Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-26
AN ACT,


sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain cscheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fidc holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
I. Be ii enacted by the General assembly, That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which. having been returned delinquent for non- pay
nent Of taxes thereon, vested III 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 act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore he first day of January last past, pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irredeemablc.
2. And a.! lands except such shall be hcrcinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non gay
meut of taxes thereon, Tor the year thousand
eight hundred anG twenty, or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excncrated from
arrears OF taxes thereon In pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption or cXoneraton, and pre-
scribing the manner, terms und times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day cf January
next III pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and al 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 &c,
passed the twentieth day of February, orc thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled Ian act to
lIrCarlueS
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed bv .or the orr
ginal proprieors, by payment into the treasury the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damng thereon according 10 law
shall not he redeemed before the first day of Jauu
airy next, in pursuance of the provisions in this Sec
lion hereinafter conianed shall be- and the same are
hereby declared to be-, from and aticr the said first
day OF January next absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thencetorth forever trcdcena ble:-and all such
2 1Is md all I--.lt 10 ,ho
same, Of all and every person or persons, i'll whose
name or names The same were returned dclinqucn,
for non payment OF taxes thereon, aud OF all and ev
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be
tlleEccforh and the hereby absolutely vcs
ted in the President and Directors oil the Literary
Fund.-And further time until the said first day o:
January next, is hereby allowed for tho rcdcmpticn
OF all such lands IN this SECTION above mentioned b.,
payment into he treasury OF all arrears Of taxes due
thereon, or u! The money so advanced by the Exec
uiye FOR the redemption thereof as the case NAV be
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced b. the Executive, as he case NAV
be, according 20 the provisions OF the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
g. And all lands, except such as shallbc herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
of taxes thereon for any year years subsequent to
the year one hou ana eight hundred and twenty ara
previous the passing of this act, and which have moi
been heretofore redeemed, otherwise eXhonera.cd
from OF taxes due therein, IN pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
uon and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which oil the arrears ofiaXes that
have heretofore uccurnd with ten per ccntum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant Of the Auditor of Public Ac
Counts before the first day Of November which shall
be IN tho year thousand eight huadred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last men oned date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited and shall be-
tbenceiorth forever rredecmabe; and oil sncb land,
d all right title and interest to d III the same of all
and every person or persons III whose name names
the same are were returned delinquent for nonpay
of taxes thereon and of all and every person 1
persons Cunning under them, being so forfeited shall
be, from md after The last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely III Tic President and Directors OF
the Literary Fund
And III Case any lands except such rs Shall he here
iuafCr excepted, shall hereafter be returned dcllu-
qnent for payment of taxes thereon e. the person
or persons NV hose names the same shall he so
returned or some other person for him or them shall
fall Tor three years, to bc computed from the last day
Of December Of the year Tor winch such taxes ,ho i
accrue and be III nrTca to pay the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount Of taxes uslvd,
thereon and IN arrear with ten per centum per annun
damages thereon. from the date when the came a.
cfued, oil such lands so returned and remo;pDp de-
lnqucnt for yment oftayes shall be from and
after the expiration Of The said term ofthree vosrs
and the same are hereby declared to be forfeited md
shall be thchCciOriI forever Northumberland all
such lands, mud all right, TIE and interest in or In
tie OF all 0ad every pcaon or pcrsons in whose
l.
quent Tor non payment Of taxes due thereon and Of
aH and every poison or PERSONS claiming under them
beng forfeited, shall! be-. iron, ond .jIr m. oy,
ration Of The said terra Of three years aud tic ,nno
arc hereby vested absolutely in tho Prcs:d.nt and Dr.,
rccors o ( the Literary Fund.
ProUtded, that M all Cf lands reformed d.l,n
qucDt and forfeited for payment ortayns and
heretofore vested IS law ~ the Presidri and Drcc
tors oflc Literary Fund, as well rs Of lands which
lave been or shall be returned delinquent for ron
payment Of taxes, and which shall be by force Of fbc
provisions of this act forfeited Tor that caisc mad
vested IN ir said President and Directors oply sueb
estate oHd ntorcs' shall bo yts'ed in tho SAID Pres
IdcDt and Directors we're or shall be vested IN tbo
person persons. 10 who's, ainr or names such and
have been or shall be- returned GclirGucnt and in
The heirs, dC'scCs or purchasers claiming under slcL
person persons, the time such land. were lore
tofOrc or by free Of The provisions 81 this act shall
bc forfeited AMI gc!cd IN The SAID President and
Directors
And, provided, lat in al cases OF lands which
having been seturnd delinquent Tor non payment Of
axcs have been heretofore vested by law ~ the Pre-
''dent ADD Directors Of tie Literary Fund; and OF