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


President ani Dmec,ors OF aud such lands, shall be
allowed IN avail himself themselves any rsh, OF
hy him To them acquired against such other person persons
SO bona hde claiming she lands, mediaey hnnedi.
asly undsr grants from the Commonwealth, aud having had
tue same doy entered the Commissioner books and hay
ing p"d ano discharged all the taxes theeupon charged and
justly eharecNbe against him.
IL No person ~ suit pending, hereafter to be
brought iot the recovery any lying West of the Ale
shany Moun!a against another bona hde claiming
the Commonwealth issued previously the passing Of
act and having had the said lands claimed duly
tered On the books of the Commissioners the revenue and
having paid aud dcharscd all taxes thereon changed aud
justly eha'erabe against him, shah allowed 10 give
dence any gtast OF the Commonwealth OF tie lands such
ac"h demanded support hs title ,heiero unless he shall
shrw 'ha he has had the lands by him claimed and dc
nandeo DULY entered the hooks Of
the revenue aud charged wnh according law and has
actually Paii the taxes charged aud justly chseae
against hum or them Provided that shall
nnc aud be IN force for the years nom pass.
ing OF this act aud mo longer and provided also,
tered the books for any wear or years shall
be at liberty to enter his her their lands the
oet oi the fevenue Of tie County where shall lie
and have the taxed for SUCH wear or wears
ana the same certified the Auditor shall receive such
assessed and receive payment theIeoiand person
sous whose suits depending shall nonsue or fore
cd INTO ira until reasonable time shall allowed so e,er
h er or their lands aud the they
shau choose TO suffer such ponsut o go trial
10 All lands which have already forfeited FOR non
Paye. {" taxes or winch by the provisions of tins
presently shall be the first dav November one thou
sSnd eight hundred and 'h'y three, forfeited for payment
OF taxes over aud above such whereof the right
ercst Of the President and Directors the Literary Fund shall
transferred TO and vested person
IN pursuance OF bs before the first ay of November
Which shall be the year and mir
egh shah he sold ny the officers, and same
ana on e same terms prescribed by the passed The
ninth dav OF February thousand eight hundred aud four
teen, entitled amend explain an ACT cn,,lrd an
act concerning taxes OF land.
~ Inc section herein above contained relating 10 Isis of
as enqIeni or iors'ed for non payment of taxes, shall
Aeh !" anu embrace all such lands throughout
wealth. hut other of the provisions OF this act herein
Dove contained shall be construed any land de
nqmen for non paynen, of taxes hut as were OH
Snay granted under the passed MAY session IN the
year one Thousand hundred seventy nine cn,ed an
act FOR establishing land office and asceJainnr The terms
ana d'intr % granting odS aud unaypyprated lands and
the subsequent acts on the subject lands lying
the Weston waters of the that NAV have
granted before the passing Of the Nav session
thousand seven hundred and seventy nnc and all Other de-
hnquen feed lands shall excepted a,d exemp,ed
hnn the operations OF the provisions this act above contain
60" save only the section thereof concerning lists delinquent
lands above mentioned
20 And rs TO such delinquent lands as were not originally
granted under c said Nav session one thousand
hundred aud seventy nuc and lands viy nm the Co.
ern waters OF the Commonwealth may have been granted
before the passing OF the said May session one
hundred aud seventy nine which h.yc ,e. ,s,5 ~
Iaw Ia the President and Directors the Literary Fund fo,
non payment Of and which excepted aud
from the operation OF this act as aforesaid, further ill
the Ee day q! January thousand and thirty
three shall be and the same hereby allowed the redemp
ton Of the same. 'r
2l II having title any trac, or 10, n, land
any thereof returned delinquent non payment Of
taxes and not heretofore vested tho President Directors
OF the Literary Fund and having, whose Jesse
having legal possession thereof shall prove satisfactory
violence To the Court Of the County Corporation in which such
hundred and thirty three that prior passage Of this act
he was b1 Ade purchaser of such land LOT, the
part thereof sn claimed 10y him. that he has the same
which duly recorded before passage Of this act
that he has paid all the purchase therefor or so much
thereof as not 10 leave in his hands sufficient satisfy and nav
the lakes and damages arrear aud unpaid the his
purchase tina; he fairly derives Ly through or under
some person so having purchased and paid the purchase mo
ney shall be the duty OF the Court render Judgment IN
favour Of such person exhonerang the land or oI or the
part thereof so claimed derived om all auea. Of
taNes and The damages thereon the sch
puTcha-e, except much the balance purchase mo-
ney remaining unpaid will be sufficient discharge the
complainant may take copy OF the record aes,ed
Clerk and file the with the First Auditor who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists his office accordingly But no uds
ment snail he rendered except the OF the
for the Commonwealth Of other appointed by
the Court defend the interest of the Communicable
the application shall fall judgment shall be auans,
the applicant and he shall be adjudged pay udr
men favor of such applicant shall be any validity Unless
appear the record that Attorney for the Common
wealth or the Attorney appointed aforesaid appeared to de-
fend the application
% And if any person having legal possession o and title to
any tract Of land 10, aforesaid returned enoen for
non payment OF taxes and no, heretofore the Pesi
dem and Directors Of the Literary Fund shall se hv sa,s
factory evidence the Of the COUNTY or Cornora,on
where the said land or lot may lie any The first
taxes IN arcar and due thereon aea or due either
having been enormously charged the books the Commits
sono having actually paid or thai IN the wear, TO-
which said land or lot returned delinquent there
sufficient property the premises heeou collector nigh,
have made distress shall be the duty the Court under
the limitations, nJuncons and conditions contained in the
preceding section to render judgment land
lot or the part thereof claimed from the CHROME.
copy OF the record attesed by the Clerk same with
the first Auditor who shall the Delinquent, lists accord
ingly.
y. Nothing in this contained shall be construed TO An
null impair affect the rights Of any person or per
sons holding lands returned delinquent for payment OF
taxes at whose instance and in whose behalf lands
been shall he duly exoneraed from there
on or tn and in whom the right title and Of the Pr.
dent and Directors Of the Literary Fund such lands
held claimed purchased by hem been relnqushed
and vested Of the provisions of this any act
OF Assembly and particularly Of the passed the day
OF March thousand eight hundred and twenty ent
tied concerning lands returned delinquent for the non
payment Of taxes and OF another act passed twenty
venh day ofFebruay thousand and
eight entitled an act concerning lands delinquent, for
payment Of taxes
81 he duties which by this required Of the Audi
tor IN respect to lists Of delinquent and forfeited lands 10 be v
him made out rendering much additional labour necessary on
his he is therefore hereby authorised employ addition
al Clerks, employ his Clerks of office hours for such
may be necessary III the due discharge Of such duties
aud pay them compensation exceeding rate of $50
per month, Of any money the treasury ap
pTnpIia'ed.
2J. THIS act shall commence and DC IN from and after
the first day NJ May next
The foregoing is copy from, the original
GEORGE w MUNTORD, CleR Of the H. D.
April ?, 1881. and Keeper Of the Rolls