Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-05
DELINQUENT LANDS.
THE NEW RELIEF MEASURE.


a Biil Which Has Passed Boih uou"s W
Protect innocent Pareha~r., ke., SC.
The following bill has passed both
houses and now goes to the Governor
for his approval
/. Be Il enacted bB me Gcnrroi As'ep6iy
nj J1rgi5ii0. That sections 4. 7. aud Is OF an
oct approved March 10, 1884. entitled an
act 10 provide for the sale OF lands dein
quent for taxes and comfy leyies beameni-
ed and re.enacted so as to read as follows
"a, Within ninety days after receiving
such list nom the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts the treasurer shall cause TO be print
ed at least 500 notices except that Ia coun-
ties OF 10. 0c0 Inhabitants ana less goo no.
tees shall be printed giving the name ~
owner. number OF acres. location OF land.
and aggregate OF tax AMI leyies delinquent
upon or IN conformity with banks 70 he
furnished him by the said Auditor and set
up one OF them a. the front door OF the
court. house on the first day Of the next
county or corporation court. ana one OF said
notices he shall cause 20 be posted n each
voting precinct N his county or corpora
ton. ana elsewhere therein 4 hc shall
Ceem II proper So 10 10, To earn
notice he shall sub.oin q notice that
the Trai estate therein mentioned,
or 80 mrcn thereof as shat b. su.'icirut 90
SATISFY the lakes on The same ami the IN
irIes' AMI commissions of i've per centuin
ment r0taby proportio ued will - sod a.
pubic auction between IN" hours OF 10 IN
The morning and In the ,seuug on the
nfsi day Ot the court ~ MS county cor cor
poyation which : held on o. after the IL
day or August, 1856, At the mont door ~
the court house thereof, unless sad taxes
Interests costs and comm issiOhs shall De-
previously paid. Fhe list received nom
The Auditor, on copy thereof, ne sna.i rr-
turn 20 the cerRs office OF MS county or
Il
by The clerk aud shall be accepteda rs p'uiI
f0c's evidence OF the proper advertisements
ofthe lands or lots therein mentioned should
The regularity 81 such advertise mrni DE-
thereafter drawn N question in any court.
but IN any case where the land 50 adser-
tispd TO be sold shall turn ont not 10 hc d.
linqucnt. or m case there shall he failure
10 sell any one or more OF the tracts OF ianl
adv ertised FOR sale then the proportion ~
the costs OF advertisement that would
otherwise be- chargeable 10 such tract OF
tracts shall be- bOrue,by the Comm OnN ealtu,
except in any case where the failure 10 >sh
such land arises from itS redemption by the
owner or any other person. I'm which case
such land 80 redeemedshall beF rs proper.
ton OF the costsOf adv EFT semeih PROV del
that all costs incurred 10y the several 'reasu-
refs OF the commonwealth prior to the pas
sage Of this act shall oe chal-eaOic 10 the
general fund arising nom sal sales.
:. My peHOn ag2reved by auy entry
made in the list % deilnquents may "a any
time prior 10 the l>t day ut jay. l9s6. ap'
p'y for relief 20 the court OF TIE county OF
corporal on wherein such treasurer gave
bond and uuqlitied AMI the Judge oi SAL
court either IN term.time or vacation snail
have the power to hear and determ ne >uCh
applications. And >ucn court or Judge Ne
ing satisfied. and 80 cer,itying ot record ih1l
the taxes or county leNies assessed against
such applicant. or constituting len upon
the real estate m which he s interested
nave been paid az the Office ~ the Auditor
Of Pubic Accounts Oriu any other mannci
provide fOr by law, or Improperly assessed
I'm part or in whole, AGAINST sucl
real estate or that such applicant
is an innocent purchaser for Ntlu'
ri such real estate without attuoI
notice OF the lien existing Bon favor o. tur
Commonwealth PRIOR 20 the y ear 50 SniI
correct such list on eNOuerate sU'l Teai 'S'
tate nom such delinquent tax or lrNi's of
10 much thereof a. appears not 10 h- lDr
but 10 real estate snail DE released nom
taNt~anl leNies properly assessed since lur
~ Nav of January. 1883. where me same
have not been paih. The attorney ION tho
COmmouV ealth OF the court wherein NIrn
not .cr = made shall, whenever Required pt
The count be present and resist tne Sppi'a-
ton copy ~ every suci order l"' rN'
onetatIOu shall ue certified To tire .\.-
ditur o. Public Accounts. aud another
c0py 10 the treasurer 1t tle counts ut
roiToratIon. aud when delivered 10 the
treasurer snail restrain 'im nom max I4
sale Of the real estate ur So Wtrh ln'irp'
A. may Re 'cased or eN'Detated nN >ucI
order: aud sad order sinai cp'i a. aH joe
lease uum such liability upon SAL AMI i'r
the taxrs alleged tu nave he Do returned l'.
IugUeut. And % shall be an" dutN 't tar
treasurer 20 correct the isis ircr.f 'i HF
I'm nom the Auditor as urre.uh.tie p.p
N!Ged IN accordance VIII the orl'.s of '..
court OF his county ur r"lpHtt'.lA.
Is. The Auditor of Pubic Ac''uH'-
,nt.I plpscl be the tur'u ~ iAr iced % Hr
. D. IN H...H. Dr.. ID.