Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-10
Auditor of Public Accounts.
AN ACT.

non-payment of taxes, and making dispo.
sitIon OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain cscheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1891.
l. BE it enacted by the General ASSEMBLY, That
all lands, except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pay-
ment oftaxes thereon, we're vested in the President
and Directors of the Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hun
dred and fourteen, entitled an act to amend and eX-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day of January last past in pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be rredeemable.
Q. And all lands except such shah be hcreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
nlent of taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty, or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excnerated from
arrears taxes thereon, in pursuance former laws
allowing such redemption or eXoneration, and pre-
Scrbng 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
shall 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 san act to
amend the several acts concerning the arrearages of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by for the
glna propretors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
or shall not be redeemed before the first day of Janu
airy next IN pursuance Of the provisions in this Sec
ton hereinafter contaDed shall be. and the same ore
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day of January next, absolutely forfeited and shall
be thcncetorth forever irredcema bie:-and all such
lands and all right, title and interest to and in the
same, of all and every person persons, in whose
Gane names the same were returned delinU,ent
for non payment of thereon and of all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
thenceforth, and the hereby absolutely YES
ted IN the President and Directors OF the Literary
End.-And further tin!e until the said first day Of
January next is hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands in this section above mentioned by
payment into the treasury of all arrears Of taxes due
thereon, of the money so advanced bv the Exer-
ufive for the redemption thereof as the case NAV he
together with damages OH such arreurs or on the
moneys advdnced by the Executive as the case may
be, according to the provisions of the f0rn1er laws
c6ITCernlDg The same respectively.
3. And all lands, except such as sLafbr herein
2per excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
Of taxes thereon, for any year yea rs SUBSEQUENT to
the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty ard
Pfeveus the passing Of tins act and which have moi
ReEn heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXhonsrated
fSom arrears of taxes due thereon, In pursuance of
f6rmer laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and TIMES
thereof, and upon which all the arrears of taxes TINT
have heretofore accured with ten per centum Der
3nnum damages thereon shall not be uatd Ino tine
treasury, upon warrant of the Auditor Of Public Ac
c6Gnts, before the first day of November which shall
be In the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last mentioned date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall he
thenceforth forever lrredeemable and all snch lands
q all right, title and interest to d in the same of all
and every person or persons III whose or names
ElTfr,a rrrrl 4 r.
of taxes thereon and of all and every person or
persons claiming under them, being SO forfeited shall
be, from and after the last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely i'll the President and Directors of
the literary Fund.
T. And in any lands except such as shall be hsre
inafer excepted, shall hereafter be returned delin-
qpent Tor non payment OF taxes thereon Il the person
Or persons IN whose name the same shall be so
feturned, or some other person for him them sha
tail for three years to be computed from the Inst dav
Of December of the year for which such taxes shall
bCcue and be IN arrea, to pay the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount OF taxes Justly doe
thereon and IN arrear with ten perceDtum per annrn
damages thereon, from the date when the same a,:-
crued, all such lands returned and remain,Dp de-
lnquent tor non-paymen of taxes, shall be from and
atier the expiration of the said term oftree years
and the are hereby declares to be forfeited and
shah Oe .hencefOrth forever northumberland all
lands, and all rFght, title and interest in or 10
lie same of all u1d every person or persons in whose
HiWe y names the same shall be returned delin--
agert for non payment of taxes due thereon and of
-"aad every person or persons claiming under them
47"s so forfeited, shall be-, from and after the gxp
-"an Of the SAID term of three years, and the same
s,c a17epy vested absolutely in the President and Di
-cclos= # The Literary Fund -
kF1Hacf that IN all cases of lands returned deI;n |
sHeni and forfeited for non payment oftaxes, and
heretofore vested by Jaw in the President and Droc-
gore o ne Literary Fund, well as of lands WHICH
lace been or shall DC returned delinnuen for nor
Fs.ne-i OF iaxc, and which shall DO bv force oF ,J
PROVISIONS OF this act, forfeited for that Cause md
.asic ID the said President and Directors ony s,b
estate md interest shall be vested in the laid pee
caH. and Directors as were or shall be vested IN tb
person persons in whose name or names s,1ob
nave been shall be returned delnouent and 10
-ae heirs devisees or purchasers CLAIMING nndcr h
person or persons al the time such lands were borc,
5orer by force Of the provisions of This act shall
lc forfeited and vested in the said President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in all c1ses of lands which
wing been returned delinquent for non payment of
1Nes, have been heretofore vested by law in the
.oent and Directors Of the Literary Fund; and ofi
'a'1S Which having been rcturncd delinquent f5r 4