The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-06

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private rights and interests in land in
the State derived from or under the
laws Of tho State Of Virginia, and FROM
or under tho Constitution an laws of
this State prior to the time this Con
s,itutiun goes into operation, shall re.
main valid and secure, and shall be de.
terminCd by the laws ia force in Vir-
giuia, prior to the formation Of this
State, aud by the Constitution and laws
in force in this State, prior 10 the time
this Constitution goes iuto effect
. No entry BY warrant on land in
this State shall hereafter be made
s. All title to lands in this State,
heretofore forfeited, or treated as for.
fCited, waste and unappropriatsd, or
csohcatcd to tho State Of Virginia, or
this State, or purchased by either of
said States at sales made for tue non.
payment of taxes, and become ire.
deemable, or hereafter forfeited or
treated US forfeited or Cscheatod to this
State, or purchased by it snd become
irrcdecmublc, not redeemed released or
otherwise disposed Of, vested and no.
naming in this State, shall be, and is
hereby transferred to and vested in any
person (sther than those for whose de.
fault the same may have been forfeited
or returned delinquent, their heirs or
deviIcGs, FOR SO much thereof ua such
person Las, or shall have had actual
continuous possession Of. under color
or claim Of title for ten years, and who,
or those under whom he claims, shall
have paid the State taxes thereon, for
any five years during such possession
or IT there be no such person, then to
any person (othcr than those for whose
default tue same may have been fJr.
feiled, or returned delinquent, their
heirs or dcvisecs } for so much Of said
land as such person shall have title or
claim to, regularly derived, mcdiately
or Immediately from, or under a grant
fran. tho Commonwealth or V;rSi,;,
or mi, State mi forf"itcJ vhicI hut
far tho titlc forfcitsS would bo roi;J
md who nr ,boso vrJsr ,,hon, ha
rlnIms. bas or shall h,yc n,;N "Il S,o,s
taxes charged or chargcabie thereon for
ISG5 or frSm tho dn,o If ,Lo nr,r, r.
!, sholl have ;ss,.5 sinc" In, sn"r =.
ifibsre he M snch no-sor 80 ,i,.".,;S
them loapv norson (o,Sor ,bnn ,%oSc
far whose dar,ul, Thy s,,no ma, h.yo
h,.n rorG,;,od NJ ro,n,naJ a"I;S,r",,
their hairs or dcvissss ! For az n,,,aL ~
.nid land ,s vncb nSr.o1 shoII SoLa VI
eInim I md nc,nal continuous I no.s" "1
Man If unJor color of lila 81. O' snn
Gyo successive vcorS ,r,". n" y0ar1sGS
and bovs nnid nj S,n,o ,"v: y's ola ..S
or cbaroenble ihcrcon far s,;a nor;od
A All lands in ,b;s state wos,n nnJ
unannronrintsd or bcro,oforo or Snr"'
aitcr for INV cauSo GrFo;tsS or ,r "
Nc lnrf,itad or o,cbon,oJ ~ Tia S,",o
Of Virginia or ,hiS S,a,o .or rmroh"s"S
Inv s,,Hcr md l,oco,," ;rroSoo%",I" Nv,
Redeemed released ,r"n,Torr"J n. o,t,
crvi.c Jisno,od of Tho ,;,,o ,rLsro,o
sbnlI remain in tbis STATE iii sr " ..IO
AZ i, hereinafter MAINTAINED Sa maJo
shall by nroceedings in tho Circnit
Cour, Of ,l,e connty IN which ,,o J"'I'
ar n mr., tbcronf .rc s;,r.,sd bo .,ld
10 tbe highest bijdar ~ 'O''
f Tbe farmer owror or ,rr .,o,,
lind shall ho ent;,loJ "a rooa;.o ' ,I,a
oycc,s If tho snm far ,SL;oS ,I'a la"S
NAV bo sold aver tho taxes cbar"o1 a"S
charccnbIs thrrcon mr. wL;"h 10 ,I
Innd hnd M, h ,r to,c';,SS LII aI
hnye bean cbSrccd NJ chntnsaii, , IY.a
an .;n,o tho f1rm,,;on ot az s S,.,
viii ;ntorss, q, H." .a,a " ~ ' ''Ase'
csn,nm nor ,rnum md ,SO oo.,i P' -
tho nrocrsdirr, If b;s cI,ir h. GI,.d
tho Eircnit Conr, ,h., JCor"os ,h n
within two ysaor. tboresGsr "' '
q II shoI, bs n. Ju,y ~ oso.,.
If land 10 bnvo !, snt4r,S u Ors L., OT Ha"a
books of the eoapty in which III IL or ,rDa
part of il Is situated. and +" conso lin.
sclfto be charged with the torcs ,beroon
aud nav the same. When for INV fivo
successive Years after the wear / s6O, |
the owner cfapy tract of land contain,
ing one thousand acres or more sball |
not have been charged on ,ueh book,
with State tax on said land, then bv
operation hereof, the laud shall bo for,
rs,itcd and the title thereto vested in
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