Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-10

20 tuEa nd Cumming lands mehfatey or nunetii>
ey under grants from the Commonwealth, and having had
he same duly entered the Commissioners books and
paid and discharged all tire teeupon charged and
justly chageable against HIM.
IL No person in any suit pending, hereafter he
brought fer the recovery of any lands, lying West Allie
gay Mountain, against another person bona de claiming
the same lands, medaeiy immediately under grants
the Commonwealth, issued previously to the passing of this
act and having had the said andsso claimed him duly
tered on the books Of the Commissioners revenue and
having paid and discharged all taxes, charged and
justly charrabe against him. shall he allowed give ev
dence any grant of the Commonwealth of the lands such
action demanded to support his title thereto, unless he shall
hew that he has had the lands, by him claimed
nanded duly entered the books of Commissioners of
the revenue and charged with according law
actually paid the taxes charged and justly chargeae thereon
against him them Provided that section shall cont
nue. and be force for the of years om the pass
ing oil this act and longer:an provided also that all
nnd every person and persons whose lands
tered ON the Commissioners books for year years. shall
be at liberty his her their with the Commits
sione OF the revenue OF the County lands shall lie
and have the assessed and taxed for year years
and the certified Auditor who shall receive such
certificates and charge the person persons with the taxes so
assessed and receive ymen rhereof-au person per
hose suits depending shall he nosued or fore
ed into trial until reasonable time shall he allowed
ms her or their lands and the unless
snail choose to suffer such nonsut go trial
Is All lands which have already been forfeited for non
payment of which the provisions of this act are
presently or shall be on the first ay Of Novsmher e ,b
SAND eight hundred and thirty three forfeited for
of taxes and above such whereof the right title and i'm
teest of the President and Directors of the Literary und
or may be transferred and any person. or persons
IN pursuance OF tbs act, before the FIRST day of November
which shall be IN the thousand eight ,
manner and the prescribed by the act passed the
ninth day of February thousand eight, hundred and four
teen, entitled explau AN act entitled an
act concerning land.
49, The section herein above contained relating lists of
lands delinquent forfeited for payment of taxes shall
extend to and embrace all such lands throughout
weath but other Of provisions this &C, herein a.
nope contained shall be construed extend
iquen 10: non payment of taxes such lands
snay granted under the passed May IN The
year one thousand hundred seventy nne entitled
act for establishing land office ascetainn the terms
ana manner OF granting rCdS and unupproprated lands and
te subsequent acts the subject lands living ON
the Western Commonwealth that NAV have been
granted before the passing of the said MAY session one
quent forfeited lands shall lie excepted and exempted
ion the operations of the provisions this act above contain
eu save only the section thereof concerning lists of DELINQUENT
lands above mentioned
90 md such delmquen, as were not originally
granted under The said reced act of May thousand
se'e hundred aud seventy nne aud lands lying the
ern waters OF the Commonwealth NAV have been granted
before the passing of the said of May thousand
seven hundred and seventy nine which have by
law in the President and Directors the Literary Fund for
non payment of and which excepted and exempted
nom h' operation oil THIS act as aforesaid, further time til,
me h day of JANUARY thousand eight hundred and thirty
three shall be and the is hereby allowed for the redemp
ton of the same. r
FL If any having title any tract or lot OF land or
any part thereof returned delinquent for non payment
taxes and not heretofore vested President and Directors
OF the Literary Fund aud having, tenant or Jesse
having legal possession thereof shall prove by satisfactory
violence 10 the Court othe County Corporation in which such
and or lot may lie before the first day of January eighteen
hundred and thirty three that prior the passage this act
he was bona Gde purchaser of land or lot or of the
part thereof so claimed by him. that he for the same
which was duly recorded before passage this act and
tina, he has paid purchase money therefor or so much
thereof as not 10 leave in his hands sufficient satisfy pay
Inc taxes and damages and unpaid the date Of
purshase he fairly derives titles bv throuoh or under
some person having purchased and paid the prchase mo
ny shall be the duty OF the Court render judgment III
favour of person exonerang the land or o1 or the
part thereof so CLAIMED or derived from all the arrears nf
axe and the damagss thereon anterior the date of such
remaining unpaid win suicen, TO discharge And The
complainant may take copy of the record by the
Clerk and he the with The First Auditor shall Ger
RIp
men shall be rendered except the Attorney
Commonwealth or of some othrr A,,oev annoned ny
te court to defend the interest of the Communicable
the application shall fall judgment shall rendered against
me applicant and he shall be adudsed pay udg
en IN favor OF such applicant shall be validity unless
appear on the record that the Attorney the Common
wealth or the Attorney appointed aforesaid appeared
fend the application
p And if person having legal possession of and title TO
any tract {" land or lo' as sforesad returned delinquent
non payment OF taxes and heretofore vested the
dent and Directors of the Literary Fund.- shall shew by salts
factory evidence The Court of the County Corporation
where he SAID land or lot may lie any time before the first
day of January eighteen hundred thirty three that the
taxes arear and due thereon aear or due either
having been enormously aged the books the Commits
sone or having been actually paid in the wears for
which said land OF lot returned delinquent there
Scen property on the premises wheeon the collector might
nave made Distress shall be the duty Court under
the limitations, mjuncons aud conditions contained in the
preceding secton TO render Judgment exunerang land
lot the part thereof claimed from the taxes so errone
ousy charged thsreuponand the complainant may take
copy OF the record atesed by the Cel file the same with
ingty.
FothS III mis- act conaIUed shall be construed
null impair or any wise affect, the rights of any person
sons holng lands returned delinquent for PAYMENT of
aAe at whose instance and in whose behalf such lands
been or shall be duly exoneated from taxes
on or 10 and In whom the right title interest of the Pres
cent ana Directors of the Literary Fund TO such lands
hel claimed or purchased by tem have renuuished
ana vested IN pursuance Of the provisions of this any
OF assembly and particularly of the act passed the sixth day
oil March one thousand eg, hundred and twenty seven en
uen an act concerning lands returned delinquent the non
payment OF taxes and OF another act passed twenty
Ve Gay OF e5Tuary thousand eight hundred twenty
eS entitled an act CONCERNING lands returned delinquent for
non payment of taxes
"a Inc duties, which by this required of the Audi
o TT respect to lists of delinquent and forfeited lands TO be by
nun mace OUT rendering much additional abour necessary on
ms part he is therefore hereby authorised employ addition
az CLERKS, or employ his Clerks Office hours for such
tune as may be necessary the due discharge such duties
ana 10 pay them compensation exceeding $50
propraied ~
% This act shall commence and be IN force from and after
The first day of May next.
Inc foregoing is a true copy from the original.
GEORGE w MUNFORD Clerk of the H. D.
April 3 1881. and KeepeT of the RnIIs
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