Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-25

unuer Tue acb Oh lCOl, only so mucn
land could be sold as would pay the tax
es, whilst under the act 1862, the
whole estate had to be sold BY virtue
of approximation of Mr.. Lincoln, then
President, bearing date Jan. 6, 1864,
and in accordance with the provisions of
the act of June 7, 1862, the entire es-
tate of Arlington was sold to meet tax
of $92.07. In consequence Of said sale
we find that upon the 7th day of March,
1867, more than two years after the day
of sale, and nearly two years after the
war had ended, the following piece of
political literature was admitted to rec
ord in the clerks Office of Alexandria
county, Va:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
District Of Virginia.
TAx-SALE CERTIFICATES.
Whereas John Hawxhurst, Gillett 7. Wat
sou and William |. Foreman, having been by
virtue of an act Of Congress approved June 7,
1862, Untitled Gan act for the collection of d.
reci taxes in insurrectonary districts within
the United States, and for other purposes" by
the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, duly appointed tax COM
missioners and thereby constituted board Of
three tax commissioners .or the insnrrection-
AIRY districts of the State Of Virginia, TO wit /:
So much of said State "a was by the Presi-
dent of the United States, by his proclamation
of July |, 1862, proclaimed 10 be in insur
rection, and the civil authority Of the Govern
ment of the United States so distracted, that
the act of Congress approved August 5, 1861
named in the act aforementioned, could not be
peacably executed, said William l. Boreman
having resigned, and the President bv and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
having, on the 28ih day of January, A. D.
1864 appointed A. Lawrence Foster in his
stead the undersigned, composing the board
OF tax commissioners as now constituted, do
hereby certify that the commissioners did, in
compliance with the acts of Congress afore-
said, on the 10Th day Of September, 1863, fix
the sum of $02 OF as the amount of lax, by
virtue Of said act Of August s, 1861, due and
payable TO the United States, charged upon
the following described 10, or parcel of land
situate in the county of Alexandria, in said
State, to wit Arlington, on Georgetown
road, northwest from the courthouse nine
miles, lately occupied by Robert II. Lee, and
bounded us follows On the north by the land
of = Ross east by the Potomac river south
by the land Of JAS. Roach, johnson and Guy
Henry; west by the land Of Elliott, Colum-
bus Alexander and John Tucker; containing
eleven hundred acres, be the same more or
less, said TO have belonged 10 Mary II. Lee,
and charged to her on the land book Of the
State aforesaid for The year 1860 and valued
on said book at $34 100 Sand sum Of $92 OF
bearing the same direct proportion TO the whole
amount of direct tax, namely, $937, $50 662,
apportioued to said State by the act OF Congress
of August 8, 1861, as the value of said parcel
: Of land was estimated TO the whole valuation
! of the real estate 10 said State of Vireinia,
subject to said direct tax according to the Iasl
assessment and valuation of said real estate
and the several parcels thereof, made under
the authority of said State previous TO the Isl
day of January, A. d. 1861 10 wit, the as
sessmeni and valuation for the year 1860,
whereby, in addition 10 said tax charged upot
Q said parcel Of land q sum of fifty per centum Of
2 said tax became charged thereof and that no
G owner or owners Of said lol or parcel of land
! did, within sixty days after the commissioners
y did. on he aforesaid 10Th day of September
: 1868 so fix said amount, paw the tax thu.
1 charged upon said lot or parcel of land into
: the Treasury of the United States, or TO the
a commissioners holding said Office during said
' term, or to any such commissioner at a nv time
c by reason of which non-paymenl said piece OF
0 parcel of land became forfeited TO the United
: States and accordingly the said commission
ers caused the same to be advertised for sale,
describing in said advertisement the aforesaid
D parcel of land, and distinctly stating therein
n said amount of 1902 c7 as The amount of d.
4 rect tax assessed on said tract or marcel, in A
newspaper published in said county of Alex
andria, where said land is situate. namely. IN
c the newspaper called the Virginia State Jour
e nal, published in the CITY of Alexandria, in
, said county for four weeks preyious TO The
/. day of sale: and did further advertise as
y above, by posting notice of said sale in three
5 public places in said county fur weeks Dreyi-
G Gus 10 said day of sale. which day of sale was
o advertised BY said publication and said post
ing TO take place on the llth day of January
: a. ID 1864 and thereafter on said day last
y named so advertised. and at The Mace Of sale
c so ad veriised 10 wit. in said ciiy and county
of Alexandria. said commissioners did cause
e the same 10 be offered for sale 10 the highest
i bidder who would bid a sum not less than the
P tax and penalty aforesaid with the lawful
0 costs. and Ten Der cent. per AMMAN interest on
a SAID lax then accrued and M nereon bidding
:, the same. or larger som than the sum here
J inafier named. ana said i-act lot. or marcel of
d land having been selected onder The direction
8 of the President in nnrsuance Of an order. of
a which lbe followino ia a conv.
oWbereas by tbe az, If iae2 cbantor %
: entitled AN act for ,be coIlection Of direct
a taxes in insurrectionary districts within the
United States. and for otbcr mrnoscs , IL was
r enacted Thai certain land IN said insqrrec-
tiopary districts shonld no charged with taxes
and that said land should be sold for nom
8 novment therong as ,iar.in nrneided and
wbereas bv ,be oct of Isea cbanfer 81 an
nroved Fehruarv said al III laf2 was
amended and v1bereas bv virtoe Of The mower
In said aeis conferred fat anv snch sale any
tracts. parcels or lois of land which might be
) selected under the direction Of The President
for Government use, Tor war, military, naval,