Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-14
IN pORTANT LAW
Respecting Delinquent Lands IN Vrginia.
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non.Payment OF taxes can be published the o.
all such lands and lots that, from any cause, mar
haze been returned as delinquent prior to 1920. would
do we'll 10 make immediate enquiry into tbs subjs
Lands and lots may have been ned by the Sheriff,
and may now be in danger Of forfeiture, willis. the
Pr:sento owners are perfectly unconscious and unsus-
picious Of the fact. The inso vcncy, negligence, or
remote residence, OF former owners may have incum
bered tract OF land lot, with single years taxa
on. and that single years toration may jsopardiz.
the title OF the present Serious aud prompt at
tsntion Is therefore earnestly invited TO he subject
JAMES L. HEATH,
Auditor oil Public Accounts.
AN ACT
Concerning lands returned delinquent for non pay.
,nent Of fares and making disposition OF certain
land. dttinquen. and Of certain escheaed lands
for the benefit of actual aud bona Jfde holders
Thereof, under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed Ap'il LIST, 1881.
Belt enacted By the General Assembly all lands except
% %, sod Of ss vested
cd tho ninth day of February,
act concerning lands which been
deemed before the first day Of January las, pursuance
nor terms and times thereof shall forever hereafter DO
And all lands except such shall bo hereinafter excepted
med TOR tho mon of taxes thereon for tho
years previous thereto and which shall have been
pursuance Of former laws, allowing such redemption
DO redeemed day January next
o,ho provisions in this section hereinafter eontoncd and all
been sold for of due have
DAY February thousand eight hundred and seventeen
or on a % E S the
heretofore redeemed by for the original opeors by pay
tho "n thereof with the damages thereon according
provisions 10 this section hereinafter Contained
shall be- aud the hereby declared be- from aud
thcncconh forever Northumberland all right
in whose delinquent
sa 1s and of all and
are hereby vested IN the President and Directors of the
next i hereby allowed for the redemption of all lands
thus section above menoned by payment into the treasury of all
Executive for the redemption thereof may be- together
,h Executive the case may be- according tho Provisions OF
And all lands except hereinafter excepted
re 70, for year
twenty and previous to the passing o act have
Of due thereon of former laws allowing
and nes thereof and upon which ali the of h
have heretofore with ten per conu" ann damages
Auditor of Public Accouats, before tho day Novenbor
three, shall be- from mentioned date and are
u hnd and sa Re h @ %a
and of all and every persons
of thereon and of all and every persons
President and Directors of the Literary Fund
And in any such shall be hereinafter
excepted shall hereafter returned delinquent for payment
ha &c other nS' h%
Of sa M s yo5r 5 to Sf $ the last
and be 10 pay treasury upon warrant of the
with centum damages thereon from the date
delinquent Tor non payment OF taxes shall be from aud AFTER the
expiration of the said term of three and tho hereby
sbleand all such lands, and all right title and
the shall delinquent for non payment Of
ns due Ss %9@ of n Gd eTG aS @
ono said term Of loo years aud the hereby
s ;,@ % non pavmeot of "uJ b u1l g h Gm
IN Tho the naof
lands which have been shall be returned delinquent for
this forfeited for that and vested in the said President
and Directors only .uchesta aud interest shall be vested in tho
whose such lands have
d we're bers,oo or byf orce of be provisions of b
shall no forfeited and vested in tho said President and Directors
And provided that in oil of lands which having
vested by law il the President and Dfecos tho Literary
accrued shall BIO by force provisions
Of h. act forfeited for that cause and in the said Pfos
cd delinquent for payment OF taxes hereafter to and
,ha, cause tho President
or u name Or "' lands have been
nd Directors at The date Of such foffoiu declared
a lands AS sba ba aseotSor 90 ahe provisions % 1bi
nc, cd and vested in tho said President and Directors have
been returned delinquent under of the said dsab
lands according the provisions Of this shall be
forfeited and vested the said President and Directors
shall DO delinquent shall date of
ander Of the said disabilities such shall and
payment into the treasury upon the warrant OF the Auditor oil all
Of justly due and ch0geabe thereon with
per damages the from the time times
when the accrued shall within two
disabilities removed and afterwards aud
shall die such of disability,
then the heirs devsees OF such dying
tho like redeem lands within
two death Of HIS their doviso
PrOUidd tba notif thus act ocnsned sha he eonttus
snnul impair any at Ct tue rights OF purchaser
purchasers leads heretofore forfeited for payment n
all
continue be regulated soi determined by the former
reIntnK thsm IL ths at bed over been passed.
shall he the duty o the First Arddor 10 alphabetical
Lists Lars 10 Commonwealth which heretofore have
Oh hereafter may he, ned delinquent Cor
Of sud which eitomabe according to the
Of 10 mi making
with Counties lying West Of The Allegheny Mouniap', aud
pubhng after mentioned, the lot Of snds
delinquent before the rainE o this
Isnd. which my hereafter be feu,r delnqusn, teween the
tnonhso Fsbary snd May the year succeeding that whib
delinquency she'll add be returned il which lists the
AYddo shsn specify sepNats ooldnns the Of tie
tsrs the the qusuty r lsnd each tat the
delinquent, The
due threoo ,nd 20 mfes the County OF Counties
Hnd such the local
thereof the
aud The Auditor hs contract fof the printing Of the sSd lists
time, they completed, sheets OF
The sh sud IN othof
States shall HUNDRED copies thereof 70 he bound
of hem 20 be deposited 10 we Cleik Office
Of county Coud - the Commonwealth
enacted, Ths the Auitor OF Public Account.
shall he pubhcd IN su 81 The Nov" aaPtfs
an this sih, sni m tEcso1tug two urh newPa'
month"; shs tint necessary mott u the frcy'on,
thereof be Pe'd OUT ~
eng money 10 the Tfessafy not tthtrrre appropriated
touching he de-
oaeny such ud, fof payment u taxes o.
BY The provisions u this act sfs OF 'ba be medssmses spS The