Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-12-29

TurgsDNy. DECEMBER -. 1881.
DELINQUENT LANDS.

payment Of taxcs prior TO tho year 1872. we copy,
II the Suggestion Of our Richmond correspondent,
tbs 2ia and cd sections of the law Of tho last
scss'on. in relation t,crcto. The remedial Sec
ton, herr pointed out. sccm to have been over
looked BY almost every Que. Il NAV he proper
also to call public attention to the aa.f tonci re-
ncdy granted by thu Las passed I'm tia io,h Of H..
present. month, which will be found in n vre
ecdins column al our paper OF to-day. The Aud.
iior Of Public Accounts is ais, authorised IN ~
eei'e brs.fof the payment Of t.xr., anal Of tho.c
crroneousy charged, and to give eredi, accord
insIy.
H'as innocent p,.rcha.srs sf .lrsnqnear land. pav
DC eroneraied from Arrears Of sarcs
81. u any person having title To sny trsc,
or lot OF land, or any par, th,reof returned
delinquent for the noa-p,, ren, OF ,sxes.
and not heretofore vested ~ she Pre,id.ni
aud Directors OF the Literary Fund, and
having, or whose tenant or lessee having Ia.
gal possession thereof, shall prove by salts
factory evidence To the court Of the countv
or corporation in which such land or lot
may lie before tho first day Of January.
sish'een hundred and thirty .three. thai mr.,
or 10 the passage Of tho act he a. Q bon,
hde purchaser OF such land or lot, or of III.
PART thereof 90 claimed by him, that be b,,
deed Tor tho same, which was duly re
corded before tho passage OF this act, aud
that no has paid oil the purchase money
.ne1e'Sr or so much thereof ~ not to leave
10 MS hands sufficient to satisfy and paw the
faAes aud dsmsges in srresr aud unpa,J nj
tno GATE OF his purchase. or that he fairly
derives titles by, through. OF under some
person so having purchased and paid the
purchase money, IL shall he the duty Of the
eourt to render judgment in favor OF such
person. exonerating tho land or lot or the
part thereof so claimed or derived from all
she arrears OF taxes, end the damages there.
on sn'erior 10 the date Of such purchase.
except so much OF the bslsnce of the pur.
chase money remaining unpaid viii DO sufi.
cient 10 discharge. And tho com plains ant
may take coPv Of the record, atte.ted by
he Clerk, end file the Same with the First
auditor, who shall correct the delinque nj
iisn IN hi, Office accordingly. Bat no judy.
0eni shall be rendered, except In the pre-.
ssnee OF the Attorney for tho Common.
weahh or Of some other Attorney appoint
GO oy the court to defend the interest Of the
common wealth. lf the application shall
iaii, judgment shall DO rendered against the
applicant. and he shall be adjudged 10 pay
eoss. No judgment in favor Of such appli.
cant shall be Of any validity, unless il an.
pear on the record that The ATTORNEY for tho
Commonwealth. or the Attorney appointed
es Aforesaid, appeared TO defend the applies
ton.
H''s lands may be eTonerated from tGres eyrone-
ousiy charged, Or paid.
&c And IL any person having legal pos.
session OF and title TO any tract OF land or
LOS a. aforesaid, returned delinquent for
non pay ment OF taxes, and not heretofore
vested in the President and Dircc tor. Of the
Literary Fund, shall show by sa!i.factor,
evidence 10 the court Of The county or cor
poration where ibe said lot or land NAV lie,
81 any time before the first dsy Of January
eighteen hundred and thirty three, that the
sa1es in srrear end due thereon are no, in
srrear or due, either having been errone-
ously charged 90 the books Of the commits
slonsr, or having been actually paid. or that
IN inc yesrs for which seid land or lot WAS
so returned delinquent, there was sufficient
property on me premises whereon the Col.
Isctor might hsve made distress, 10 shall be
we duty orths Court. under the iimitstion.,
inJunetions, and conditions contained in the
preceding section. 10 render judgment ex-
GENERATING such land or lot, or the par, there
o. 90 claimed. from the taxes so enron sousiy
charged thereupon; and the complainant
may tske copy OF tho record, suested By
Auditor, who shall correct the delinquent
lists accordingly.
-IdeL6old remedy mad,r ne lar Of the I6M in
slant.
q. BE n further enacted That the Auditor
ofPublic Accounts shah be authorised 10 give
credit for ell arrearsges Of taxes returned As
delinquent, upon satisfactory proof made that
the same have been actually paid, or errone
ousiy charged; but nothing herein Contained
shall be construed to deprive the county
courts OF the power OF exonerating deiin.
gent lands for those ~ veil 80 other causes
enumerated 10 the twenty first and twenty.
second sections Of the act herein before re.
ferred TO.
Our readers will perceive, that ample rene
dies arc now provided In tie first place, the
time Of forfeiture Is extended TO the first of Jun
nary, 1881; and IN the second place they NAV
present their evidences Of payment, or Of impro-
Per charges, 20 the Auditor well as to the eoun-
" Courts
IL viii also he seen with satisfaction, NC doubt
not that re11sd If me land sysfem LAS been
proposed by one Of delegates, so as TO simpli-
y the whole matter if possible. and tn prevent
ree1~rencc Of SIMILAR terahous circiaisfdHoes.--
We learn that the revolutions, COPIED in the pro-
'eeding' fro'1 The Richmond papers, met with
decided aPProba,ion. We trust Law may grow
out Of them, which will eiFcetuaIIy prevent a re-
petition q the alarm u lich has been excited
DiHche'ftr and P0fonac Rail R0adIt will
be observed By notice in to-day = paper. tia,
meeting Of the citizens II Charicsown and of the
vicinity, - called =, the Cour,-bousc, on Ffidsy
the 6'h Of January, 20 consul, upon matters in re-
CARL to this proposed improvement. The peo-
pie Of smnhheld sod neigibOrisopd, las v III sIso
DC zen BY orr psPcr Of to-day. are "up and a.
doing upon this Important spbjcr,. VIII not
'he people Il ChsrIeaosn make somc effort To