Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-27
AN ACT,


Of certain escheated lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona fide holders thereof,
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
I. Be IL enacted by the General assembly, That
ali lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which, having been returned delinquent for non pay
ment of taxes thereon were vested m the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund by the act passed
the ninth day of February, one thousand, eight hun
dred and fourteen, entuled an act to amend and en-
plain the act entitled an act concerning taxes on
lands, and which shall not have been redeemed, be-
fore the first day of January last past, IN pursuance
OF former laws allowing snch redemption, and pre-
scribng the manner, terms and times thereof, shall
forever hereafter be irrcdeemnblc.
3. And all lands except such rs shall be hcrcinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the pay
ment Of taxes thereon, Tor the year one thousand
eight hundred and enry, o. for any year years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excnerated from
of taxes thereon, IN pursuance Of former laws
allowing such redemption cyonerstIon, and pre-
scrlbng the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day of January
next, pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter contained; and all lands except such as
shall be hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been sold for of taxes due thereon have been
redeemed by the Executive, in pursuance of the act
passed the twentieth day OF February one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled IAN act TO
amend the several acts concerning the arrearages of
taxes lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed, by for the orr
gnal propretors by payment into the treasury OF the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof with the damag es thereon according 10 law,
shall not be redeemed before the fret dav of Janu
airy next, pursuance of the provisions in this Sec
ton hereinafter conained shall be- and the are
hereby declared be- from and after the said fist
day Of January next absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenceforh forever lrredcema ble-and all such
lands and all right, title and interest to and IN the
snme, of all and every person persons, in whose
rRme or names The same were returned delinquent
for non payment OF taxes thereon, and of oil and ey-
erv person persons claiming under them shall be
thenceiorth, and the hereby absolutely ves
tod in the president and Directors OF the Literary
Fund--And further time until the sad first dsy OF
January next, is hereby allowed for tho redcnDtion
OF all such lands IN this section above mentioned by
payment into the TREASURY of oil arrears of taxes due
thereon or uf the money advanced by the Exec
utve for the redemption thereof, the case may be-
together with damages OH such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the case NAV
be- according to the provisions of the former laws
concerning the same respectively
3. And oil lands, except such slIa be herein
after excepted, returned delinquent Tor non payment
Of taxes thereon for any year years subsequent to
the year thou:and eight hundred and twenty ara
previous to the passing of tins act, and which have mol
been heretofore redeemed or otherwise exhonerated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, 10 pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption an exonera-
tion and prescribing the manner, terms and times
OI IA
hive heretofore accured with ten per centum No
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid into the
treasury, upon warrant ofthe Auditor of Public Ae
COUNTS, before the first day-of November which shall
be in the year thousand eight hundred aud thirty
three shall be from end after the last ment onod date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited, and shall h..
tsenceforth forever rredeemable and all snch lands
d all right title and interest to 6, in the same of nil
end every perspn or persons in whose or names
The same are or were returned delinquent for nonpay
ment Of taxes thereon, and Of III aud every person m
persons claiming under them being So forfeited sLaII
be, frsm and after The last mentioned date are hereby
vested absolutely III the Prerldeut and Dnectors IL
the Literary Fund.
4. And IN any lands except such az shall no hero
insher excepted, shall hereafter be returned d,lju-
qsent Tor non payment OF taxes thereon u the person
or persons whose name the sumo shn be On
returned, or some other person for him or them shall
fuI tor three years To be computed from the last d,v
or December u the year for which such iaros yb,H
accrue and be IN aear, to pay the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor, the amount of taxes
'hereon and IN arrear with ten per centu per annum
damages thereon, from the date when the same a.,
srued, all such lands returned and remo:n,ng de-
JiDqueDt Tor Bon-paymcnt oftaxes shall be from and
after the expiration Of the said term ortbrce veprs
and The same are hereby declared Ia be forfeited and
shaH be thencctOrth forever irredcamab.e;-an ali
'ucb lands asa al right title and lu'orcs, in or To
'hc same, 81 OIL I'D c,ery porsOn or parsons IN whose
name "f ie'Dgs tie rau.c shail be- returned deI,n
Gaen' lr n.u payment Of sxcg doe thereon. and If
d" '"o every fts.sH Hr prrSrU- claiming under them
te'H% ra forfeited, .a. .. " ',u srd .i;.r the exp,
rai'Cu uI .'. sr.t term .I three ,..-. s,I I'm, o
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