The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-05-17

AN ACT to provide for the sale CT Ger:
tain lands ior the benefit Of the school
fund. Passed March ., 1868. a
BE Il enacted by the Legislature Of Vest
Virginia.: .
l. The assessors for all the counties in
this State which arc now organized shall,
within four months from tho passage Of
this act, and the assessors for all the
counties no, now organized, shall within
the same period from the time assessors
may be elected and qualified for such
unorganized counties. furnish to the re-
corde-s Of their respective counties, any
lists Or copies thereof which may come
to their possession, ofAll real estate pur-
chased by any sheriff or collector, on
behalf Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty,
for taxes due thereon. 1t shall be the
da,y Of al recorders to whom such lists
or copies thereof may be delivered, or into
whose possession they may otherwise
come, to secure and carefully file and
preserve the same in their Offices. Every
recorder shall, within sixty days from
the time such list or copy thereof comes
into his possession, make out Il copy
thereof, properly certified by such record.
or, and when 50 made and certified, shall
be sent by him to the auditor. Said re.
cordcr shall receive the same compcnsa-
! ton that he receives for similar services
! in other cases. The auditor shall re-.
ccivc all such copies which appear to be
properly certified, and file and preserve
the same in his Office.
=. All lands in this. State heretofore
vested in the State Of Virginia by for.
lci,u:e, or by purchase at the shcrifs'
sales for delinquent taxes and not re-
leased or exoucra,ed by thelaws thereof,
or Ly the operation Of The seventh sec.
ton Of the ninth article Of ;hc constitu-
ton q; this State, may be redeemed BY
the former owners, W payment into tho
treasury Of this State, upon the certlh'
cate Of the auditor Of the amount OF
! taxes and damages due thereon at the
time Of such redemption, on or before
the twentieth day Of June, eighteen
Hundred and six'y.c! eht.
). Al waste aud unappropriatcd lands
within this State, and all lands in this
State heretofore vested in the State OF
Virginia BY forfeiture or by purchase at
the sheri;ls sales for delinquent taxes,
not released aud exonerated, or re.
deemed in the manncr prescribed i'll the
second section Of this act, shall DC sold
for the bcaei: Of the school fund, in the
manner hereinafter directed.
i. 1t shall bc the duty OF the circuit
courts Of this State, from time to time, tc
appoint Tor each county Of their circuits
Il commissioner Or commissioners, ~ be
uy!cd the commissioner Of school lands,
whose duty it shall DC to ascertain and
report to said courts tho quantity .!
lands in his county subject TO sale ac.
corLing to the preceding section, dcslS-
mating particularly the number ot tracts
aud the quantity contained in each tract,
aud also the local situation, and the pro.
bablc value oil each tract, together With
all the information which he may be Gu
ab!cd to procure in relation to the state Of
the title to such lands.
). Upon tAo return Of said commits
sioncr, it shall be the duty Of the said
courts, hy orders entered Of record, to
direct the said commissioner to make
sale Of said lands in the same manner IN
all respects, as in the case Of other lands
! directed to bc sold under DEGREES Of said
courts: Provided, that no such sale shall
bc made elsewhere than at the court
house Of the. county in which the land
directed to DC sold is situated, on some
court day for such county, nor unless
public notice Of the time and place OF
sale shall have been published in some
newspaper nearest the place Of sale, and
posted at the door Of the said court
house, aud at least four Of the most pub.
lie places in Said county, for thirty days
next preceding said sale. The said
courts arc also empowered and author,
lied, in all cases, to direct such surveys
and divisions Of said lands, as may be
deemed necessary and cxpcdiert to pro
mote the advantageous sale O. said lands,
the expenses Of which surveys shall be
reported to tho courts alorcsai /, and be
paid out Of the proceeds Of the sales OF
said lands. But in no case shall the State
be subjected to any expense by reason OF
said surveys beyond the proceeds of the
sale of said lands, and no surrey Of any
such lands shall be executed unless the
surveyor will consent to receive his com.
pcnsatioa for his services in making said
surveys entirely out Of the proceeds OF
said lands.
6. All sales made by virtue Of this
act, shall be made jy the com missioner
appointed as aforesaid under the orders
Of the said courts, in the manner and on
the terms herein mentioned. He shall
require one fourth ofthe purchase money
in hand, and require bond with good &C.
curi:y for the payment OF the residue
thereof, in twelve months from the date