Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-17

AuDIroR's OrFicE OF VIaefnIA, ,
.MGreh 27fk. 1854.
HvHE General Assembly, ut its late scs-
u sion, having made some material chan
ges in the laws which relate 20 lands re- /.
turned as delinquent for nsn-payment Of
taxes, the following abstract il published
Tor the bene6t Of al persons concerned.
In the counties East Of the Allegheny
mountains, (sss note ID ell arresrages
whatsoever. prior 20 1881. inclusive ,whe
ther due on lands heretofore forfeited 20
the Literary Fsnd; on lands sold in 1916
aud redeemed by the State; or on lands
annually returned a. delinqueat since that
time. are Jesseer rsiia9siahed The taxes
10 arresr en- toun lots are in like manner
released.
In rsspeet TO the counties Wsss Of the
Allegheny, (sss note 81 the rsgulati tons
snd eaaeiments are materially dilfsrent.
]. The laads and lots which were here
tolere fcsfeited 60 the President sud ID
reeisrs Of the Literary Fund, are exon
Grated from al arrears in cases where the
'axss and damages together due # the
time Of forfeiture, (ies5 end 1867 do
not exceed tsceasy dollars. If the taxes
aud damages exceed that sum, the lands
90 vested IN the Literary Fund may be 70.
deemed 1t any time before the let April,
1854. 81 paying the cum due ct the period
OF forfeiture, with slx per eentum per AN
nuD shereon. up 70 the time Of Fsdealp-
tion- Bot thsss provisions Of the Law.
have this important qusiifieatisn. a wit :
that neither the Felisquishment 81 ssxes
sad damages. Whea less than tweeay del
lars, nor the right Of redemption, where
that sum 10 exceeded. eau operate tdde.
Pvive asy actual. boas .6ds sceupssi
claiming under the Commonwealth
grsnt. aud having paid bis taxes, OF any
Of the rights and privileges secured to
him % the act OF ~ April. 1891. and the
acts Of losh and 18th March, 1881.
These several acts do il fact transfer
TO the actual occupant eli the claim Of the
Commonwealth os Literary Eund, preyi.
susly acquired by forfeiture. II will there
fore be sxpedient Zoe ell persons whose
lands have been vested IN Che I,ite,asv
Fuad, 70 make strict enquiry into All m.
ieFlsring claims. before they exercise The
right of redemption.
2. The lands and lots which were sold
~ 1915, aad afieFw ards redeemed By the
state, sFs sHoaeTated from Ell asFeaTs. In
cases where the tsxss end dampgss Tor
which they seFe sold do nos together sH
seed fsoenfy dollars on eaeh tract or LOT
cod Shero they exceed that sun. the pro
PsietoS may nsvsFthsless Fedeem At sny
time before the isi April, 1854
8 The laads Esd lots nos embraced IN
either sf the tive preceding classes, bot
Nhieh have bees snsuaIly returned as de
hnqaeni, uP 70 me yssF 1891, inclusivs.
are sxopssased fSon Ell svFesFs in eases
wheye lhe taxes. sxeiusips II dasne0es,
shah not exceed Ten dollars ea each tract
.oF ioi. u the saxes exceed that san. they
may ~ hke oansss be psid. snd he lsnds
snd lets 80 rsiusned as delinquent. be re.
deemsd at sny time bsgors ths let April.
1854 Sc, likewise, may she lsRds sd
lots lying vest 81 the AIsghasy. Whieh
may be Tstagaed e. dshaqseRt foF the
years 1881 asd 1883, bs redeemed By
psymept - the Treasury st apy time be-
fore The said iss April. 1854
Besides the rslinqulshment q ell tsxes