The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-21

seem proper, yet each one be quite dife.
rent from the Othcn, and return the llstl
sent TO them by the Auditor, without Of
iering one tr1Gct Of land for sale. Thi1
could have no other effect than 70 post
pOnc tie sale Of such lands, as the sheriff.
have no right TO adjust any matter that
ulay llc presented 70 them touching dclln
quent lands la. fa-a,.H
II might be, proper In connection viii
this subject " state, Us matter Of right AM
Justice 70 many persons, that section 1O5l
chapter 11S, Acts Of 1868, ought u be re-
enacted, or solue similar provision, auth0'
rizing the adjustment Of delinquent taxes
in certain CaSes, This should be done III
MI carly date, and publiRhed ln the news
lMpers throughout tllp State, that all wOr
lily caves may be presented for adjust
Inent before the present law works for
leiture Of landA Many persons arc anx'
iOus 70 pay All tic buck taxes on what
land they own, but arc wholly unable II
pay the amount Of taxes charged on q large
survey, of which thutS may be u small
part, yet ull the balance Of such large sur
Vcy may bc charged In tue name Of subse,
Quent owner Or owners, and the taxes paid
thereon, anil tho ,lSscSSOrs may have omit
ted to drop that part q such tract from ulC
book in tho name Of the former owner,
tliGreby showing a largo amount Of taxes
charged against such land, when, In fact,
only i very sinnll part az tho taxes remain
uncolleGtel. 4, In this and similar cases
parties have no remedy ar goy ,.,I.
grG1,BoRRBVTED IANpsy gr .g-l
Under tic operations OF chapter BIZ
Cole Of West Virginia, large amount Of
laiul win become forfeited to tho State,
Such lands ms were sold for delinquent
taxes prior N the year 1860, and bid 10
for the State, will become forfeited on tho
first day Of April next, anil the lands sold
in the year. 1859, and bid in for the State
will become forfeited In one year from tho
.lay Of such sale. Some Of these same
lands may hive been forfeited on tho 2Ott
day Of June, 1868, uilter tho provisions Ol
tlIN Nth Article Of tho Constitution, hut
us n copy OF tho record Of tho lands bid In
IN behalf of the State Of Virginia, at the
sale nude in the year 1860, and previous
To that time, llNs not been obtained, we
have no means Of knowing whether any
such lands have been 80 forfeited 10 The
State: y i't 11.a. .E'
Said chapter 81 makes It tho duty ofthe
Auditor, under the direction Of the Gov
Crnor, to obtain an accurate anil authentic
copy Of the record Of the land All forfeited
wien he Is not already III possession oi
such record. This has int been done tnl
the reason that M appropriation has lleen
made to detfay the cost Of procuring said
copies, and for paying the necessary clerk
hire that will he required In making up a
complete record Of Ill the delinquent taxes
charged ind chArgcablG on elch tractOi
land which may become 80 forfeited. Sec
tion 2, chapter 105, makes Il the duty o.
the AuditOr't0 certify 10 tho Recorder Of
cuClI county u list OrHll such lands which,
or tho greater part Of which, lie IN his
county, within sixty days after the title
thereto ShallYeSt In the Stltc. II will bG
impossible to make up such q record Of
LllCsO lands M the law evidently COnieln.
plates shall be mndU, and so certify them
10 the Recorders Of the counties within
sixty days" ftOm the time thOy become
forfeited; II will require several months
longer time to perform this work. d ODD
Nv! predecessor found II necessary u
ask fOran appropriation To pay for the ser.
vices Of an additional clerk, to enable him
to keep up the current business Hthc Of.
tivr under tho former law. lIiS request
was tav0nlbly considered, and III apprO.
priatiOn mndc at tho lust session OF the
Legislature. The new Cole became .
law after his time expired, which has nd
tlc,l largely tO the duties Of the Office, ~
that no part Of tie IOrcU now employed
can lm used to mako up u record Of l0r-
lritel lands, md copy lsh for Recorders,
without neglrcting some Of the other tll'
ties Of the office. | would therefore re-
slHctIulIy aSk that All appropriation be
male to pay for tho necessary clerk hire
and the cost Of procuring u copy of sucll
records as may be required FROM the State
Of Virginia,