Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-30
AN ACT,

on.payment Of taxes, and making dispo-
yition OF certain Lands SO delinquent, and
Of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
Of actual and bona fde holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
]. Be 10 enacted by the General .1sen5iy That
oil lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted.
which, having been returned delinquent for non-pay-
mont of taxes thereon were vested IN the President
and Directors Of the Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day Of February, one thousand, eight hun
dred and fourteen. entitled act to amend and ex-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands. and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore first day Of January last past pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
serbinR the manner, terms and times thereof sha u
forever hereafter be irredeemable
Z. And all lands except such shall be hcreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
g,ent Of taxes thereon, tor the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty. or for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excnerated from
Of taxes the reon pursuance Of former laws
allowing such redemption or exouerstion, and pre-
serbing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of January
next, in pursuance of tho PROVISIONS in this section
hereinafter contsncd and all lands except such as
shall -se hereinafter excepted, which, after having
bean sold for of taxes Cue thereon, have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance Of the act
passed the twentieth day Of February, ono thousand
amend the several acts concerning the arearsges of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by Tor the
gina propretors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according law
shall not be redeemed before the hrst day Of Janu
AIRY next in pursuance Of the provisions this
ton hereinafter obtained; shall be- and he
hereby declared to be, from and after the said first
day Of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shnll
be thencefor,h forever Irrsdeena ble-and all such
lands and all right, title and interest Ia and the
same at all aud ev ~ person or prisons. in whose
raui- or names tho same we're returned delinquent
Tor unp 'yuru; o. h. con. and OF all and ~
AZ. rIr1r p"t-ori. claiming under them shall BE-
-cplc n, ana tn- same hsteby Absolutely ves-
go Il. -e } '"s.uent and Directors or the Literary
furd.--And fur Their time unr The said first day OF
Jan AIRY next, hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands in this section above mentioned by
payment into he treasury Of ell Of taxes due
thereon, or OF the money SO advanced by the Exec
utive for the redemption thereof the may be-
together with damages OH such arrears. or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, es the case may
be, according to the PROVISIONS of The former laws
concerning The same respectively.
8. And 81 lanJs. except such a. shai6e herein
sner excepted u.Ieo delinquent for non payment
81 ssss ihereon, :or any wear years subsequent
the yssT ONO hou and eixht hundred and twenty ara
greri.usiO the passing ~ tho sc ard hch have 70
soH heretofore 'odecrUr3, clAef-iss exhoncrated
Gcgh sfresrs Of sArs due ihcfs,D, 70 ,urzu-nce Of
forfncr lays al uwIng suca redemption a. esonCTa-
sor. ara p:GrcTIbiHE laa r7saue-, term md ,7aa
.Heruof and upon Shicn al! Ma srrears a3-s thar
have heretofore Etc2rs5 H;lh 90 u.f cyu.uin Der
shoan damages thereon, s,asi rnt oe ,aJ '-io the
rFasGry upon wsv:s1: Of .ac Auditor o. PJ5 ic Sc
si+-.s, beiCrs Tie iEs GGy of Eovc'nbeT ll-a sha
30 ~ ire yCgT one thousand eight hundred b.. .uTI
three email be i'oHn end st.r he last ri"nt oayd tc
and ars hereby, egso.utey forfeited. and shall b.,
,heBcroIn forsvef Irred,cra8hls; and sf ancb ands
Il Ell right ';tis aud interest to Il ~ tie Of
ans every Dcfson orrscT- IT. whose name or Name
thS ssus arc ~ sre returned dehuQIrut for naIp.y
z1Fn' Of taErs thereon, hnc ri 81! ana .,e, prtsn or
fstfsns Ginning nnCcT tenn beng forfeited shal
frun and after M -t mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely in tho President and Directors oi
The Literary Fund.
4 And IN care any lands except such rs sbsI be here
tnsfsr excepted, shall hereafter be returned d.lln-
ausnt Tor non payment Of taxes sereon the person
Or psrsens ~ whose name or nsmes the ssme shall be so
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
Fail foI three years to be computed from the last ds
sf December u he year for which such taxes shai
seerhe and be IN arcar TO pay the treasury non
warrant Of the Audit The amount Of taxes due
thereon and IN hrrear. with I'm per centufn per annutD
damages thereon, from the date when the same a.,
sfpet, ell such Snds so returned and reDs in ny de-
hpisent Tor Don-psyTent Of taxes tba be from and
s6er the expiration sf the sold term ofthree years
and the same are hereby declared to DO forfeited and
shsA be ihsnGe'orih forever irredesmable--and oil
saeh lands and all right, title and interest ia or 10
hams or names tho same thail he returned delin-
fnsnI FOR non payment Of ta&cs dne thereon and Of
81 and every person or prrsOns clamsp under them
bsng 80 forfeited, shall be- from md after the exp-
ston Of the SAID term Of three yenrs and the some
sTs hereby vcSted sbsOutey IN the Prssidspt and H.
Tes'ors Of the Literary Fund.
Fyovtded, tbOt 10 nIl Csser OF lands returned deln
q"enI aud forfeited for non payment oftaxas and
heretofore vested by law IN the Presidcnt and Drcc-
tors efthe LITERARY Fund, well ~ OF lands which
have been or snail be returned dehnourn, fur nnr
pOymeni Of taAr', snd which rhaH b. 5y force of tb.
pf"vsJnns films act. frrfst'd Tor thu cause pud
yTs sd N the fad Preside 0nd Dnectnrs ONLY such
estate end interest shall be VcSeI in the sad Pres
'drDt and Directors ~ we're shsu be vested IN m,
person persons, in whosc ame or name, such land
have been or shall be returned deIinaucn, and n,
bs hsn. devisees or purchasers claiming under such
DeTson or p"rsoDs, o. the time such LANDS were here
Ofors or by 6rcs Of the provisions Of HE act fha
" 6fieted and vested IN the said President opd
Directors
And provided. that in ell cnses Of lands which |
avinR been returned delinquent for non payment of
axes, have bern heretofore vested by sw ~ the Pre-
Ident and Directors Of The Literary Eund. and o. /
snds, which having been yetprsed delinquent for
payfnsu Of taxes heretofOfe aOeTuod shal be- hv