Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-10
AN ACT,

nOn-p0yWent Oh tuXCS, anu udkiNS utSpO-
sition OF certain Lands so delinquent, and
Of certain cscheatcd lands, for the benefit
Of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
Under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1891.
J. Be it enacted By the General assembly That
Ill lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for nom pay
JOon taxes thereon, vested in the Prcsiden,
d Directors ofthe Literary Fond by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hun
d!cd aud fourteen, entitled an act to amend and
plum the act entitled act concerning taxes on
ldnds, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day Of January last pss pursuance
OF former laws allowing such redemption, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hercaffer be irredcemBbie.
?. And all lands except such shall be hcfcnaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
ment Of taxes thereon, for the year thousand
eight hundred anC tWcnty. or for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excncrated from
of taxes thereon, pursuance of former laws
allowing such redemption exoncratun, and pre-
scribDg the manner, terms and times thereof or
shall not be redeemed before the Grst day Of January
next in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such as
shall DC hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold for of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance of the oct
passed the twentieth day of February one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled 'an act to
amend the several acts concerning the arrearages Of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by for the ori.
gnal proprietors by payment into the treasury Of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according TO law
shall not be redeemed before the fret day of Janu
airy next, in pursuance Of the provisions this Sec
ton hereinafter coniained shall be, ard the same are
r reby declared to be- from and after the said first
day of January next, absolutely forfeited, and shn1
be thenceforth forever irredeema ble:-uhd OF such
lands and oil right title and interest to and in the
same, OF all and every person or pprsSrs in whose
name or names the same returned delinquent,
tor non payment OF taxes thereon and of al and sv
eI2 person persons claiming under them shall be
henccforth, opd the hereby absolutely vtrs-
fed m the president and Directors OF the htcrary
tuDd.A nd further time until the said first day of
January next is hereby allowed for the redemption
OF all such lands in this section above mentioned By
Ipyment into the treasury of oil Of taxes due
thereon. or OF the money advanced by the Exec
tive for the redemption thereof the case may be-
together with damages on such arreah or ON HE
moneys advapced by the Executive, 9s the sase may
be- according to the provisions Of the 6ru1tr laws
Gfncernng ihe ssme respectively.
3. And all lands, except such as EMAIL be herein
sGer excepted, returned delinquent for non pa mvnt
Q toxeB thereon for my year years subsequent to
the year one thou and eight hundred and twenty an6
uvors to the passing of tins act, aud which have MOI
6rsn heretofore redeemed, otherwise exhonerated
from arrears Of taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance Of
tlrmcr laws allowing such redemption On uxonera-
Gbn, and prescribtHg the manner, terms and times
thereof and upon which all the arrears Of axes that
Rhve heretofore accuned with ten per ctn um ner
annum damages thereon, slrall not BIC paid INTO tire
treasury, upon warrant OF the Auditor Of Public Ac
S6onts before the fist day of November which stall
be IN the year one thousand eight husfed and thirty
three, shall Inc from and sffPr the last meutioDsd GATE
end are beseby, absolutely forfeited, and shall be
thenceiorh forever irredeema lie; and al snch hands
d all right, title and interest to in the samo of all
dd every person or persons IN whose name or flames
the same are or were returned delinquent for npnpay
FfnnF fstfn Fb0ro aVN4,.F
Persons claiming under them, being forfeited shall
be- from and st.er The last mentioned date are tercby
vested absolutely in re President and Directors OF
the LITERARY Fund.
inaier excepted, shsll hercs4tf be returned dein-
queat for non payment of taxes thereon & the urson
or perEons IN whose name the auue shall be 80
fturncd or some other person for hun or them shall
t1i for three years, DO computed un the Inst tnv
OF December OF the year for which such tnxgs shall
acrue and be IN arrear, TO the treasury upon
warant OF the Auditor the amount OF taxes Justly due
thereon and IN aTrenr, with ten per ceDum per annum
dhrnages thereon, from the date when the same &C.
c1ued, all sUch lands SO returned and remo;n,np de-
hnquent for non-pay rnent Of taxes shall be from and
alter the expiration of the said term Of three years
and the same are hereby declsre To be forfeited and
shall DO thencefotth forever rredeemabIe,--snd all
ouch lands, and oil right, title and interest in nr In
the same, of and every person or persons in whose
name or names the same shuII be returned dclin-
qyent for non payment of toxrs due thereon and of
al aud every person or persons claiming under them
hcng so forfeited shall be. from ond nfter the exp,
ration Of the said term Of three years. and the came
are hereby vested absolutely IN the Presdan; and u,
IcctOrs e tho Literary Fund.
PTOrided, that IN all cnscs OF lands Leturned den-
quent and forfeited for payment oftaxes and
heretofore vested by law the President and Direc
tors ofthe Dterary Fund, as well no OF lands which
nave been or shall be returned delinquent for non
payment OF toxes, snd wlch ehal be by force Of the
Hovisons Of this act, forfeited for that cause and
vested IN the sold President ond Directors only such
estate and nieTos shall be vested in the said Pres
idcnt and Directors shall be vested IN the
person or persons IN whose name or names such lands
fave been or shhU be returned delinquent and in
ibe hcTs devsees or Purchasers claiming under such
person or persons, at the time such lands we're here
oioIe or by forco Of the provisions Of this uct shall
DC forfeited and vested IN the said President and
Directors.
And, provided, that in ell cases OF lands which
having been returned delinquent for non payment of
HEes, have been heretofore vested by law the Pre-
Ident aud Directors Of the Literary Fund; and Of
snes, which having been returned delinaueat Eor
I9n pNoeni or taxee heretofore accrued shall be by
isfeo OF tho provisions Of this act fortified for tjIs