Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-22


IL No person any pending hereafter he
brought for the recovery of lands lying West of the Ale
shany Mountain against another bona e claiming
the same lands, medatey or immediately under grants from
the Commonwealth, issued previously To the passing of this
act and having had the said lands claimed by him duly
tered the books the Commissioners of the aud
having paid and discharged all taxes thereon charged and
justly chargeabe agans, him, shall be allowed give ev
dence grant of the Commonwealth OF the lands in such
action demanded support his title thereto unless he shall
shew that he had the lands by him claimed and de
manded duly entered on the books of the Commissioners of
the charged with according
actually paid charged and justly chageabe
against him them Provided, that this section shall cou
and he i'm for he
ing this and lonse-and provided ALSO all
and and persons whose lands have been
Commissioners books
be liberty his, her their Commits
soner of the OF the County where such lands shall e
and have the assessed aud taxed years
and the certified TO the Auditor who shall such
certificates and charge the with the
assessed aud receive payment heeoi-and
whose suits are depending shall be nonsui,ed
ed into trial until reasonable time shall he allowed
his her their lands and the taxes unless
shall choose to suffer such nonsu go trial
49, All lands which have already forfeited non
of which provisions of this act are
presently, shall be the first day November one thou
SAND esh hundred ana thirty three, forfeited for
of taxes and above such whereof right title and in
teest of the President and Directors Literary Fund shall
may be transferred TO and vested person or
in pursuance of this act before the first day of Nopemher
which shall be in the thousand eight hundred and th
" eght shai be sold by the officers in the same
manner and the prescribed by the act the
ninth day OF February, thousand eight hundred and four
eel entitled au act to amend and explain an act entitled an
act concerning land.
H. Inc section herein above contained relating lists
lands delinquent forfeited payment Of taxes shall
extend TO and embrace all such lands throughout
wealth. but none other OF the provisions this act herein
oove contained shall be construed any land de-
hnquen io payment of taxes lands as were orr
gnay granted under the passed Nav session in the
year one thousand seven hundred seventy nne entitled an
act for establishing land office and asce,taing the terms
ana manner Of granting aste and appropriated lands and
The subsequent subject and lands lvng IN
the Western waters othe Commonwealth tina, NAV have been
granted before the passing of the of Nav session
thousand hundred seventy nine and all Other de-
nquent or forfeited lands shall excepted and exempted
rom the operations of the provisions this act above contain
ed save only the section thereof concerning lists of delinquent
lands above mentioned
20 And as TO such delinquent lands as were not originally
seven hundred aud seventy nne and lands living on the
@ waters OF the Commonwealth that have been granted
before the passing of act of Nav session one
seven hundred and seventy which have been yesteT bv
law IN the President and Directors the Literary Fund for
payment of taxes and which are exceped and exeed
rom he operation OF this aforesaid further time till
me hr day OF January eight hundred and thirty
Sna DE ana the same is hereby allowed for redemp
81 any having title any tract or lot of land or
taxes ana not heretofore vested the President and Directors
The Literary Fund.- and having whose tenant or Jesse
mavns legal possession thereof shall prove by satisfactory
dence 10 the Court OF the County Corporation in which such
and or lot may lie before the first dav January eh,een
and thirty three that prior to the passage of this act
ne was bona hde purchaser of such lot or of The
part thereof so claimed by him. that has deed for the
was uuy recorded before the passage of this act and
d nc mas ad all the purchase therefor so much
as not TO leave in his hands sufficient satisfy and paw
inc taxes and damages and unpaid date of his
purchase or mat he aIrly derives titles through or under
some person SO having purchased and paid the purchase mo
ney shall be the duty of the Cour, render judgment in
favour OF SUCH person exhonerang the or lo or the
part thereof so claimed derived from all the arrears of
ana me damages thereon anterior the date such
purchase except so much the balance the purchase mo-
ney remaining unpaid will be sufficient to DISCHARGE And the
anna may take copy of the record by the
rect the delinquent lists his office accordingly Rui no ind
ent shall be rendered in the presence of the Attorney
tne Court to defend the interest of the Commonwealth
the application shall fall judgment shall be rendered against
he shall Ipa ,i;,IraI
nent favor of such applicant shall be of any VALIDITY es
pear on me record that the Attorney for the Common
Wed OF 'hG attorney appointed aforesaid appeared to de-
fend the application
Y And having legal possession of and title to
any tract on land or LOT aforesaid denouent for
non payment OF taxes and heretofore vested in the ps
den and Directors of the Literary Fund.- shall shew by salts
factory evidence TO the Court of the County Corporation
wheTe me SAID land or lot may lie before The frs,
uay OF January eighteen hundred aud thirty three that the
s ~ ariear and due thereon due either
having been enormously charged the books of The Commits
sone or having been actually paid that in the wears for
"cn sad land or lot returned delinquent there was
sucent property the premises whereon the collector min,
nave mace distress it shall be the duty of the Court under
e limitations, nnctions and conditions contained in the
r., | 10 fender Judgment generating such land or
or ne part thereof so claimed from the taxes so errone.
ousy charged thereupOnand the complainant NAV take
copy of the record by the Clerk and file he viii
me nr AUDITOR who shall the delinquent lists accord
3D. Nothing in this contained shall be construed f., an
u impair OF any wise affect the rights of any person or ner
'oms nous anus returned delinquent for payment of
aNeS AT whose instance and in whose such lands have
een or snail he duly arrears o axee
" OF 10 anu III whom the right tile and interest of the Pesi
et ana directors of the Literary Fund in or TO such lands
he Claimed or purchased by Them have been relnnuhed
vested III pursuance Of the provisions of this or anv ar,
OF Assembly and particularly of the act passed the six,h a
drch one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven emil
e" an act concerning lands delnouen for The M,
OF aXes and of another act passed the twenty CO.
eh uay OF e9ruary thousand eight hundred and ven
sn en'ued an act concerning lands returned enoen, C
non payment of taxes ~ "q"ep' lot
- Inc dues which BY this act required of the Aud;
III respect 10 lists OF delinquent and forfeited lands tn no b
maze out rendering much additional labour receseav ny
MS part ne is therefore hereby authorised to emplov o
al terKS or employ his Clerks of Office hor for sc
ne as may be necessary the due discharge of suc du,s
ana 10 pay them compensation exceeding at the rate o
propTafed. '' wv '''0'"'Se dP
70 This act shall! commence and be in force from and ae,
the first day of May next ~ ' "''''
Inc foregoing rs a true copy from the original
April ?, 1881. and Ks s we n ~ m ~
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