Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-02
The following bills have passed both
Houses of the Legislature. and are now

To prevent persons unaer ee1sas" s'' 90 3.
stances from procuring grants for lands
iatle, actual possession of other persons:
/. Be q enacted By lie General Asssnbty,
as follovs Where any land subject to
entry is in the actual possession of any
person claiming the same. under written
color OF. title, which he has, or his ances-
tor had, at the time Of his death, any
other person intending to locate any land
Office warrant on such land. may hle Win
the surveyor q statement. and give 70, me
person SO in possession. notice OF suen
intention, in writing, describing the land
With such certainty as is required in
such location thereof. The surveyor shall
endorse on such statement the time OF
fling thereof. A copy Of such statement
aud endorsement. certified by him. shall
be evidence. The service of such notice
and evidence thereof may be according
to the first section ofthe 18TH chapter OF
the Code of Virginia.
g. If any other person not having
such possession and claim, shall give
notice under the previous section, and To-
cate warrant on such land. the person
having such possession and claim. may al
any time within three months after such
notice, locate a warrant on such land. and
may file with the register OF the land OF.
fee caveat to prevent the issuing OF q
grant TO a person so giving notice or 1t
any person, not having such possession
and claim, shall locate a warrant on such
land, without having given such notice.
then the person having such possession
and claim, may, at any time before said
grant issues to the person thus failing to
give notice. locate warrsut on such
lands and file with the registrar OF the
land Office, caveat to prevent the issuing
Of grant to the person thus failing TO
give such notice.
3. When any person has given the
notice and fled the statement mentioned
in the first section. and the person having
such possession and claim, shall not 10.
ton within three month";. and any other
person shall within six months from the
time of filing the statement or giving no.
tice, whichever shall first be done, locate
a warrant on any such land. the person
who fled the statement and gave the no.
tice, Notwithstanding any such location
by such other person not having such
possession and claim, may within six
months, locate a warrant on such land,
and may file with the registrar OF the land
office cGVeat to prevent the issue OF a
grant 10 such other locator.
4. Such caveat as is mentioned in either
of the preceding sections, and the pro-
ceedings thereon to be had, shall be &C.
n1slia1r - IhA OAtl> OEth OCH
28th, Goth, 3Ist. 32d, SD. Saith and
35th sections of the 1l9th cdapter OF the
Code Of Virginia. SO far as the same are
applicable.
s. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
An Act
To amend section SO Of chapter 1874 of
the Code Of Virginia. so as to protect
claimants of lands, s0hicA shall have been
settled for ten yea'S, upon 1Ohich t01eS
sAuH hare been paid.
!. Be il enacted by tie General Assem>
bly,. That the Seth section Of chapter ll2
of the Code of Virginia, be amended,
and re>enacted. so as to read as follows
IS 36 No location Of any land office
warrant upon any land, which shall
have been settled continuously for ten
years previously. upon which taxes shall
have been paid at any time within the
said ten years. by the person having set
tied the same. or any person claiming un-
der him, shall be valid +; and any title
which the Commonwealth may have to
such laud, shall be hereby relinquished
TO the person in possession Of said land +,
claiming the same under such settlement
and payment. And every person 30 in
possession, SO claiming. may have such
land surveyed, and before the court Of
the county where such land or any part
thereof may lie, prove such settlement
Tor such time and such payment; where
upon such court shall order the pla,
and certificate to be recorded, aud,
thereafter, the said record shall be con,
elusive evidence in any controversy be-
tween the claimant hereunder and any
person claiming under location Of said
land made after such order. This act
shall relate as we'll to land forfeited for
the non.payment Of taxes. or the failure
to have the same entered on the Com mis-.
sloner's books. or both these causes: and
to land escheated, or escheatable, as TO
waste and unappropriated land"
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
An Act
amending and re enGeting tie 39A section
Of Chapter liz otthe Code of Virginia.
as amended By the lOM section of the act
entitled. "An act amending the Code of
Virginia. passed, March 3lst. 1851. so
as to prescribe the affidavit prerequisite
10 the issuing of a grant of land. and to
prevent the location of certain lands:
~ /. Be Il enacted By tie General Assembly,
That the 3sth section of the chapter lie