Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-21
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
AN ACT,

non-payment OF taxes, and making disPo-
sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
Of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
!. Be it enacted by the General .7ss.nbly. That
al lands. except such shu hereinafter be excepted
which. having been returned delinquent for non-pay
ment of taxes thereon were vested in the President
and Directors the Literary Fund BY the act passed
the ninth day of February. one thousand eight hum
dred and fourteen. entnled an act to amend and
plain the act entitled act concerning taxes
lands. and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day Of January last past in pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scrbng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irredecmsble.
g And all lands except such as shall bs hcreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent fer tho pay
ment of taxes thereon, for the year thousand
eight hundred anG twenty. or for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excnerated from
Arrears Of taxes thereon IN pursuance Of former laws,
allowing such redemption or exoneration, aid pre-
Ecrblng the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day of January
next, in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contain" d. and all lands except such
shall DO hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold for 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 IAN act 10
amend the several acts concerning the arresrages Of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed BY tho orr
gina propreofs, by payment into the treasury ofthe
moneys paid by tho executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according law,
shall not be redeemed before the fret day Of Janu
sry next, in pursuance Of the provisions in this
ton hereinafter cont ained shall be, and he same are
hereby declared to be- from and after the said 6rst
day Of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenceforIh forever irredeema ble:-and all such
lands snd all right title and interest and in the
same, Of oil and every person or persons, in whose
name or names the same were returned DELINQUENT
for payment Of taxes thereon and OF all and ev
cry person persons claiming under them, shall be
thenceforh, and the same hereby absolutely YES.
ted IN the president and Directors or the Literary
Fund.-And further inle until the said first day OF
Jtnnary next. 10 hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands IN this section above mentioned by
payment into The treasury of all OF taxes due
thereon. or OF tho money go advanced by the Exec
uve Tor the redemption thereof, 40 the may be-
together with damages on such arrears, on the
moneys advanced by the Executive. The case may
be, according to the provisions OF the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
8. And all lands, except such as shall be herein
ahsr excepted, returned delinquent Tor non payment
OF taxes thereon for any years subsequent
the year ono ,housand eight hundred and twenty ard
previousto the passing OF tins act, and which have
bren heretofore redeemed, otherwise exhonerated
from arrear. OF taxes due thereon IN pursuance of,
former laws allowing such redemption an exoncra-
ton, and prescribing :he manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which al the Of axes that
have heretofore accured with ten per ccnium per |
mum damages thereon, shnil mot be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant Of the Auditor Of Pub ic Ac
counts, before he first day Of Noveinb r which shall
be IN tue year thousand gt hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last nieDt onsd date
and a,e hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thepceorh forever i'rede. mas'; snd al snch lands
a. all right. tile and interest TO g. in the same Of i
ard evcry pcrson or persons in whose or names
the sGne are or were returned delinquent for aonp,y
iH90: Of taxs 'hcrson aud Of al aud p-rs"n or
persons Claiming ~ Ter ;'ig ori1u forfeited sha
be, from and stFr n !s nrnto neI date ats hs.cby
vcsic bs lat Is in he President ard Dr. gc.crs OF
the LtetAry Fuo1.
And SCase aFy lands cxceo sech a. ,hsli be he rc
inaiier czccptCt. snail hereafter be returned dcn-
qleDt Tor Don payment Of taxes thereon & the person
persons hose naos the ssme shall he an
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fail for .hreeye'rs TO be computed from the las. DIV
Of December rf he year for which such taxes sha
and be 10 arrear pay into the treasury uoon
warrant OF the Auditor, the amount Of taxes Justly due
thsreoD and IN arrear, with ten per cpnum Der mum
damages thereon, from the date when the same a..
erued, oil such lands 20 returned and rernsinrnp de-
lmqnent for non-payment oftaxes, shall be from and
after the expiration of the said term ofthrea years
and The same are hereby declared be forfeited and
t1ai &c Ineneeforth forever Northumberland all
such lands, and all right title and interest in or to
the same, OF oil and every person persons in whose
ndUs or names tNc same snail be returned uPIIn-
1uent for non payment OF taxes due thereon and Of
all and every person or persons claiming under them
being so forfeited shalt be-, from Ind alter the exp,-
ration Of The sed term Of three year. and the same
are hereby vested absolutely in the President nd ID
Tectors Of III" Literary Fund.
PJoridsd, that ~ all caSes Of lands returned deln
queni and forfeited FOR non payment ofiaxes. and
heretofore vested by law in The President and Direc.
tors oftho Literary Fund, well nc Of lands hich
have been Or shall DO returned delinquent for non
payment Of IsXss, and which shah b. by force Of The
provisions oflhs act, forfeited for that cause aud
vested IN the said President snd Directors only such
fs,nto end interest shall bo vcsed 10 tho said Pres
ident and Directors OF shall be vcstcI IN the
person persons, in whose arlo or name. such lands
have been shall be returned delinquent and in
The heirs, dcyis"cs purchasers claiming under such
person persons, al the time such lands were here
ofore, by force Of the provisions of this act shall
be forfeited and vested in the SAID President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in all ca1cs II lands which |
having been returned delinquent fcl non payment OF |
axes, hive been heretofore vested by law IN the Pro
ndent and Directors or the Literary Fund; and of
ands, which baVing been returned delinoucpt for