Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-15
AN ACT.

slton OF certain Lands so delinquent, anC
OF certain escheated lands, for the beneii
OF actual and bona fide holders thereof
under grants from the Commonwealth
Passed April 1st, 1881.
I. BE al enacted by the General Assembly, That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which having been returned delinquent for non pa e.
ment at taxes thereon, were vested in the President
and Directors the Literary Fund, by the et passed
the ninth day of February, thousand, eight hun
dred and fourteen. entuled On act to amend and eX
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes or
lands, and which snail not have been redeemed, be-
fore the fist day of January last past, pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
sCrbIng the manner, terms and times thereof sha |!
forever hereafter be irredeemable.
2 And all lands except such shall be hcrenaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
n,ent of taxes thereon, tor the year one thousand
eight hundred anC twenty, for any year or wears
previous thereto, and which shall not have beer
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excneratcd from
arrears OF taxes thereon in pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption or exoneraton, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof, OF
shall not be redeemed before the first day of Januar,
next, i'll pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such a:
shall De hereinafter excepted, which, after having
Geen sold tor of taxes due thereon hn We been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance of the &c,
passed The twentieth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled can act 10
amend the several acts concerning the arrUaraues OF
not have been heretofore redeemed by or .or the cri
glna prOprletors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys PAID by the executive for the recrmptioD
thereof with the damages thereon ACCORDING 10 law
or shall not be redeemed before the first day nfJaru
aTy next, in pursuance o! the provisions in this sec.
ton hereinafter 'anrd; shall be- and The same are
hereby declared To be, from ard af;e tho said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thcnceturth forever rrcdccna bic-aEd all sucl!
IandS ana all night, title and interest to and IN the
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Hnnle or names the same were returned dCinouep,
for non payment OF thereon, and of all ana; cv-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
thcnceforth, and the Enrehy nbsOiut civ yes
ted in the president and Directors of the Iiierarv
Fund.-And further time until the said first dav az
January next, is hereby allowed for the redemnton
OF oil such lands IN this section above mentioned bv
payment into the treasury of all arrears of taxes due
thereon, or of the money advanced by the Exec
utve Tor the redemption thereof as the case nav he
together with damages OIL such arrears, or "a the
moneys advanced By the Executive "a the case NAV
be, according to the provisions Of the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
g. And all lands, except such as SHALT be herein
alter excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
OF taxes thereon for any year years subsequent tn
the year one housand eight hundred and twenty, aEd
previous to the passing of this act and which have moi
been heretofore redeemed, or otherwise exhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
IN
have heretofore accured with ten per centum DER
annum damages thereon, shall be paid into the
treasury, upon warrant of the Auditor of Public Ac
cnants, before the first day of November which shall
he il the year thousand eight hundred and thirty
three shall be from and after the last mentioned date
and arc hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall he
thenceorh forever rredeemable; and ali snch lands
81 oil right title and interest Sc in the same of ali
and every person or persons in whose name or names
The same are were returned delinquent for noDpav
neDt of taxes thereon, and of u and every person or
persons claiming under them being SO forfeited shall
be, from and after the last mentioned date IRE hereby
vested absolutely IN the President and Directors OF
/ he Literary Fund.
d. And any lands except sr cl MS shall bn here
iDafer excepted, shall hereafter be returned den-
1uent for non payment taxes thereon 81 the person
persons IN whose name the same shall be so
returned or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years to be computed from the last day
Of December OF the year for which such taxes shall
and be IN arrear to into the treasury upon
warrant OF the auditor, the amount of taxes iusl dine
thereon and arrear, with ten per ceuun Der annn,n
damages thereon, from the date when the same ac
crued all such lands SO returned and remaining de-
lnquent for EoE-paymcnt oftaXes shall be from and
after the expiration of the said term ofthree wears
and the same hereby declared to be forfeited and
Shall be thencciorth forever northumberland all
such lands and all right, title and int crest in or to-
the same, OF all and every person or persons in whose
name or names the same shall be returned delin.
qnea for non payment Of taacs due thereon and of
all and every person or persons claiming under them
being so forfeited shall be, from aud alter the eyn
ration Of the said term of three years, and the same
hereby vested absolute in the President and d.
Icctor5 Of the Literary Fund.
Pro5ided that IN all cases oflands returned deiu-
qucnt and forfeited for non payment of'axes and
heretofore vested by law in the President and Direc-
tors oftho Literary Fund, as well rs Of lands which
have been or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment OF taxes and which shall be- by force Of the
provisions ofthi5 act forfeited for that cause and
vested IN The said President and Directors only such
state and interest shall be yts'sd in the said Pres
iaent and Directors or shall be vested IN the
person OF persons, in whose name names such lands
rave been 7r shall be returned delinquent, and in
the hes deYsccs or purchasers claiming under such
person 81 persons, Al the time such lands were here
t"''Ie or by force Of he provisions ofthis act shall
b. forfeited and vested IN the said President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in all cases OF lands which |
having been returned delinquent for non payment Of
taxes, have been heretofore vest ed by law in the Pre-
sident end Directors Of the Literary Fond. ard oil