Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-25
AN ACT,
JAMES T.. HEATH,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.


sition st certain Lands SO delinquent, and
of certain cscheated lands, for tho benefit
of actual and bona fidc holders thereof,
Under grants from TIC Commonwealth.
Passed April Isl, 1881.
!. BE IL enacted By tie General .4sstmt'y That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pny
ment of,axes thereon, we're vested in the Presld"n,
and Directors OF the Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day Of February, Thousand, eight hun
drcd and fourteen. entitled act to amend and eX-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes OH
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day of January last past, pursuance
of former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
strIhng the manner, terms and tunes thereof shall
forever hereafter DO rre,ccmablc
,. Aud all lands except such shall be hcrenaf
tor excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
nlrnt OF taxes thereon, tor the year one thousand
eight hundred orC twenty. or for any year years
previous thcre:o, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cxcneratcd from
arrears r taxes thereon, IN pursuance OF former laws
allowing such redemption or cXoneratIon, and pre-
scrIhng the manner, terms aud times thereof, or
shall not be rChcf med before the first day of January
next III pursuance Of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such as
shall b. hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold Tor of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance Of the act
passed the twentieth day of February, ono thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act TO
amend the several acts concerning the arrearages of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
have been heretofore redeemed bv or Tor the orr
gna proprctors by payment into the treasury Of The
moneys paid by the executive for tho redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
shall not be redeemed before the first day of Janu
airy next in pursuance Of the provisions in his sec
ton hereinafter contained; shal be- and the sumo ore
hereby declared to be, from ard afier the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited and shall
he thenceforIh forever tredcema Llc:-and oil such
tlp1 ,ltf flo ,pt..
same, Of oil and every person persons, in whose
nam" names the same returned delinquent
for payment of taxes thereon and of oil and cv-
cry person persons claiming under them, shall be
thcDcciorth, md tho are hereby absolutely YES
ted IN tho President and Directors OF the Literary
Fiud.-And further tirnc until Inc said first day Of
January next, ia hereby allowed for tho redemption
OF all Such lands in this section above rYcntoncd by
payment into he EEosury OF all arrears Of taxes due
thereon. or of th" money advanced bv the Exec
utlve fer the redemption thereof the case NAV be-
together with damages on such srrcarS or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive as he case may
be, according to the provisions Of the fUrmcr laws
concerning the same respectively.
8. And all lands, except such as shall DC herein.
after excepted returned delinquent for non payment
al taxes thereon tor any year years subsequent TO
the year one hourand eight hundred ard twcpty ard
prevlOusto the pasEg Of this oct, and which have mol
been heretofore redeemed, otherwise exloncrntcd
from arrenrs Of tuxcS duo thereon 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption m exoncra-
tim, and prescribing the manner terms and tans
thereof, and upon which all the arrears Of taxes that
hnvo heretofore nccurcd With ten per centum per
annum dnmagcs thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant of the Auditor Of Pubic Ac
counts, before the first day of November inch shall
be In the year ono bGusand ctght hundred and thirty
three, shnl DC rem Ond after the last meDt ost date
and arc hereby, absolutely forfeited ond sball bs
tboneeiUrih forever rredeena blc and al sr,ch land,
&, all right title and interest 81 in tho an me of ali
nnO every pTTsDh or persQDa ~ whose name or nauns
the snne are or were returned delinquent for nonpsy
men, ri TAGS thereon and of all ard every person or
pc1sOns claiming uHdc them. beng 80 forfeited shall
be, from ard nlcr ;hc Inst mentioned date ore e1cby
vested abs uciY III ihc PiCcdcnt and Directors nf
the Literary Fund.
4 Andn any lands o;1rp, sucd rs shall DC here
matter excepted. shall hercaitct be- returned d,In-
qTcnt Tor pon payment Of taxes thereon & the person
porfons III whose names the sumo shnl bc an
returned or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three ycHrs to be computed FROM the Inst d,
OF December Of the yelr for which such taxes shall
accrue and be IN acar to pay into the treasury unon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount Of taxes Justly duo
thereon and ~ arrear, with ten perccntum per annup
danngcs thereon, from the date when the same nc.
crued, oil such lands returned and rsmoinlDr do
nqucnt Tor EOr-ray fucnt Of taxes shall he from and
after the expiration Of the said term ortbrco vcors
snd Tic saro hnrcby declared IN bo forfeited and
saii b. l"uc'E rih forever irrcdce rnabc;--aud all
such 'tc' sad all right, title Gnd interest I'm or 20
Tie s5m" p Il" aHd every person or pcituns in whose
N.Ul' OF hHln'N nc sam" SHAH be- ip'uruCd lcltn-
Gha" Tor n,n payment of 'aSs's dgc thereon. md of
hi "nd every person or psrs0r5 claiming uDdpr them
uc,n. so forfeited, sla be, from aud after the chi
ration Of thc SAID term 9 three years and the Same
au hereby vested absolutely IN the President and III
tcGtors Of the Literary Fond
PIOrideI that III oil cHsCs Of land, returned drhn
qncuj aud forfeited 'Ur non payment oriaxcs and
heretofore vested by law IN tho Ptcsidcu' aud Dircc
tore utirc Literary Fund on well as NJ lands ,ybcb
nave bccn "r sholl 30 returned delinquent for non
f,f,. li.r Icft u.p .tI,t -, -. II
provisions "i'. - net forfeited for thu, cause. ard
yes CD ~ 'br sbd President and Directors only sucL
estate ana interest shall be- vested IN tho SAID Pres
dcDi and Directors a. were ur shall he Vested IN Tho
person OF persons. ~ whose 0t namos such l,nd
have bccB or shull be returned drlInuucut. and i,
The hens, dcvI7"cs or purchasers claiming under such
person persons, ~ the fme such lands were bo,c.
oiorc, or by iurce Of The provisions Of this net sbn
be- forfeited and gcs!cd ~ the said rrrs.d,ut and
Directors.
Aud, psov.iel, that in al c15cs Of iarHs Which
having been retained delinquent for non payment Of
'oxcs have been heretofore vested 10y law ~ Tic Pr.
4.