The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-02

Ibe made to any State Normal Schoo
or branch thereof. except to those alread,
established, and in operation, Or nov
chartered.
H. The Legislature shall foster ane
encourage moral, Intellectual, scientific
and agricultural improvemeu';.it shall
whenever il may b. practicable, nakt
suitable provision for the blind. muts snd
insane, and. for the organization Of suct
ins'itutiations ofIpsroing ~ the best inter
eats Of general education 10 the State may
demand.
ARTICLE XIII,
sfs,i.is LAND TITLES. fsff7itsfa
~ Allprivate rights and interests in
lands ia this State derived from or upon
tho laws Of the State Of Virginia, and
from or under the Constitution and laws Of
this State prior to the time this Constitution
goes into operation, shall remain valid
and secure, and shall be determined by
the laws in force ip Virginia, prior to the
formation Of this State, aud BY the Coz.
stitu,jon aud laws in force 10 this State,
prior to tho time this constitution goes
into effect. W. "
2 Noicntry by warrant on land in this
State shall hereafter be made.
3. All tile to lapdsi in this State here
tofore forfeited, or treated az forfeited.
waste und unapporpriatcd, or eschea,ed
tothe State Virginia, Or this State; or
purchased by either Of said States at sale
made for the non-psymens OF taxes and
become irredecmablc or hereafter forfeited
or treated as forfeited or eschea,ed to this
State, or purchased by itand become ire
deenable. no. redeemed, released or 9th.
crwise disposed Of, vested and remsiniug
in this State. shall b. and is hereby trans
ferred and vested many person (otler than
those for whose demalt the same may have
been forfeited or returned delinquent. their
heirs or devisecs,) for so much thereof as
such person has or shall have had actual
continuous possession Of, under color or
claim Of title for ten years, who, or those
under whom he claims, shall have paid the
State such possession; or il there be no
such person; then to any person (other than
hose for whose default the same may
have been forfeited. or returned delir-
luent, their heirs Of devisees, )for 80 much
II said land as The person shall have title
,r claim to regularly derived. mcdiately
,r Immediately from or under a grant
rom the Commonwealth Of Virginia, or
his State, nor forfeited which but for the
tile forfeited woull Be valid, and who
r N, so under. who be claims has or
hall have paia all State isy's charged or
haryeabIe thereon; for five successive
ears, after The year 1865, Or from 'sss
ute of the grant, hit shall have ls,sed
ince that year; or If there bio no such
ersous as aforesaid, then TO any person,
other ..!h.an those for whose def.ul, the
,,ne nay have been forfeited or returned
eluquent, their nisirs or devsees,) for So
Inch Of said land as suu'';; persons shall
ave had claim to and aclua! continuous
,ssessiou Of under color Of title for any
We successive years after the year 1863.
nd have paid all State taxes charged or
thereon for said period
4, All lands in this State, waste and
appropriated or hereafter for any cause
,rfuiteled, or escheated to the State Of
'irgiuia or this State, or purchased by
,her aud become irredeemable, not re-
,emed. released, transferred or otherwise
sposed Of. the title whereto shall remain
this State till such sale as is hereinafter
entioned be made, shall, by proceedings
which the lands, or part thereof, are
tuatcd, be sold to the highes. bidder.
5 The former owner Of any such land,
,sll be entitled to receive the excess Of
e sum for which the land may be sold 4
yer the taxes charged and cbargeable
ereon, or which, 1.-THE land had not been
feited, would have been charged or
,orgeab!e thereon, since the formation OF
is State, with interest at the rate of
'elve per centum per annum, and tue
'sts Of the proceeding, if his claim be FL
in the Circuit Court that DEGREES the
lie, within two years thereafter.
6. II shall be the duty every owner of
nd to have it entered ou tue land
,oks of the county in which it, or a part
it is situated, and to cause himself to be
,arsed with lhctoxcs thereon and pay the
me When FIR any FIVE successive years
ter the year 1869, the owner Of any
act of land containing ono thousand
,tes or more. shall not have been charg-
on such books with State tax on said
nd, then by operation thereof, the land
,all be forfeited aud the title thereto vest
the State. But if. for auy one or more
such FIVE years. the owner shall have
ecu charged With State tax on any part Of
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