Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-13
AN ACT,

aon-payn,ont of taxes. and making dlspo-
sition of certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain escheatcd lands, for tho benefit
of actual and bona tide holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. Be IL enacted By the General assembly, That
oil lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted,
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
mcnt oftaxcs thereon, were vested IN the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand eight nun
bred and fourteen, entitled act to amend and ex
plain the oct entitled an. 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-
stribing the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
Forever hereafter be irrcdeemabe.
.. And all lands except such shall lie hcrenaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
ment Of taxes thereon, for the year thousand
eight hundred anC w enty, for any year ycars
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise eXcDerated from
of taxes thereon, Ill pursuance OF former laws
allowing such redemption eXoneratIon, and pre-
scE,Sing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
ehni not be redeemed before the first day of January
next, 10 pursuance of the provisions i'll this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such
shsn be hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold Tor arrears OF taxes due thereon have been
redeemed BY the Executive, in pursuance Of the
passed the twentieth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act TO
taxes lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed 6 or Tor the orr
gnal proprieors, by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 20 Law
shall be Tedeemed before the first day OF
airy next in pursuance Of the provisions in this
ton hereinafter contained; shall be, and the
hereby declared to be- from and after the said first
day Of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenceforh forever irredeema ble:-anA all such
lands and all right title and interest to and in the
came, of all and every person persons, in whose
maine or names the same were returned delinquent
for non payment of taxes thereon and Of all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be
tsenceorth, and the hareby absolutely YES
ted in the President and Directors OF the Literary
FNnd-And further time until the said first day of
Jpnuary next, is hereby allowed for the redemption
Of all such lands in this section above mentioned. by
p2yment into the treasury o. all arrears of taxes due
thereon, or of the money so advanced by the Exec
uve for the redemption thereof, as the case may be-
together with danages OH such arrears, the
moneys advanced by the Executive, the case may
be, according to the provisions of the former laws
concerning the same respectively.
3. And all lands except such as slallbe herein
sfer excepted, returned delinquent for payment
oftaxes thereon for any year years subsequent to
the year thou and eight hundred and twenty ard
peveosto the passing of this act, and which have not
hetn heretofore redeemed, or otherwise exhonerated
ftom of taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
ton, und prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which all the flakes that
have heretofore accured with ten per centum per
snnum damages thereon, shall DC paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant Of the Auditor Of Public Ac
counts, before the first day Of November which shall
be in the year thousand eight huRdred and thirty
three shall be from and after the last oned date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceiorlh forever rredeemabe; and al such lands
q all right title ald interest TO 81 in the same of all
end every person or persons in whose name names
the same are or were returned delinquent for noupay
ment of taxes thereof and of all and every person or
persons claiming under them, being forfeited shall
be- from ond after the last mentioned date hereby
vested absolutely in tic President and Directors of
tue Literary Fund.
d. And in case any lands except such shall be here
iDofier excepted shall hereafter be returned delin-
queni for payment oftaxes thereon & the person
or persons IN whose the same shall be
returned, some other person for him or them shall
a for three years, 10 be computed from the last day
Of December Of the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and be in to pay into the treasury
warrant Of the Auditor the Of taxes Justly due
thereon und in nrrear, with ten per centu per anu
damages thereon, from the date when the same ac.
cfued, oil such lands returned and remaining de-
pquen for nom ymcnt Of taxes shall be from and
ufer the expiration of the said term ofthrce years
and the same hereby declares To be forfeited and
shall DO thenceiOrth forever northumberland all
such lands, aud all right, title and interest in or to
the same, OF oil und every person persons in whose
name or names the same shall be returned dclin-
quent for payment Of taxes due thereon, and of
oil and every person or persons claiming under them
being forfeited, shall be- from and after the expi-
ration Of the said term OF three years and the same
Gre hereby vested absolutely 10 tbc President and d.
Iectors Of the Literary Fund.
ITorided, that in all cases Of lands returned den-
qpent and forfeited FOR non payment ofiaxrs, and
Heretofore vested by law in the President and Drec
tors oftEo Literary Fund, as well 10 OF lands which
have been or shall be returned Gclingucnt for non
payment of toxcs, and which shall DO by force Of The
Provlsjons Ufths act, Forfeited for tLGt cause and
vested in the said PrcsIdcB ad Directors only such
estate end interest shall be y,S Cd 10 tie said Pres
Ident and Directors were or shall be vested IN the
person or persons 80 whose onc or names such lands
nave been or shall be returned delinquent. ard IN
the heirs. deyIsces purchasers cIpnin ana,
person or persons az the time such lands were hero
tofoTe, OF by force of tho provisions cf this act shan,
be forfeited md vcs'cd ~ the SAID Prrsid,rt and
Directors.
And, provided, dot in nll cases OF j--Gs ,,Iicb
having been return delinquent for u pav1ctt ori
axes, have lecn heretofore vested b. lev 10 tie Pr,
.Hent ard DTrct'r 70 OF tie Literary Tuad. and of
aide, which having been retained G,lmqucpt [ p [
non payment OF taxes hgeIoIpIo accrued. stall ae /,
lores Vi the provisions al ts ACT forfeited for IbSy
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