Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-20
Auditor of Public AccouI
AN ACT,

non-paYment OF taxes, and making dlspo-
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 1st, 1881.
I. Be ii enacted by the General assembly, That
all lands except such shall he enafter be executed,
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
ment of taxes thereon, were vested i'll the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hun
dred and fourteen, entitled an act to amend and ex-
plain the act entitled all act concerning taxes on
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 irredeemabe.
2. And all lands except such shall be hCreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment OF taxes thereon tor the year thousand
eight hundred and twenty, for any wear or wears
previous thereto, aud which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed o. otherwise eXcnerated from
arrears of taxes thereon, in pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption cXoncratlon, and pre-
scrbing 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 contained; and all lands except such as
shall De 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 ''an act to
amend the several acts concerning the arrearagcs of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by or Tor the orr
gina propretors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with tho damages thereon according 10 law
shall not be redeemed before the st dav Of Janu
airy next in pursuance of the provisions in this sec
ton hereinafter contained; shall be- and the same are
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thencetorih forever lrredeema ble-and all such
lands and all tight, title and interest 10 and IN the
same, of all and cv ~ person or persons in whose
name or names the returned delinquent
for non payment of thereon and OF all ana cv-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
ihcncc!orth, and the same hereby absolutely ves-
ted IN the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fuud.--And urther time until the said first day or
,nuary next, Is hereby allowed for the redcmptIOn
OF all such lands in this section above mentioned by
payment into the treasury of all of taxes due
thereon. or OF the money so advanced by the Exec
uive tor the redemption thereof, a. the NAV be,
together with damages OH 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.
g. And all lands, except such as shall be herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for payment
OF taxes thereon for year years subsequent TO
the year one ihou,and eight hundred aud twenty ara
previous to the passing Of THIS ac and which have
been heretofore redeemed, otherwise eXhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due the ieon, n pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and. times
thereof and upon which all the arrears oftaxes that
have heretofore accUred with ten per centum per
annum damages thereon shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant fine Auditor of Pubic Ac
counts, before the first day of November, which shall
be IN the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last ment onsd date
and hereby, absolutely forfeited and shall be
thencciorth forever irredee mahlc; and an snch lands
g. all right. tile and interest to 6, IN the same of all
and every person persons IN whose name or names
the same are were returned delinquent for nonp,y
men of taxes thereon. and Of all and every person or
persons cialnlng under them, bcrg 50 forfeited shall
be- from and after the ast mentioned date are hereby
vested bbsolutcly IN The President and Directors OF
the Literary Fund.
And any lands except such rs shall he here.
inafIer excepted, shall hereafter be- returned dslpn-
quent for payment Of taxes thereon IL the person
persons III hose Games The same shall be so
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years, 10 be computed from the last day
OF December Of the year for which such taxes shall
and be in arrcar pay into the treasury uoon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount of taxes Justly due
thereon and in with ten per cenum per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the same a..
crued, all such lands returned and remainnp de-
hnquent Tor non-payment flakes, sbnl be from and
after the exprat Of the said term ofthrce wears
and the same hereby declared To be forfeited and
shall he thencefOrth forever irredeema be;-anJ all
such lands, aud all right, title and Interest in or to
the same, all and every person persons in whose
name or names the same shaii be returned Jcn--
quent for non payment oftaScs due thereon and of
all and every person persons uninp under them
being so forfeited shall be, from and after the cyn,
ration Of the said term Of three ycurs aud the same
are hereby vested absolutely 10 the President and d.,
Ioctors Of the Literary Fund
Prouided, that in all eases Of lands returned delu-
guent and forfeited for non payment oliaxrs and
heretofore vested By law IN tic President and DIrco
tors ofthe Literary Fund, well rs Of lands whcl,
have been or shall BIO returned dclinoucnt for non
Inch .ltr kt, 10 az L.,