Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-06
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
AN ACT.

AN ACT,
Concerning Lands returned delinquent for
non-payment oftaxes, and making dispo-
stlon OF certain Lands SO delinquent, and
of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fde holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1891.
l. Be ii enacted by the General Assembly, That
oil lands, except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pay
ment of taxes thereon, were vested the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth yof February, one thousand, eight hum
dred and fourteen cntIled an act to amend and ex.
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes on
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-
scrlbng the manner, terms and times thereof shall
forever hereafter be irredccmable.
>. And all lands except such as shall be hcrcinaf
ter excepted returned delinquent for the non pay
ment of taxes thereon, Tor the year thousand
cig! hundred and I" enty. or for any year years
previous thereto, aud which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXcnetatcd from
OF taxes thereon IN pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption eyoneratIon, and pre-
rcrlblng the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not BE- redeemed before the fret day of January
next in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained and all lands except such as
shall be hereinafter excepted. which, after having
been sold for arrears of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance of the act
passed the twentieth day of February one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled San act to
amend the several acts concerning the arrearapes of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by or or the orr
gnal propretors, by payment into the treasury Of The
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
shall not be redeemed before the first dav of Janu
AIRY next IN pursuance OF tho provisions in this
ton hereinafter contained shall be, and The
hereby declared to be- from and after the said frs,
day OF January next absolutely forfeited and shall
be thencetorlh forever Irredeemab e:-and all such
lands and all right, title and interest to and in the
same, OF all and every person persons IN whose
name or names the same returned DELINQUENT
for non payment OF taxes thereon, and OF all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
thenccfoth, and the same hereby absolutely yes-
ted IN the president and Directors OF the Literary
FUHd.--And further time until the said first day Of
January next, hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands IN this section above mentioned by
payment into the treasury of all arrears of taxes due
thereon, or OF the money advanced by the Exec
utve for the redemption thereof the case may be-
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case NAV
be, according to the provisions Of the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
). And oil lands, except such shabc herein.
alter excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
OF taxes thereon tor any year or years subsequent to
the year ihous and eight hundred and twenty ARD
previous TO the passing of this act and which have no,
been heretofore redeemed or otherwise eyhoneratcd
from arrears OF taxes due thereon 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
tlon and prescribing the manner terms and tnes
thereof, and upon which oil the arrears o. taxes that
have heretofore accured with ten per centum 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
DC IN the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three shall be from and after the last date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited and shall be
thencetorth forever rredecmable and sE snch lands
d all right title and interest to Sc in the same of ali
and every person or persons III whose name or name.
the same arc or were returned delinquent for nonpay
ment OF taxes thereon, and of all aud every pers or
persons claiming under them, being 50 forfeited shall
DO, from and after the last mentioned date ore hereby
vested absolutely in tie President and Duecto-s -,
tho Literary Fund.
4 And IN any lands except such MS sbo be here
matter excepted, shall hereafter be returned d,lln-
quent Tor non payment OF taxes thereon 81 the person
orpersons III whose name or the same shall be so
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years, to be computed from the last dav
OF December of the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and be IN arear TO pay the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount Of taxes iustlyd
thereon anu IN arrear with ten perceDtun per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the same aco
crued, all sGch lands returned and remaining de-
hnquent for non-payment oftaxes, shall be from and
amer the expiration Of the said term ofthree wears
and the same IRE hereby declared be forfeited and
ehuI Oe tbehCctOrJn forever northumberland all
such lands, and all right, title and interest i'm or 10
lie sume, of oil and every person or persons in whose
name or names the shall be returned delin
qucnt for non payment Of taxes due thereon and NJ
all and every person or persons claiming under them
being so forfeited, shall bo, from and after the exn
ration Of the said term Of three years and the same
are hereby vested absolutely the President and Di
Toctors o { the Literary Fond
PToridei, that in oil cases Of lands returned delm-
duent and forfeited for payment ofiaxes, and
heretofore vested by law in tic President and Drec-
tors ofthe Literary Fund, well as Of lands which
have been or shall DC returned delinquen, for non
payment Of taxes, snd which shall DO by force Of the
provisions cfthis act, forfeited for that cause and
vested in the said President and Directors only such
estate aud interest shall be vested in the said Pres
dent and Directors as were shol be vested in the
person PERSONS in whose anne or names such lands
ave bcep shall DO returned delinouent, and in
he heirs, deyisees purchasers claiming under sucb
person or persons, at the tms such lands were here
ofore. by force Of tho provisions Of this act shn
PC forfeited and vested in the said President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in all cc.es Of lands which !
mging been returned delinquent for non payment of
axes, have been heretofore vested by lev in the Pre-
ident end Directors Of tie Literary Fund; and Of
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