Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-22
AN ACT,
AUDITOR Of Public I


AN ACT,
Concerning Lands returned delinquent FOL
nOn-paymont of taxes, and making dlspo-
sltlon o. certain Lands SO delinquent, and
OF certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona tde holders thereof
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April 1st, 1881.
! l. BE enacted jy the General .qssemJiy, That
all lands, except snch shall hereinafter be excepted.
WHICH, having been returned delinquent for non pay
mcnt OttaNcs thereon, were vested in the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, thousand eight hun
dred and fourteen. cnulcd I'll act to amend and
plaza the act entitled al &c. concerning taxes on
lands ard which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the fist day CT January last past, III pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scriblng the manner, and tunes thereof shall
forever hereafter be irrcdCenab!c.
.. And all lands except such as shall be hCrcinar
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
ment OF taxes thereon, for the year one thousand
eight hundred ana tW eny, for any year or years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise cXcneratcd from
arrears o! taxes thereon in pursuance OF former laws,
! allowing such redemption eXoneratIon. and pre-
scrrbing the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day of January
next, pursuance OF The provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and I'll lands except such as
shall be hereinafter excepted. which, after having
thereon.
redeemed by the Executive, IN pursuance o.! the act
passed The twentieth day of February, ore thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act to
amend the several acts concerning he a!rcaragCs of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by the
gnal prOprietors by payment into the treasury OF The
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 20 law
or shall not be redeemed before the first day ofJanu
airy next, n pursuance Of the provisions in his sec
Hereinafter he ha
hereby declared 10 be, from and al er the said first
day OF January next, absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thencelOTth forever irreGcema ble-and all such
lands and all light, title and interest to and IN the
same, of all and every person persons, in whose
name or names The same returned delinquent
fur payment o. taxes thereon. and of all and ev
cry person or persons claiming under them, shall be
thencetorth, and the hereby absolutely YES
! ted IN the fresldcIt and Directors OF the Literary
Fuudhnd further time until the said first day .:
January next, is hereby allowed for The redemption
OF all such lands in this section above mentioned by
payment INTO lie treasury OF all arrears of taxes due
thereon. or-of the money so advanced by the Exec
utive for the redemption thereof as the case may be-
together with damages such arrears, c. on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case may
be, according 20 the PROVISIONS of the former laws
concerning The same respectively.
). And all lands, except such as shallbc herein
after excepted, returned delinquent for non payment
of taxes thereon for any years subsequent
the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty ara
prevOusto the passing OF this and which have no.
been heretofore redeemed, or otherwise eXhoneratsd
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, ~ pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an eXonera-
tlon, ana prescribing the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all the arrears oftaXes that
have heretofore acCured with ten Der cenum pcr
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid nio the
treasury, upon warrant the Auditor Of Public Ac
counts before the first day of November. which shall
be III the year thousand eight huBred ami thirty
three shall be from and after the last nen oncd date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, aud shall be
thenceiOTth forever irTedeemabo and III such lands,
q all right title and interest to 81 in the same Of all
and every person persons in whose name or names
the same were returned DELINQUENT for nonpav
ment Of taxes thereon, and Of all and every person or
persons claiming under them, being so forfeited, shall
be, from and after the last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely in the Presdcu; and Directors Of
the Literary Fund.
And IN case any lands except sue. IS shall 6e here
inafer excepted, shall hereafter be returned Lcn-
qBent for non payment oftaXes thereon s. the person
persons IN whose name the same shall be so
retained, some other person for him or them shall
fail for three years. TO be computed from Inc last daY
Of December CF the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and be III acar pay into the treasury upon
warrant Of Tie Auditor, the amount Of taxes usydae
thereon and in arrear, with ten perceUan per annum
damages thereon, from the date when tho same az
cruCd, oil such lands so returned and remaining de-
nqueDt for uon-paymcnL oftaXes, shall &c from and
after the expiration of the said term ofthrse years
and the same hereby declared to bc forfeited and
shall be thenCeforth forever irredcCmgh'e;--aud all
such lands. and all right, title and interest in or TO
the same, OF all and every person or persons IL whose
name or names the same shall be returned dclu-
qusnt for non payment Of taxes due ;harcon and cr
al and every person cr persons caimng under them,
being 50 forfeited, shall be- from aud after the exp
ration Of the said term OF three years, and The same
arc hereby vested absolutely in the President aad D.
ractors Of tbr Literary Fund.
T'ror4cH, that ai cases Of lands returned d.ia-
Guent and forfeited for non payment oCfuyes. and
Heretofore vested by law in The President and Di-e