Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-11
NUMBER 3l8.


money in gold and silver coin, or in the Treasury
notes of the United States certicutes OF ind ut
edness against the United Sta.es be entitled 10 n.
ceive from said commissioners their certificate Of sale
which said certificate shall be received in all court
and places prima face evidence Of the regularity
and validity Of said SALE and Of the title of the said
purchaser purchasers under the Provided
That the owner Of said lots OF ground, any loyal
person of the United States, having any valid lean
upon interest ia the stme may at any time with
IN sixty days after SAID SAFE, appear bef're The sa
board Of tax commissioners in his or her proper
person. and, il citizen, upon taking oath 10 sup
port the Constitution of the United States and pa,
ing the amount Of said aud penalty, with interest
thereon from the date of the proclaim alton OF the
President mentioned in the second section OF thus
at the rate of fifteen per centum per annum, together
with the expenses OF the sale and subsequent pro
ceedings to he determined by said commissioners
may redeem said lots of land from said sale and any
purchaser, under the same, having paid moneys,
Treasury notes. other certificates of Indebtedness
Of the United states, shall, upon such redemption
being made, be enti led to have the satne with the
interest accrung after said sale, returned 20 him y
the said commissioners upon suTrenderIng up the
certificates sale: And provided urther That If the
owner oil said lots the ground shall be minor,
nOn-resden. alien, loyal citizen beyond seas,
person OF uusound mind, or under legal disability,
the gardian trustee, other person having Charg,
of the person or estate of such person may redeem
the any time within years after the sale
thereOfiu thc manner above provided and with like
effect: And provided, further, That the certificate o
said commissioners shall only be affected evidence
OF the regulad and validity OF lie by establishing
the TACT that sau property was not sntleCt 10 tdAz
or that the taxes had been paid previous To sale,
that tue property had been redeemed according to
the provisions of this act.
Sec S. And be it furtner enacted That at any time
within year after the said sale by said commis-
sioners any person being the owner OF any lot %
parcel OF ground at the passage Ofthis act who shall,
10y sufficient evidence, prove to the Satisfaction o.
said board Of cOmmizs that he she after the
passage Of this get has not taken part in the present
nsurrectisn against the United State; or IN any
manner aided abstted the same and that, by
reason Of SAID insurrectiOn, he or she has been
BILE to pay said tax to redeem said lands from sale
within the time above provided for the said board
Of commissioners may allow him her further time
to redeem the same, not exceeding two years from
the day of sale and for this purpose they may
the testimony of witnesses and shall reduce the
TO writing; and tho Uuted States, any person
claiming interest in said lands, may appear and
oppose the said app alton. From their decision the
United -ates any party in iuteTe may appeal
the district court OF the United States for said dis
trict, which is hereby authorized take jurSdctUn
of the same, in otner Involving the equity %
redemption. And in case said board OF commission
should, for any cause, to act before the
court shall I've original jurisdiction OF ihe proceed
ing fr redemption as herein provided to take place
before the said board of commissioners.
Sec. O. And be it further enacted, That in cases
where the owners Of said lots and parcels Of ground
have abandoned the same, and have not paid tho tax
thereon as provided for in ;he third section Oj this
act, paid the came, redeemed th5 said lands
from sale, provided for in the seventh section o
this act, and the said board Of shall be
satisfied that said owners have left the join
the rebel forces otherwise to engage IL and abe
this rebellion, and the same shall have been struck
of the United States said sale the said commits
sioneTs SHALL in the the United States enter
upon and take possession Of the same aud may lease
the same. together or in parcels, to any person
persons who citizens OF the United .ates, mty
have declared on oath their intention TO become
such, until tile -aid rebellion and insurrection said
state shall be put down and the civil authority oi
the United States established and until the people of
said State shall elect Legislature and tate officers,
who shall take an oath to support the Constitution
ofthe United States to be announced by tile pCOClA-
nation OF the President and un il the first day
March thereafter said leases be in such form
andy ~ -ial1 iFrTT1a
said conmi snnsrS produce to the United states tine
greatest revenue.
sec. 10. ana it further enacted That the said
commissioners shall from time 10 time make such
temp ,rary rules aud regulations and insert such
clauses ia said leases as s!it be Just and pFoPcs 10
secure proper aud reasonable employment and sup
port wages upon shares Of crop OF such per
SONS and families may be residing upon the 7aid
parcels or lots OF land which said rles and Tesua-
tions declared to be subject to the approval Of the
President.
Svc. II. And be it further enacted That the said
board OF commissioners. and under direction of the
President may be authorized instead Of leasing the
said lands vested in the United States, above pro
vded 20 cause the same, any portion thereof. to
be subdiTidcd and ld in parcels not TO exceed tLree
hundred aud twenty acres to any purchaser, AT
public sale, after giving dus notice thereof, US upon
the sale of other public Lands OF the United StaEes,
for sixty days, and to issue certificate therefor; and
that, any such sale any loyal citizen ofthe United
States, any person who shall have declared oath
his Intention TO become such, or any person who
shall have faithful ly served officer musician.
or private soldier sailor, in the army or navy or
marine service Of the United States or regular or
volunteer, for the term three months may become
the purchaser; and if upon such sale person
ingIn tile armyOr navy marine corps shall pay
fourth part Of the purchase money certificate shall
be given him, and he shall have the tenn of three
years in which TO the remainder either in mOnrS
or in certificates of Indebtedness from the United
States; and any citizen of the United States, any
person who shall have declared his intention TO be-
come SUCH being the head of family and residing in
the state district where said lands situate and
not the owner of any other lands, may. under such
rules rs may be established by said board commits
ain he IFbt 20 he
rights Of pre-empton in such lands may be Unins
proved aud vested i'll the United States and as may be
selected by said board of commissioners under the d.:
re-ton of the President, from time TO time Tor such
purpose.
said leases and saIes shall be paid into the Treas
ury of the United States one fourth Of which shall be
paid TO the Governor of said State VIII rein said
Lands situated his authorized agent when such
insurrectiOn shall be- put down. and the people shall
elect Legislature and state officers who hall take
an oath to support the Constitution OF the United
States, and such fact shall be prOca med the Pres-
dent, for the purpose of remUursing loyal cIti
of said State, for such other purpose said
State may direct; and oneOurth shall also be paid
to said State as und 10 aid in the colonization
or emigration from said State of any Tree person CT
African decent who may desire to remove thereIrUn
to Hayti, Liberia, or any other tropical State or
Colony.
Sec. l3. And be it further enacted, That in case
tho records Of assessments nd valuation of the lots
land mentioned in the first section Of this act shall
be destroyed, concealed, or lost, not to come
within the possession of the said boards of commits
soners they shall be authorized to tke evidence of
the same, value and the in their own
Judgment upon such evidence may appear before
thenl and no mistake in tue valuation OF the same,
or III the amount of tax thereon, SHALL in any mau-
ner whatever, affect the validity of the sale of the
same or Of any of the proceedings preliminary
thereto.
Sec. H. And be it further enacted That the said
| tax commissioners shall keep book or books, in
which they shall enter or cause to be entered the
amount or quota OF said direct tax essed each
tract parcel of land; which said amounts shall be
distinctly stated in the advertisement. notice OF
! 10 HIsa
sold and an entry shall he made in said book books
of each sold together with the ofthe pnr-
chaser and the sum for which the same may have
been sold. transcript transcripts of said book
or books duly verified by said commission rs, and
said books when said commission shall expire, shall
be filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States and said books and transcripts,