Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-06
DELINQUENT LANDS.

PTQthid, iiaL SECTORS /, 1 anu - OF al nc.
approved March 49, 1881 entitled an act -
provide TO-: the sale Of lands delinquent r.r
taxes and county itvies, he amended AL
re. enacted SO as 10 reed as follows:
~. Within uiucty days after recr.yin.,
such list FROM the Auditor OF Public H..
counts the treasurer shall cause TO be i,g-n;.
Ell at least 5000 notices Except that in com.
ties of 10000 inhabitants and loss 200 ~.
tees shall be printed, giving tho nan,o If
owner, number of acres location Of a.l
and aggregate ol lax and lewis. ticlnqu-...
upon or in conformity with btaal.a 30 h..
furnished him ~ the said Auditor, ag 50,
up one of them az ;uc iroE; G9ar at .,.r
court house on :iia first day uE IT,. u. VA.
county or corporation court, AMI ,4. S..
said notices hG SHALL c::uaa 10 Ia p8.t.# j.
each voting prccinct n his cou"tN ~ ca. 3D.
ration, and elsewhere therein if hr SHALL
deem it proper So to 10. 20 ca.h
notice he SHALL suhj0tn 81 nd,ca .la.
the real estate i.ie.aiG lHeulia,ct
or so much thereof a. shall b. suiii,ir., ia
satisfy the taxes on tie same, AZ. IIe 80
teie est and commissions Ct tiyo per cca'ru
to the treasurer and The cCs:- G: aive:i 81.
ment, rntabIy proportional, will b. soil s.,
public uuctiDH betwceu the hours c; - ia,
the moruing ana il The eT,nin". "a, i.r
first day Of the court Of his count, or err.
poralion which IS held on G" after -" Gg..
day Of Aueus., 1876, at the front Goa. ri
the court house thereof, unless sGid taNrs.
interests. costs, ard commissions Shah. t..
previously paid. J he list rcce.:ei from
the Auditor, or copy thereof, he shah u.
turn TO the clerks office Of hi COUNTY or
CORPORATION court which shall rc preserved
bv the clerk, and Shall he accepted a. Drina
fucic evidence oil the proper AtT,ris meDi
of the lands or los tna"Hln mentioned rl.-I
the regularity 0F such advertiser 1T l.,
thereafter drawn in Question in &"I coUG':
bat in any ease where the land 50 a,.y
tised TO be sold shall turn Out uot 10 ~ u,-
!inuuent, or IN case tJcle sinai! he 4 taili!c
to sell any one or more Of the tracts o! lUrG
advertised for sale, then the proportion Of
the costs OF advertising that wou!! other
wise be chargeablo 20 such tract Or
tracts shall be borne by the Commercially,
cxccpt in any case where the failure Ia sell
such land arises from iis redemption by the
owner or any other person; in which case
such land so redeemed shall bear lis proper
ton of the costs Of advertisement: Provided
that all costs incurred By the several lroasu.
rers OF the Commonwealth prior to the pas
sage of this ACT shall be chargeabie to the
/
u. Any persons nggrieved By any entry
made in the list Of dolinQuants may Mt any
time prior to the 1st day Of july, 1856, ap-
ply for relief to that court Of the coIn.y or
corporation wherein such treasurer gave
bond and qualified; and the judge Of said
court, either in term time or vacation, hall
| have the power to hear and determine smch
applications. And SUN court or judge be-
ing satisfied, and 50 certifying OF record
that the taxes 0: county l0T!cS assessed
against such applicant, or cnnst;u il. :.
lien upon the rca! estate III WhILh he is III
teresteG, have been paii at The cflicc OF the
Auditor Of Public Accounts or il any ether
manner provided ior by law, or improperly
assessed, in part or in whole, against si!cA
real estate, or that such applicant
is an innocent purchaser for va'r"
of such real estate withcu, ac,na'
notice of tho lien existing IL favor Of The
Commonwealth prior to the year 1851 Shall
correct such list or eXOncretc such real c.
tate from such Delinquent lax or levi'S. or
so much thereof as appears NOT to he Que;
but no zeal estate shall 10 released from
| taxes and loves property assessed s.ncc the
lst day Of January, 1850, where the ZANE
have not been paid. The attorney for ;Ae
Commonwealth Of :!In court Whcrcln suei
hol'ce IS ',a''' aIti' "'i'moH,' , i, .'',u
the court, he present ana isS,Sb me "Pli''A-
ton. "A copy OF every S't'n "'"S. '"r
onera'iSh sn'' %" es''''is,t w. "a" In"
a''"r OF ",.c ~" w. ".,'' "''os'e. NY
10 .he 're:',u'rs ., '',' .o.n'S =.
ana When 'ci'creu 20 '''o tI,'''c. TO-, S''.',,
restrain nm rom ,haNHt3 SAC o, ms 'c''
estate, or so mnch Ilefeoi is may DC rs''"',
Ell or exnn"ra'ea ny S"en o'"F'i ""o S" !
order shall opera ~ release RON snch u,
api''tS ul''" S"', '"''' ~, nv 49,, :;
10 nave ne"h resuTArn ue''hlueI't' an" 10
snH', VIC NV ~" " ~ IT,, r',, ,h' ,i;,or
az herciuhcl:rt, provided III H"cO~daEC" IS ia