Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-22
Ava go H. "a LA II,
Auditor Of Public Account,
AN ACT.


non-paymcnt of taxes, and making dispo-
sltion oi certain Lands so delinquent, and
OF certain escheateG lands, for the benefit
OF actual and bona fide holders thereof,
under grants from tho Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
BE it enacted jy tie General .9ssemLly That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which having been returned delinquent for non pav-
mcnt OF taxes thereon, vested in the Prcsidrn,
ana Directors ofthc Literary Fund by the act passed
The ninth day of February, thousand eight hun
dret and fourteen en;uled an act t. amend and ex-
Pia'i inc act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed be-
lore the hrst day ct January last past, IN pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption and pre-
scrIbIng the mnnnet, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter he rredeemablc.
,. And all lands except such rs shall be hcrenaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment Of taxes thereon. ioT the wear ono thorsond
eight hundred and tw erty or Cor any year or wears
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXcncratcd from
arrears OF taxes thereon, pursuance former laws
allowing such redemption exoneratlon. md pre-
scrlblng 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 be 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, entI' led ian net to
amend the several acts concerning the arearages of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed hy or Tor the orr
gnal prOpretors by pavnen into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the REDEMPTION
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law
or shall not be redeemed before the first day Of Janu
airy next, III pursuance Of the provisions in this Sec
ton hereinafter contained shall be- and The same are
hereby declared 10 be, from and after the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited and shall
be thencetorth forever lrredecma bIe-ard all such
lands and all right, title and interest To and IN the
same, oil al! and every person persons in whose
nam" or names he same were returned delinquent
Tor non payment OF taxes thereon aud Of all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be
thencefortl, and the hereby absolutely YES
iea IN the fresident and Directors or the Literary
fund-And inrther time until the said first day of
January next, hereby allowed for the redcmptioa
OF all such lands 10 this section above mentioned By
payment into the treasury of all arrears of due
thereon, or OF thr money so advanced by the Exec
utVe Tor the redemption thereof the case NAV be-
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case NAV
be, according to the provisions of he former laws
concerning the same respectively.
}. And all lands, except such as shall be herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
OF taxes thereon for any years subsequent TO
the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty ard
previous to the passing of tins and which have not
been heretofore redeemed or otherwise exhoncfated
former laws allowing such redemption an exoncra-
ton, and prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all the arrears offaSes that
have heretofore accuEed with ten per centum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid INTO the
treasury, upon warrant oftne Auditor of Public Ac
counts, before the first day Of November which shall
be IN the year thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last merit onsd date
and arc hereby. absolutely forfeited. and shall be
thcnceiorih forever rrodePmable; and an snch lands
~ n & in tba Cfol
and every person persons in whose name or naues
the same returned delinquent for nonpav
men ct taxes thereon md Of all aud every person or
persons claiming under them being so forfeited shal
be- from and after tho last mentioned date are hrrebv
vested absolutely i'll the President and Directors OF
the Literary Fund.
And IN any lands cXccp, such as shall be here
matter excepted, shall hereafter be returned dsn-
qnen FOR non payment ottaXcs thereon. e. the person
persons nwhose name the same shall be so
returned, some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years TO be computed from the last day
of December # he year for which such taxes shai
accrue ana be IN nrrear To pay INTO the treasury
warrant at the Auditor the amount Of taxes Justly
thereon end with ten per ccutrn pcr annur
damages thereon, from the date when tho sarn = .,
cruCd, oil such lands so returned and remaininr de-
hnquent for uon-payment oftaXCs shall he from end
after the expiration ofthe said term oftfrce wears
and the hereby declared TO be forfeited and
shall be thcnCciorh forever northumberland ali
such lands and all right, title and interest i'm or to
the of aand every person or persons in whose
name or names tho same shall be returned dclin-
quont for non payment oftaNcs due thereon. and Of
all and every person or persons claiming under them,
beng so forfeited, shall be, from and after the expi-
rrion Of the said term of three years and the same
arc hereby vested absolutely IN the President and d.
rcctors q ( The Literary Fund.
irot2cR, that III al cases OF lands returned delin-
fucnt and forfeited for non payment oftaxcs and
heretofore vested by law IN the President and Drcc-
tors oftlg Litc.ory Fund, ~ well rs Of lands which
have been or shall be returned denqrcn, for nor
payment Of taves, and which shall b. by force Of hr
provisions ofths aC' forfeited for that cause, anr
vested IN the said President and Directors orly sucl
estate and interest shall he vested in the SAID Pres
ldcnt and Directors or shall be vested m thu
person or persons m whose or name, such land
have been or SINH be returned de'innrorf ard IL
the heirs dcy5ccs or purchasers coimnv ur'cr sue!
person o. persons. a. the time such anl3 were bore
oorc, by irco Of the provisions orihis act shaI
br forfeited and vested IN the SAID President an,
Directors.
And, provided, that IN all clsrs Of lands which
having been returned delinquent f,r non p1ymcnt q
taxes. have boon heretofore vCstCG by law in the Pre-
lid AL H. Il n