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

ey under grants from the Commonwealu and hasjus had
hc duly entered the Commissioners books aud hav
paid and discharged all the theIeupon charged and
Justly charseabe agans, him. |,
IL No person any pending hereafter I've
brought for the recovery OF lands lying West of the Ale
chany Mountain against another person bona he claiming
the Cnmonwcal,h issued previously to the passing
act and having had the said lands claimed by him duly
tered IN the books OF the Commissioners of the and
having paid and discharged all taxes, charged and
justly chaseable against him, shall I've allowed give evil
any grant uf the Commonwealth of the lands in such
action demanded, support title he,eo unless shall
shew that he has had the lands by him claimed and lie
duly entered ON the hooks of the of
the and charged with according law, and has
actually paid the taxes charged and justly charseahc ,hereen
against hm or them Provided that this section shall cout
nue. aud be in force for the years pass.
ing OF this act and lonserand provided also, tina, all
every person persons whose lands have not been en-
tered on the Commissioners books for years. shall
he at liberty to enter his her their lands with the Comms
of the OF County where such he
aud have the assessed and for year years
aud the certified the Auditor shall receive such
certificates ard charge the with
hose suits depending shall be
cd into trial until reasonable time shall he allowed
his her or their lands and the unless he she they
shall choose TO suffer such or 20 o trial
Ia All lands which have already been forfeited for
payment oi taxes which 10y the provisions this
presently, shall be the first day November,
sand eight hundred aud thirty three, forfeited for payment
OF taxes, over aud above such whereof the right title and
OF the President aud the Literary tu, shall
he transferred To and vested person persons
IN pursuance OF tins act before the first day oi November
which shall be IN the thousand eight hundred aud ,h
egh' snail be sold by the same officers and the
manner aud on the prescribed passed
ninth day OF February, one thousand cg, hundred four
tcen entitled an &C, To amend and explain entitled
| &C, concerning on land.
10 The section herein above contained relating to lists
lands delinquent forfeited ynent taxes
extend to aud embrace all such auts throughout the Common
wea hu none other OF the provisions of this herein
o'e contained" shaI he construed to extend land
Iinquen TO- Of taxes hut were or
Sna granted under the act passed at the May the
year one thousand seven hundred anu seventy entitled
act for ESTABLISHING land office and dSceydnig me terms
AMI manner Of granting 'caSte and Incorporated lands and
me subsequent acts on the same subject aud lands lying
the Western waters of the Commonwealth may
granted before the passing Of the said May
thousand seven hundred and seventy nine
nqucnt forfeited lands shall excepted and exempted
om the operations of the provisions this
cd save only the section thereof concerning lists delinquent
| lands above mentioned
20 and as to such delinquent, lands originally
granted under the said eciIed Nav session
hundred and seventy nine, living on the west
en waters OF the Commonwealth that may have granted
before the of the one
hundred and seventy unc which been vested by
la" IN the President and Directors of the Literary
payment of and which excepted and
from hs operation OF this act, aforesaid further time al
me hr Gay OF January thousand eight hundred thirty
hee sha be and tie same is hereby allowed for the eemp
81 If any person having title any lot Of land
any par theIeo returned delinquent for the payment
taxes and heretofore President aud Director
OF the Literary Fund and having, whose
having legal possession thereof shall prove by satisfactory
violence the Court County Corporation in which scl
land or lot may re before the first day Of January eghee,
hundred ana thTy three ya prior the passage
ne was bona Adc purchaser of such land lot,
part thereof so claimed 10y him. that he has same
whc was duly recorded before the passage of this act
that ne has paid all the purchase therefor or so much
ereoi as not To leave III has hands sufficient pa,
Inc taxes and damages and unpaid
purchase OF that he fairly derives titles by through or unde
some person so having purchased and paid the purchase
ney, snail be the duty Of the Court Judgment
favour OF such person exhonerang the land or lot ar ,h
part thereof so claimed derived from all the arrears
dNe du e damages thereon anterior TO the date of
purchase except much the balance purchase mo
ney remaining unpaid will be sufficient dschae And th
complainant may take copy of record aested by th
GEEK and HE the same with the First Auditor who shall cor
rect the delinquent lists IN his office accordingly But udg
en sha he rendered except the presence the Atoe,
Tor the Commonwealth OF Attorney appointed by
the Court to defend the u.eres, of Commonwealth
e app,caoh sha fai Judgment shall be rendered agaus
the applicant and he shall be adjudged to pay ndr
men' in favor of such applicant shall be Of any validity Jules
pear on Tue record that the Attorney for the Common
wean or me Attorney appointed aforesaid appeared de
fend the application
u And any person having legal possession of and title
any tract and or 10, onIesad, denqent 70
non payment of taxes and vested in the Prcs
He anu DIecto oil the Literary Fund, shall shew salts
factory evidence TO the Court of the County or
where the said land lot may lie any before the frs
gay OF 'dhuay eighteen hundred and thirty three,
taxes IN aTIear and due thereon auear or due ehs
having been enormously rged books of the Commits
VI having oeeh actually paid, or that IN the years 70
which said land or lot delnuuent there wa
sufficient property on the premises wherein the collector nigh
nave made distress, shall be the duty Of the Court unde
the limitations, mJunctIons and conditions contained in IN
preceding secon to render Judgment exoncratng such land
10" he part thereof so claimed, from the enone
ously chaiged theTeupon complainant NAV take
copy OF the record aested by the Clerk and file the same vii
he hI AUDITOR, VINO shall the delinquent l accoIC
ingy.
23 Nothing in this contained shall be construed to an
null impair or any affect the rights OF any person or ne
sons holding lands returned delinquent for non payment
taxes at whose instance and in whose behalf such lands nav
been or snail he duly exOneated from taxes there
3h or 1" ana ~ whom the right, title aud the Pesi
dent and Directors Of the Literary Fund in or to such land
hen Claimed or purchased by them been renoushc
ana vested III pursuance of the provisions Of this any
OF Assembly and particularly of the act passed the sixth da
~ March one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven emil
We" an act concerning land. returned delinquent the MOI
ayeni Of taxes and OF another passed the twenty Sc
Vcn Gay O epTuafy thousand eight hundred and wen
ts enheh an act concerning lands returned delinquent TO
non payment of
Inc duties which are by this required the Audi
10 ISIS OF delinquent and he
MN made out rendering much additional aboT NECESSARY or
nS ne IS therefore hereby authorised employ addition
~ 'IsIhs OF employ his Clerks Of Office hours for sc
a may ne necessary 10 the due discharge such duties
an" 10 pay mem compensation exceeding rate of az
per month"; out OF any money the treasury otherwise an
pTopTaied. ' ~
70 ms act shall commence and be IN force from and a0r
the first day Of May next ~ INV
i Inc foregoing rs true copy from the original
I GEORGE w. MUNFORD, CLERK of the A. D.
| April ,, 1881 and Keno, If ,ha p,u.
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