Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-13

H would read. rom an advertisement OF The Antitor
oil Public Account, n pa ssrdph- Which would show
was in force. lii as follows; The provi-iou' of that
law were only partially entore d. aud no lanjs w.re
ell her SOLD, or OF red for -ale, sxe'ptin thu io''owirs
c.uru e, n. \ neiia. .AmhetSf Bit, Bedford BOte
tout, Be-. K. Blckiuyb IA, Cat a., CGDpbeH Cnat
10 t-, Ch"s,- hrh, CUJ.h-rand, Fiuv. nna, Frei.rick.
Gooeh a"', GrdysOt, GreenbTitr, q - nssilie. Hnno-
per, Ha icJ Heuty li- a. 49,, James CifY, * ,ug
4 q e., kits wrl,a'l, Lee, LOUISA, Lune nburg,
~ DIT on. Macon. Math US. Mr.kie, burg. NJ . ros
Nor'tuiDb 'leni, NOtiOw"!, O.Io, o anse, PeHdletOn,
Pi ~ iva"is, 70 .la'ar, Pence EiwarI. Prince Will
liam. Prince George. r. dJiuh, RockbTidge, R1ssell,
Scott, Siea IndOGh, = aHo.d, Surry, Sussex, S~po,tsy'-
vaniS, IoSepeU, Washington, Wood, aud wythe."
(.NOte No ,'i-S ws-e maje IN the C uoties ramed in
Hdtics Until 1850 Sal we're Cnly mode II 1915 ard
1916, aud he isnds utcha ed TOR The Literary Fund,
IN con'eql-nce OF no person bid w more than the TAX.
IS, uai"ase', aLd soss, nj Nbich lave no, been re-
d em'd uader t'e warn u ac', auitorisius redemptions,
ace ine ouiy l,ud. now vested in the Pre- sidea, and
Direciors, or ihs Commonwealth Tor tue nou-paym.n,
OF taxes. Tue lands sold ia the Counties ju,t menuon.
ed, were not coGhaed to tho'e returned delinquent in
1Sli and 1915, %. ia very many eases all tie old for
fel,ed and Seirquent laujs, exten' lag back to the 6rst
returns, were offered tor sol-, aud such of hem as
We're not purchased by inGi'ilusL were vested as ie
fore mentioned.
In 1917, he law was entirely ch,ngei. The d hi.
cul y OF euiOr,ing he act Of lSll, and The mischief
which seemed 10 grow out OF u, 40 lar az il was carried
Tito etiec, induced TIE l. gislature 10 adopt one other
change. Ii was eLsc ed, "That her, tel no lands OF
lois shall be exposed TO sale ior auy arrears Of take.
and damages due thereon, except in manner hereafter
TO be provided Tor by law but such arrears Of
taxes aud damages shell continue TO DO a lien
upon the lands aud lots on which they ire shargeabIe;
and the Shetht who shall he charged with the colIec-
ton Thereof, shall have full psWer aud authority to col.
lec' tie same, by distress or otherwise." Aud money
was aTpropria ell for the purpose, and the Executive
dlrec'eI 20 reies NJ, Tor the b-n ii, OF the orip inal own
ers, all the lands purchased by individuals, at The sale.
IN August 1916 and tae money So paid, was declared
TO be a lien on the lands, un II discharged wi h ten per
cent. per aunum damage, wittOu' any limit 10 the tim.
OF payment. No doLb', money would have been an.
pTOpTlateu Tor the TpiemD ion o. the Ianla .oIl IN ,Li
viduals, IN Angus, 1878 Tut the line had elapscd.
and tue Ugh; OF properly was absolutely vested in the
purchasers.
la 1921. it was d. clared, that ri IN Ill not be wruI
for the Sheriff or other Collector OF tie Revenue, 10
collect the ARE r 1t taxes on iauds returned dc linqurnt
but that such al f airs = all be payable into the Tr-asu
ry."-Thus It will be seea, thai all he lands d-Iin.
queut, as well as AL fortified and vesed In the Com
inonweal,h, before 1912, w re to be sold under the ac,
oil That ysaI jlst quoted, and tnat the whole proceed.
OF sales were 10 70 INFO tae Tr, asurv, hui no lands were
sold under it-tha', by The act OF 1911, provision was
made Ter the sale OF the same l3nds, and all other re-
turned up 20 he time If its passage, anito its re peal
and that the sale was 10 be up n he principle adopteJ{
by Courts OF Chancery in the ale Of lands under a lien
So much ouly was to be sold, as was necessary to pay
the charges against them. And by the act of 1917 no
more sales are 10 be made, unil provide for by law,
but the taxes 10 remain a lien n thr lands. Thi, sec.
ton was re-rnac'ed III 1919, aud forms the SO h sec ion
OF the ieneral act for tie coll elton oi he r venue,
aud now in force, except as 10 that part Of il, a., wv.
ing 'he arrears OF taxes TO he peid % ,te Sherifs.-
HIRE, then, il the contrast aud The pledge Thew are
iOurd, u o. just prit ciples ant good ccnsiIe! atoms =
The G5veTnment ltvies h.r iaxes al h r own discre-
ten, for tie public benefit. This il right. Sh. has
pledged herself, that he condition of payment shall be.
II the taxes b. no paid 10 the Collector, wi hin he
ear IN which hey were levied, they shail b, a lien
upon The subject 'aSel, let it pass to when il u ay0
shA ! 30 remain, unil .ten per cent. per asnum in.
terest or dam & hall be p il; and that no sals o! the
lend hall be mdde by he Common wealth, un IL some
law shall ce passed, author izirg il This sale
must, Of course, be made upon the principles of a sale
OF land under a lien for, the II isla'ure, in using the
"ord lien, II t-udsd % adopt is n eaning, according O
It's common acceP'atCn n relation % tina su' -ct. Thew
not mean an absolute fort. i'ur as some gsLtlem-n
seem TO ;hiLk, or il they did, Why are v e ak d row 10
a iorieitur- /? Why do that, that has already
been done SuPToIe we transfer the right Of tie Com.
monwe' lh III these lands. what would he transit r,ee
!? Nothing but ihe lien for the arrears of tazes
and damages. The Truth is, The Legislature in'ended
TO put all glasses OF delinquent aud lrf.ited lands pre-.
ciseIy o. the same ioohng, and the o. ct is effect {; ard
all Delinquent and fortsi ed lands, ana II lands red, EN-
I'll 10 1917, by the Ex cu'ive, tor the brn. 1T of 1he orr.
glDal owner, Way now be redeemed, as it is called, or
discharged from the lien, by the payment of the axe.
aud damages. The Iii ,rary Fund lands, are the cpIy
land.-uo' now red~snahle. They are the p,operyo
'ho C"~mioonwe@i b, by tAif P%ureha'e, Al pr bic auction,
ana ne con' Hnd ought TO reiease III IN to II actual
having patents Tor the samr lands, according to
The provisions Of the bill. But she ought not 30 a,temp
the Usn7i-r # had u'le..
II vii he proper next 10 i, ouirs into the mis, bief
csmFlalned u, whish s doubl 50 very much exagge.
rates. 1t 10 a well known fact, that hundreds, # not
ih usand', OF facts are returned yearly, which exis,
oniy III naDel uroa paper. Ttia state OF thin IS has
from vari-us causes. When land is once en-
tered OF 4 e book, il rsmainS, ~ m tier of cau.se, io
the Daue OF The FIR owner, until changed to ,ha, OF
some r%urcha-tr, or 10 the MINES Of the heirs or dcyis.es
OF the hs't ownrr. BIZ these changes have been so
much Cesier e., and 20 many errors have been con-.
mired IN milking IA III, ihat 1. ally The delinqu. nj ISIS
have increased IN a ra'io almost squsl TO the errors of
al tn Comm sicneTs iu he ; ale. The divis on Of eouc-
Les, has also pro 'uCe1 much Difficult v. The Commisiop-
ere, III transferring The lands lr.m he books Ct he cid,
TO hose of the new counties, could only transfer such
as they knew TO lie in the latte the conse queuce o6
which has been, TO have many tracts OF Hard re urned
delinquent 10 Ous coun'y, which lie un'aNed i'm an
other. Indeed, many Cf he lands Ttturned rom some
OF the Wes'eTn G Unties, are bel eyed to lie In
KtDiucky. AID much mischief fas grown out Ct
the sa'es made fr the United States 'axes.-
The purchasers, VITO send Their deeds out to be r..
co. ded, ere OF c, urse tharged with the taxes, hui a.
ter searching ~ y'in o hGd the laGds, permit them TO
be re urr ell dtlIuqpsn'. II the law was so changed AZ
to autaoriz striking from the CJmmissioner,' no ks all
de liGquent lands, ard T. have them re .entet ed affair
ths taxes be pad, or he lads sold, and not before. il
Wcu'' nD' oniy Ielievs he officers Of much troubIs
butt would sh' W reeisely the safe Of the actual taxa.
bic property OF the Commonwealth: aud the deIr aien
cIes would net appear 80 con idsIable. But at pfes.nt
We have 'be lists Increased by the errors Of torlv vera,
and az tie law now il, during the ne II forty years IN
come, the Lsglsli.ure wilt hod the very same lads
returned In he same names. There is not very mucb
room Ter complaint, as to the Lumber OF ~eristtnp lands
winch are properly taxed, and propeTI returned fl
~ Hne, lhrre are many foreigners, aud some of our own
eihZsns, who do not pay heir taxa, and not a few If
tefe''s 10 such cases, some dtspIsi ion must be ma
oil The landf; but It's a matter OF very little CONSEQUENCE
TO any one, gbat hat shoIl be. The prime object NJ
the hul, IL not he correction Of the mi. CHI, ef iusi man.
'Ionec; because It - not attempted; nor The EMO cement
OF a puneindi Plyment OF 'aX's. because iAe increased