and whnshaI nave hs-
charged all dul> assessed az .ns hun, her or
thrm upon such lands, Svd all taxes that ought t"hNe
brrn assessed or rh re thereon, from the tine when
re, she they, acquired n~ her or iH"r ul- thereto
whether icsd o. rqr anl~
Ii Anl - the end. thst Gt an! CERTAIN r. N" y
may be provided, for ascertain ng the riSnts ~ a"N
such actual holders and bona file claimants, - 'o c.
sud- CT the san forfeited hndr ot any part ar par
eel thereof and for vcstng IN, and assuring To men,
all the right, t,e and interest, and 10 the same
Anicn have heretofore been vested by law, "r which,
BY the r-,,-iuns oi this act, shall. nr may be- herrat>
s.. , the prcsii. nj and Directors al the Liz
.--. Fund -nI ,,s, tor asctrtanirs the rights II
such actual holders aud bon, Ale ca 3a"s ~ atnrr
i>a l. ot SAID IS, heated Lands rr @! an! part o. par
cci Their. al, ~ul NsuS in and assuring to hem,
AL the right, ue and interest of the SID President
and Directors, IN snd TO Ia" sad csch-sted lands
Re IL thrr, fore, further enacted. That any such
: tuaI holder aud bona file claimant If any at the
SAID forfeited lands, of any of the said e'chea'ed
. lands or Of any part or parcel uf either may prefer
petition the sup ripr Court OF Chanccry, nav
ing jurisdiction the county wherein the said for
feit@d or eschca, ~ ds, the parcel of the samr,
h, and claimed by the petitioner, or the greater part
thereof, lie setting forth, specially and precisely,
all the facts, wlnch the opinion OF sucr petitioner,
en,ite him, according to the provisions of this act,
herein abovr contained To have the right TILE and
, interest of the said President and Directors
the said forfeited lands OF the said cschehted lands ~
the may be, part parcel ul either, trans
fcrred TO, and vested IN the sad petitioner IN pursu
of the provisions OF this act, stating and dcGHc
tt
y land by him claimed aud held, exhibiting the duou-
mentary evidence of such his right title, and sho
y ina the local situation and quantity Of the land ~ him
claimed and held specifying also so f'r as the same
ere knOHn, the persOn persons, N whose name or
Names the lands held and claimed oy lin, stand for
feitcd for payment of t-Xes or escescd. IN man
aforesaid, or, the lands shall have been forfeited
IS for more than one Delinquency r. cschcatrd IN more
g right, the several clnque rcies for hch for
= FIXTURES shall have been incurred or the several right
l. csceated, tn, my be, finally setting forth
N i1I-h h. door
teris his case. and praying the Court to decree
THAT all wight, tue and interest," ~ the said Pres
= dent and Directors in or 10 the lands claimed an
held by him. shall be transferred to and vested in 'h
/ petitioner.
o IL such petition NAV be preferred in Court o
r. filed =, any time IN The Clerks Office; aud hcnrve
II it shall be preferred filed, 1t shall De forthwith
down for hearing. without further prading,, Sn'
q without any proceedings at rules, but snail not b.
r filed; nor shall such petition be hrsTd, until cop
q thereof shall have been served on the Attorney to
J, the Commonwealth, for the superior Co"r oi Ia q
II the County wherein the pct', shall br pref-r-rd
y AMI another copy served the Second Auditor,
II affavi; of ch shall have bee. eturned
NJ fled with the petition. at least month before tb
hearing.
n -. Any Agent or Counsel of the President and u
IF rectors OF the Literary FUND.- may appear and q, fen
y their interests in such lands and IT there ne
y, Agcr Counsel employee by them f,r the purpose
shall be duty ot the sad Attorney for the Com
2, monwcalth to defend their interests.
X Il. Wuen the petition shall be thus regularly pre-
1T pared for hearing the Court may aud shalt proceed
20 Cou-' 'r the matter Uf the petition, upon til" csbit
pr fed suh the SANE, and such evidence Of with
re- and flied according tho Of proceeding
~ ~ Chauccry, shall b. adduc' for against III,
t. petitioner, aud may order surveys, and direct
~ Try the questions Of fact. ~ a. discretion and 1t upn
r the whole, hr material tact, set forth IN tlir pettlo
NJ shall he satisfactorily proved 60 the Court, aud III
n facts proved shall ~ the opinion OF the Court,
n title thu petitioner, according to the provisions oil Ia
= the decree prayed for m the petition the Cuu
10 shall hc-eupon declare AM decree, that all the rgh
title aud interest of the SAID President and Directors
. Ur to the lands mentioned and claimed in the pet
~ be trans erred 80 aud vested IN tns peliiIon~i
'""' ny IN such decree the situation, description
NPeCN ~ Of the lind, 9th al CONVENIENT and prsc
''" f"'"' &C, :-Hnd n upon tine whole, the CDui
"~"", az ~ 'Ou, that tie petitioner i, not emile
,'i ~, W "P I Tor IN lbs petition, 1t sh,il d,u,.
tie s,nr.proy5Grd '"'' ~ f,'G , ,ve",, r. the pc,
. tlorcr shalt be drcreed 4" ,.,,nc,rv
, c.cdiug il. the sad COui Uf ,,,cy,,. r,., ~, -,
- 80, '".i 49, y" s,r, decree as stores ii