Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-11
AN ACT,

AN ACI,
Concerning Lands returned delinquent for
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 iide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April Isl, 1881.
I. Be IL enacted by the General assembly. That
all lands except snch shall hereinafter be excepted.
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
nont of taxes thereon, we're vested III the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, thousand, eight hun
6red and fourteen, cntncd an act to amend and ex-
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-
scribing the manner terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irrcdcemuble.
.. And all lands except such shall he hofcuaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment of taxes thereon, for the year thousand
eight hundred 7n2 twenty. or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXcDcrated from
arrears of taxes thereon, pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption or cxoneration, and pre-
scrbing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before tie FIRST Gay Of January
ucxt ia pursuance Of Tie provisions i'll this section
hereinafter cOnalD d; and all lands except such As
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, alter 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, ono thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN net tu
amend the several acts concerning the orrearagcs OF
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by or :ur the orr
sinal proprctors by payment into The treasury Of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof with the damages thereon according 10 law
or shall be redeemed before the first day of Janu
aryneXt, in pursuance OF the provisions III this
ton hereinafter con:ai md; shall be, and he
hereby declared 10 be, fiom and after the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenceforih forever lrrednema blc:-and oil such
lands and oil right, title and interest to and the
same, of all and every person persons, in whose
name names The same returned delinquent
for payment of taxes thereon, and of all and
cry person persons claiming under them shall be
tkenceforth, and the hereby absolutely YES
tr in tho president and Directors OF the Literary
Fnnd.--And further time until tie said first day or
January EcXt, hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands this section above mentioned BY
payment into the treasury of all arrears of taxes due
thereon, or Of the money advanced by the Exec
uflye for the redemption thereof the NAV be-
togoher with duInages OH such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by tho Executive, the may
be, according to the provisions OF the former laws
concr rnng the same respectively.
g. And all lands, cXcep, such az shaIlbc herein
aher excepted, returned delinquent for payment
oftaxes thereon for any year or wears subsequent to
tie year one thou-ond eight hundred and twenty erG
pJeVcusic the passing of tins act, and which have not
bfn heretofore redeemed, otherwise cXhoner ated
rpm arrears OF taxes due thereon, in pursuance of
igSmer laws allowing such redemption an exoncra-
ll6n, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof, and upon which all tire Of axes that
have heretofore accured with ten per ccnrum per
Hnnum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
ieasury, upon warrant OF the Auditor Of Pubic Ac
c6unts, before the first day of November which shall
be in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three shall he from and after the last ment oned date
and nre hereby, absolutely fortified, and shall be
thPnceforth forever rredee mublo and ell such lands
& all right title and interest to 6; in the same of all
and every person or persons III whose or names
i
ncnt oftoX, thereon, nd of MI and every person OF
persons cuiming under them, being forfeited, sho Il
be, from and fer the last mentioned date IRE hercby
vested absolutely ~ TIC PTecldclt and Directors q,
The Literary Fund.
! And III any lands except such rs fIio be here
mailer excepted. shall hereafter be returned dsln-
qIent for non poymcut Of taxes thereon IL the rtrson
persons lnwhose narnrs The sumo shall be So
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
t3 for three years, to be computed from he last day
oil December Il the year for which such taxes siIa Il
accrue and be III acnr TO pay into the treasury upon
warrant Of the Auditor the amount of taxes Justly due
thereon oDd IN aTrcar, with ten percGDum per anDum
damages iBoIcon, from the date when the same ac,
crued, all such londs returned and remaining de-
lDqoeDt for non-poyIncnt ofiaXes, shall be from and
Alter the expiration Of the said term 0flrcc years
AID the same are hereby declared Ia be forfeited and
shall be hcnccIorth forever irrcheema bC;-and all
ouch lands and oil right, title and interest in or to
The saEic of all and every person persons in whose
EUmc names the same slla!l be returned dnin-
pi Gnd every person or persons claiming under them
bsng so forfeited, shall br. from and after the cxpi-
ration Of The said term Of three years and the same
hereby vested absuluely in tic PRESIDE nj md ID
lcc'ors Of the Literary Fund
J'Iorided, that ~ all cases Of lands tctprncd dein-
cucht and forfeited for non payment Ofiaxes and
Hrtctoiore vested by law IN The President and Dircc-
tors Oftbc Literary Fund, h. veil as Of LANDS which
Lave been or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment of taxes, and whc! shall be by force of tho
provisions at thE acl, forfeited for that cause, and
ycsled IN The soid President and Directors only such
estate end interest shall be vested in tho gaidPcs-
Idcnt and Directors were shall be vested IN Tho
person persons in whose parnr or namos such lands
have been shall be returned dchfoucnt, and in
The heirs, dcvisccs purchasers claiming under such
person PERSONS at The tmc such lands were here
ofoIe, or by force OF The proguHs Of this act shall
bn forfeited and vCscd "a The saId Pf,s.dcni and
Directors.
And, provided, that 10 oil cases nf lands which
having OUen returned delinquent for non poyfncm Of
axes, have been heretofore vested by law 10 tho Pre-
ndent aud Directors of The Literary Fund. ard nj