Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-07
Auditor of Public Account:
AN ACT.

non-payment OF taxes, and making dlSpo-
sition of certain Lands so delinquent, and
of certain escheatcd lands, for the benefit
of actual and bona iide holders thereof
under grants from the Commonwealth.
Passed April LIST, 1881.
l. Be il enacted by the General assembly, That
all lands except such shall hereinafter be excepted
which having been returned delinquent for non-pay-
ment of taxes thereon, vested III the President
and Directors ofthe Literary Fund, by the act passed
the ninth day of Fcbru1ry, one thousand, eight hum
dred and fourteen, entitled an act to amend and en-
plain the act entitled 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-
scribing the manner, terms and times thereof, shat!
forever hereafter be irredecmable.
=. And ali lands except such shall be hcreinaf
ter excepted, returned delinquent for the non pay
mcnt of taxes thereon, Tor the year one thousand
eiriit hundred and twenty. or for any years
previous thereto, and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise excneratcd from
arrears C taxes thereon In pursuance OF former laws
allowing ouch redemption or eXonerstion, and pre-
scribnr the manner, terms and times thereof, or
shall not be redeemed before the first day Of January
next. in pursuance of the provisions in this section
hereinafter cOnuincd and all lands except such as
snail be hereinafter excepted, which, alter having
been sold for of taxes due thereon, have been
redeemed by the Executive. in pursuance of the act
PASSED Tie twentieth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "an act to
amend tue several acts concerning the arcaragcs of
taxes on lands, houses and lots" and which shall
not have been heretofore redeemed by the orr
einal propretors by payment into the treasury of the
moneys paid by the executive for the redemption
thereof, with the damages thereon according 10 law,
or shall not be redeemed before the first day ofJanu
airy next in pursuance OF the provisions in this
ton hereinafter conaincd shall be, and The same are
hereby declared 10 be, from and after the said first
day of January next absolutely forfeited, and shall
be thenCetOrth forever lrredeemab le:-and al! such
lands and all night, title and interest to and IN the
same, Of all aud every person or persons in whose
T1amc names the returned delinquent
for non payment Of thereon. and of all and ev-
cry person or persons claiming under them shall be
tsenccforh, and the same hereby absolutely YES
ted in the President and Directors OF the Literary
FuEd.--And 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
payment into the treasury Of all arrears Of taxes due
thereon. or Of the money so advanced by the Exec
utve for the redemption thereof, the may be-
together with damages on such arrears, or on the
moneys advanced by the Executive, as the caso n1ey
be, according to the provisions of The former laws
concerning the same respectively.
3. And all lands, except such 40 eiidHDc herein
Srier excepted returned dGilnQuent for payment
thereon, for any year or years subsequent TO
the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, ard
prevlousto The passing of tins act, and which have not
hhen heretofore redeemed, otherwise eXhone+ated
from arrears OF taxes due thereon, pursuance of
former laws allowing such redemption exonera-
ton, and prescribing the manner terms and times
thereof, and upon which all the oftaXcs that
have heretofore accured with ten per centum per
annum damages thereon, shall not be paid into the
treasury, upon warrant Of the Auditor Of Pubic Ac
chants, before the first day of November, which shall
be IN the year thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, shall be from and after the last ment oned date
and are hereby, absolutely forfeited. and shall be
.thenceorh forever rredeemable and al snch lands,
d. all right, title and interest q in the same of all
and every person persons in whose name or names
the same are or were returned delinquent for nonpay
mcnt OF taxes thereon md Ct oil and every person or
persons claiming under them. being forfeited, shall
be- from md alter the last mentioned date ore hereby
vested absolutely in lie President and Directors OF
the Literary Fund.
4. And any lands c7:rep: such as shall be here
lnaicr excepted, shall hereafter be returned dslln-
quCnt for payment oftaxcs thereon 81 tc prrscn
or persons 10 whose name or names the shall be so
returned some other person for him or them shall
ia tor three years to be computed from the last day
ol December OF the year for which such taxes shall
accrue and he IN arcar to pay INTO the treasury upon
warrant OF the Auditor the amount Of taxes due
thereon and IN arrear, with ten per centu Der onnu
damages thereon, from the date when the same a,-
crued, all such lands returned and remaining de-
lnquent for Uon-paymcnt oftaXes, shall be from and
amer the expiration of the snd term ofthree wears
and the same are hereby declared to be forfeited and
shall be thenccIorth forever Northumberland all
such lands md all right, title and interest in or to
ihc same OF all Und every person persons IN whose
name or names the same shall be returned telin-
Gu"nt for non payment ofiUxn- due thereon and or
al ana every person or persons claiming under them
benny so forfeited, shall be. from lad after the oxpl-
ration Of the said term OF three years and the same
are hereby vested absolutely the President and Dr.
Iccrors Of the Literary Fond.
PrOUided, that IN all cases Of lands returned deln
quent and forfeited for payment ortaxrs. and
heretofore vested by law IN tho President and Dr,c
iors ofthc bltefnry Fund, well us Of lands which
'ioye been shall be returned delinquent for non
payment of taxes and which shall be- by force Of tho
provisions Of This act, forfeited for that cause and
vested in the said President and Directors only such
estate ond interest shall be vested in the said Pres
dent and Directors or shall be- vested m the
lcrson or persons 80 whose lame such lands
ave been or shall be returned delinquent, ard in
hc heirs, dcyIsccs purchasers claiming under such
eTson persons, AT the time such lands were here
oiore, or by force of the provisions of this act shall
20 forfeited and vested in the said President and
Directors.
And, provided that in all cases Of lands which |
aving been returned delinquent for non payment of |
axes have been heretofore vested by law in tho Pre-
dent sad Directors Of the Literary Fund; and oil
'nfs. which having been returned delinquent for
on payment Of taxes heretofore accrued shall be bv