Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-02

III me treasury Hpt otherwise appropriated.
Z, In all controversies, which shall or may
arise touching the delinquency and forfeiture
Of such lands for non-paymeot of taxes as by
the provisions of this act are or shall be ire
deema6le, and the vesting thereof In the Pres
ident and Directors OF the Literary Fund, the
certificate Of the AUDITOR of Public Accounts
of such delinquency and forfeiture, shall be
as against the person or persons IN whose
name or names such lands have been or shall
be returned delinquent, HIS, her or their heirs
or devisees, not lsborng under auy disa-
bility OF infancy. coverture, insane mind or
imprisonment. evidence OF such delinquency
~ respect To the same, and oil the forte iture
thereof, and of the title vesieI in the said Pr
sideni and Directors, nor shall such forfeiture,
or the title vested in the said President aud
Directors, be impenched for any alleged ia
regularity in the proceedings by which snch
forfeiture accrued other than the fact, that
the taxes. Tor non-pay ment whereof, the tot
lecture WAS imposed, had been actually paid,
unless the irregultrity alleged, appear 90 the
lace OF the Iroceedmgs: and any person im-
prachiDg ih tile SO vested in the said Presi-
dent and Directors ON the ground tina, the tax
es were not in.arreAr, shall be held 10 proof OF
The pay ment thereof
3 Aud whereas il is kaown 10 the General
Assembly, That IN many cases, Ian =, VI parts,
or parcels OF lands Especially sucn ms have
been granted aud appropriated. under The act
passed at the May Session. IN the year one
thousand seven hundred ana seventy -iine, ia
ti'lrd An act, for est ,bllshing Land ON u,
aud ascerlai0in. tue terms aud manner oi
granting waste and uusppropsa,ed lduds, aud
the subsequent acts on the same SUBJECT, }
winch have heretofore ben, or may hefeaile,
be returned l,nquent for non-,,ay hent OF
taxes, aud which have been heretofore sesed
ny la", ~ the President and Directors OF The
Literary und, or whi'h, by tho prosisions oil
ms aei, shaii or may hereafter he fortified
a"u vested III the sa'd ffesident an Diee-
'o's' bte ne'a ny pe's""s o'hef Una" 'hose LOT
"hose deianii he} hSe been, or shall be 30
forfeited, ciiin'ng bona hde, mediaiely, or
immediately, under grants from the Com'non-
"ea"h am that the siiu actual holders anu
bona hde claimants, nave settled anh improved
the LANDS, soby them held anu claimed aud
nave, moreover, paid all pnblc taxes theft
on due ana cha'8eu, or Justly chaigeaet
10 then; anu II Is therefore reasonable anu
Just, tn" The 'i'ies OF sueh actual holders
ana bona hue claimants, should De- qies
anu perfected 80 iar rs tue transfer u 'he"'
VI he ''shls 'ss'eo u" '"e s"'a ''es'ue"' anu
i"eC'ois' h"u, 'ne'e'"'e, s""Jee.co 10 'ho
dsP"s'ho" " 'no "e"e'ai Assem'y' ean w
eo,iPisn 'h"' "vC''
DC - ,"eif,oie iur'"e' enacted INV al 'he
's"', '''e M '"'e'e" VI me sara Tres'aeh'
'"' D"ee o''' :" or y" ""y 'an's' except shch
az snai. De hereinafter excepted, wn'ch have
"eie'o'o'e nee" 'es'eu ny u" !" tue sala RE
s'ue"' an" Dnec'o's, OF wn'eh' ny ,he pros's-
'o"S " '"'e ~ "ay "e'esi.er oe 'o'ie"eu anu
'es'e" :" VIC 'e'''e"' "ni D"ee'"'S' shah anu
may ce, u, wv hi"'l"e' hereinafter PteSer'oeo,
transferred 10 ana ve''eu IN any "nd every per
-
ae'au' '"e same nave nee" o'ie''eh' ana
'oe'' oe''s ot ues''ee'' "h' are now IN ac'oal
'os'es''oh anu Occupation OF 'ne sa'u 'o,'e"sd
'a"us' VI any pau Vi Pa'ce' 'he'eoi, ior 30
huen t"e'eoi' as S'o" person or persons nave
just "'e "f oiain TO- ieSai OF 'qu'aoie' IONA
hue' ei"l heo, h'la OF derived nom, or onder
any st'"' % ,he C"h'hon"ea'th, VINO shah
nave "'so"a'sea an taxes ooiy assessed anu
c"a,5eu "s ',ns, hi'' ne' Ut men, upo" such
iahu, anu all taies 'na' ooShf 10 nave oeen
assessed am charged 'hereoo, rom tue ''he
WIG" me- s"e OF tney' acquired MS nef OF
the" t'e 'he'e'o, "ne'her tgal or eqn'aoir.
y. 80 ike"se' o., Tue r'sh' tile a"1 utter
est IL or TO any lands, except such as snail be
hereinafter, excepted, which shall here liter be
returned delinquent Tor non-payment oil taxes,
ana shAli be, unjeT lhe pfos'si ms OF 'his ael ,
hereafter forfeited tor 'hst cansr, anu sesled
IN the said President aud Directors, shall and
may be, IN the manner hereinafter prescribed,
transferred TO, hnd vested 10 any person OF
persons, who shall or may BIZ, a, the time oil
such iulnre forfeiture and vesiing thereof, in
the said President aud Directors, Ia actual pos
session and occupation OF The sad ioriett d
lands, or any part or parcel Thereof, Tor SO
much thereof rs such person or persons
shall have ad title or clam 10, legal or -
outside, bona hde claimed. derived and
held under any grant OF The Commonwealth,
which shall have been issued beiore the pas
sing Of this act, and who shall have die
charged all taxes. duly assessed against such
person or persons, upon such lands, and all
taxes which ought to have been assess d thrre-
on, from the time when such person or per-
soma acq tired his, her or their title thereto,
whether legal or eqiuabc
10. And whereas IL Is known TO the Gene raj
Assembly, that IN many eAs.s, divers large