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

by him Them acquired against person OF persons
so bona 6dc claiming the lands mearely or inme>
aey under grants from the Commonwealth. having had
the same duly entered the Commissioners books
Ing paid and discharged all the heIeupon charged
justly chageable against him.
IL No person any pending, hereafter to be
brought for the recovery of lands living West of the Ale
ghany Mountain against another person bona de claiming
the same lands, medalely Immediately grants from
the Commonwealth ssoed previously the passing of this
ACT and having had the said lands claimed by him uy en-
tered books OF the Commissioners of the revenue and
having paid and discharged all taxes, charged
justly chas'able against him. shall be allowed to ave in evi
dence grast of the Commonwealth of tie lands in such
ac"n demanded To support his title thereto unless shall
sew that he has had the lands, by claimed de
manded duly entered the hooks of Commissioners of
the revenue and charged with according law and
actually paid the charged aud Justly chareeahle thereon
against HIM or them Provided, that this shall conti~
nue. and be force for the years ,on the pass.
ing OF this act and lonse-aud provided also that all
and every and persons whose have not been en-
tefeu on e commissioners books for years.
be at liberty to enter his her their lands with the Commits
soner of the OF the County such lands shall lie
anu nave me same assessed and axe5 for such year years;
and the certified the Auditor who shall ece,v sch
cercIeS ard charge the person persons with the
assessed aud receive payment theeoand no person
sous whose suits depending be uouied or fore
ca INTO trial until reasonable time shall be allowed so to enter
MS her or their lands and the taxes he she or they
/ shaN cho1se TO suher such nonsuit or 90 trial
10 All lands which have already been forfeited for non
payment OF taxes which provisions of this ac, are
presently shall be the first day of November one thou
SAND eight hundred and thirty three, forfeited
OF taxes, and above whereof the right tile and in
cres of the President and Directors the Literary Fund shall
" may be transferred 10 and vested any person persons
IN pursuance of this before first Cav of Nov,ber
Which shall be i'll the year thousand eight hundred and ,b
eight shall be sold by the officers and in the same
ana on tue same terms prescribed by the the
ninth day of February eight hundred and four
iee, entitled and expIan an act entitled a,
act concerning taxes Oil land
10 ne section herein above contained relating TO lists of
e'neh or forfeited Tor non payment of taxes shall
extend 10 and embrace all such lands throughout the Common
wealth. but none other OF the provisions Of this act be
Ve contained shall be construed any land de
nqcnt fo payment OF taxes but such lands as were
gnay granted under the passed the May session in the
| one seven hundred and seventy nine entitled an
"c' Jo' establishing land office and aSce1ning the terms
d'a "'se Of granting aSte and uaappyopy;nleG lands and
e SUBSEQUENT acts on the same suhec, and lying on
e waters OF the Commonwealth that may have heen
granted before the passing Of the said MAY session one
] seven hundred and seventy nine, and all other
"e' vi iotleen lands shall he excepted exempted
n the operations of the provisions IN this act above
% save only the section thereof concerning lists of denouen,
lands above mentioned 0
20 nd as to such dcmqen, as were not originally
granted under ihe said eced May session one
eVcu hundred aud seventy nine, and lands lying west
er waters CT the Commonwealth may have been
before the passing Of the said May session enc
even nhnren ana seventy nne which have vested by
law IN the President and Directors the Literary Fund for
non payment OF taxes and which excepted and exemped
@ M oPeLaI"h OF ms act as aforesaid, further time till
e hrst day OF January thousand eight hundred and thirty
OF the same " >0 ''N'''P
81 If any person having title any lot of land or
any part thereof returned delinquent for the non payment
ana not heretofore vested in the President and Direco
OF the Literary Fund.- and having whose tenant or lesse
having legal possession thereof shall prove satisfactory
violence the Court fine County Corporation in which such
land or LOT may lie before the first daV January eiuhpe
hundred and thirty three that prior the passage of this act
ne was oo"a Ade purchaser of such land lot, the
part thereof so claimed by him. deed for the same
O his and
a ne mas pad all the purchase money therefor much
thereof as not TO leave in his hands sufficient to satisfy and
e taxes and damages and the date of his
purchase tina; he fairly derives titles by through or npe
se person SO having purchased and paid the purchase mo
ney shall be the duty Of the Court render Judgment IN
favour OF svch person exhoneaiing the land lot the
part thereof claimed derived fom all the arrears of
'" we na'nases hereon anterior TO the date of such
u"s except SO uuch as the balance of the purchase
ney remaining unpaid will be sufficient discharge And the
Clerk file same with the First Auditor VIE ny ae
rect the delinquent lists in his Office accordingly But no dg
men, snail be rendered except the presence the Atlov
for the Commonwealth of other Attorney APPOINTED h
the Court to defend the interest of the
e dPPca'oh snail IAN Judgment shall be rendered agans,
the applicant and he shall be adudged paw cossNo dg
ment IN aVor OF such applicant shall be of any validity unless
appear on the record that the Attorney for the Common
fend the application " "
% And person having legal possession Of and , to
any tract OF land or lo aforesa enouen, for
non payment of taxes and heretofore in the Pres
dch ana Directors OF the Literary Fund.- shall by salts
factory evidence 10 the Court of the County or
where the said land or lot may lie before the first
nay OF January eighteen hundred and thirty three hat the
taxes in and thereon in arrear or due
having been erone0usy charged the books of the
sone or having been actually paid that years for
which said land or lot delinquent there
sufficient property the premises whereon the collector mp
nave made Distress shall be the duty the Court under
me limitations, nJuncons and conditions contained in the
preceding section TO render judgment exonera,nc such land
" he part heTeoi SO claimed from the so
ousy charged theeupoB the complainant NAV take
copy Of the record at;eed by the Cc and file the same win
ingly O'N
23 Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to an
sons holding lands returned delinquent for payment OF
taxes at whose instance and in whose behalf such lands
een or snail be duly exoncatcd from taxes there
on or to ana IN whom the right title and of the
dent and Directors of the Literary Fund in or to such lands
held claimed purchased by Them been reuqushed
and vested III of the provisions this or anv ac
OF Assembly and particularly of the act passed the sixth dy
OF March one thousand eight hundred and seven emit
tied an act concerning lands returned delinquent for the non
payment oil taxes and OF another act passed the twenty
venh day OF February thousand eight hundred and en
egh entitled an act concerning lands DELINQUENT far
payment of taxes ~ "
a The duties which by this required of the Audi
o IN respect to lists of delinquent and forfeited lands TO be y
him made OUT rendering much additional abour o
paf he is therefore hereby authorised employ addition
al Clerks, or employ his Clerks Office hours for sr
tc as may be necessary the due discharge of such utes
and t" pay them compensation exceeding at the rate of
pTOpTiatcd "P
% THIS act shall in force from and after
the FIST day Of May next ~ ~
The foregoing is copy from the original
GEORGE w MUNFORD, Clerk of the H. D
April ,, 1881. and KeepsT of The Rnls
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