Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-05-19

TIC gate Wneu tuc eame aCCsueup III sueu
lands so returned aud remaining delin- /
qaent for non payment OF tsxes, shall be.
from and AFTER the expiration Of the said
term Of three years, aud The same arc
hereby declared To be forfeited, and shall
he thencefor,h forever irredecmablc -
aud all such lands. and all right. title, and
interest. in or TO the same, Of oil and every
person or persons. ~ whose name or
name. the same shall be returned dehn-
quent for non pay u,vui Of take, due there
on. and OF all and every person OF persons
claiming under them. being SO forfeited,
shall be. from aud after the expiration Of
the said term of three years. and the same
are hereby vested absolutely in the Pfesi-
dent and Directors Of The Literary Fund
Proriied. Tha, 10 all cases Of lands re-
turned delinquent and forfeited for non
payment OF taxes. and heretofore vested
hy Law IN the President and Directors of
the Literary Fund. rs we'll as u land,
which have been or shall be returned de
hnqnent for non payment OF taxes. and
winch shall be by force Of the provisions
Of this act, forfeited for that cause. and
vested in the said President and Directors,
only such estate aud interest shall, be
vested in the SAID President aud Directors
~ Nflf w rntl Ot Ntctfu tut INE~tn OF
persons. in whose name or names such
lands have been or shall be returned de
linquent. sud IA the heirs. de,isecs or pur
chas-rs claiming under such person or
persons. Al the time such lands were here.
tvfore. or b, force Of the provisions OF this
act. shall he forfeited and vested in the
said President and Director.
And. provided. that ia all eases Of lands
Shirh hating haen r.tnrpcI q
for nor payment oftax-s. have been here
toiorc vested nv law in the President and
Directors Of the Literary Fund and Of
lands. which having been returned delSn-
quent for non payment OF taxes heretofore
accrued. shall be by force of the provisions
Of this act. forfeited for that cause. aud
! vested ia the said President and Directors,
and OF lands which shall hereafter be re-
turned delinquent for non-paymcnt of
taxes hereafter TO accrue. and which shall
be by force Of the provisions Of this get.
Forfeited for that cause, and vested ia the
said President aud Directors; ii the
person or persons. IN whose maine or
names sucb lands have been heretofore
returned delinquent. and vested IN the
said President and Directors, were, at the
date of such forfeiture. declared and still
remain. under disability Of infancy, cover
tnrc. insane mind, or imprisonment and
" the person or persons 10 whose name or
names such lands, as shall be acc ording
10 the pro, isisns OF tins act forfeited and
vested IN the said President and Directors
have been returned delinquent. are now
under any OF the said disabilities and
u the person or persons. IN whose name
lorDames, such lands, as according to the
provisions OF this act shall or may be here
after forfeited and vested IN the said Pre-
-idcpt and Directors. shall be returned
delinquent. shall bc At the date Of such
forfeiture under any Of the said disabiIi-
tes-in such case. IL shall and may be
lawful Tor such person or persons TO re
deem such lands. by payment into the
treasury, upon the warrant OF the Auditor
OF NIL arrears OF taxes justly due and rharg-
ahie thereon With ten per centum per an
mum damages on the same. from the tune
or times when the taxes accrued, or shall
accrue, within two years next after their
respective disabilities removed, and no,
Hf' rwards and if such person or persons
shalt die IN any such state Of Disability,
then the heirs OF de,i.res Of such person
or persons so dying. may. in like manner,
aud on the like terms. redeem such Lands
within two years after the death OF his
her. or their ancestor or devils
And, Propided. That nothing in this act
contained. shall be construed 10 annul. i'm
pair. or any wise shlct the rights of an,
purchaser or purchasers Of any lands here.
iofore forfeited for non payment Of taxes.
and sold IN pursuance Of any former law ;
but all such rights shall continue TO be re-
guiated and determined by the former
laws relating 10 them, as VI this act had
never been passed
8. u shall be the duty OF the First Au
ditor. tn cause alphabetical lists Of all the
lands IN the commonwealth, which here
toiore have been. or which hereafter may
be. returned delinquent for non payment
of taxes. and which are redeem able. nc
o''ding 10 the provisions OF This act, to be-
e 1T; beginning IN making out such
"' VIZ" 'he crunties lying west of the
h"cg"any mo~1iaibs, and publishes z. ~
"'u' a''e' mentioned, the list Of
WI" nave oeS- returned drlin.
qnrni before The passing - al. .c, -
soon as The same can be made "a, r., a..
purpose. and the list Of lands " lie.
hereafter hc returned delinqmrnt. brtn -,
The months Of February and MAY. Of the
year succeeding that 10 which the deho
qpency shall occur and be- returned: m
which lists the Auditor shall specify, ~
separate columns. the names of the per
sons To whom respectively such lauds
'iand charged With the taxes. the several
tracts aud ihe qu1niiiy Of land 10 each
tract The year or years for the taxes
whereof The same are delIhqnrnt. the n
mount 81 taxes due thereon. and ~ sfrcaF,
Va" County or counties wherein the iand.
ne and such description of tIr local stu
'u'h thereof. as The Information ~ his
Z Office viii enable him TO make, aud tbc
AUDITOR sh'il CONTRACTS Tor the printing Of
ihe SAID Ii-is. from time Ia time. so soon !,
they are completed. upon sheets Of con
'tnient size. 20 qusffo form. and shall
cause The same 70 be extensively ciTcu-
ih'rd throughout the commons eslib. and