Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-23

| dered by the c0uri Of the county or COZ pDl.
iion In which such real state lies be M M.
! vertised In some convenient newspaper ioI
/ two successive weeks. the expense OF Nhlcu
| sball be sppoTtloned among the deiiHg uenls
| according 20 the amount Of taxes que "
! theIs respectively; but in any case ~nere
the land No advertised To be sold shal turn
1 out not 10 be Delinquent. or IN case thefe
! should he failure 10 sei any one or more
| OF the tTacis Of land adveftfed lor SAT-
| then The proportion Of the costs 81 anver-
tlsement that would otherwise be charge
| able 10 such tract or tracts shall be OOfue
| by the Com monwealth. except IN any case
! "a here the failure 10 sell such iand arises
| from It's REDEEM ption by The owner OF
| any other person. In which case suea
! land 60 redeemed shall bear It's proportion
| Of the costs embarrassment: Provided thai
| all costs incurred by the several treasurer
! q the Commonwealth prior 10 the passage
! ~ this act shall be cnargea bic TO the genera
| fund arising from said sales.
Section 7. Any person aggTieved by any
entry made IN the list OF delinqnents NAV
I Etany time prior 20 the let day OF July 1855
| apply for relief 20 the court OF the county oi
| CORPORATION wherein such treasurer gave
4 bond and qualified: and the judge Of said
| court either IN term-time or vacation, shal
| have the power 10 hear and determine sucu
/ applications. And such court or Judge belng
| satisfied, and so certifying OF record tnai
| the taxes or county ievies assessed against
| such applicant. or constituting a lien upon
| real estate IN which he Is interested, nave
| been paid az the Office OF the Auditor oi
| Public Accounts or IN any Otner manner
/ prescribed By law or Improperly assessed %
/ part or IN " hole against such real estate OF
| tbst such applicant is an innocent pur-
| chaser for "a ue Of such real estate without
! actual notice OF the lien existing thereon in
| favor Of the Com monwealth prior 10 the
/ year 1884, shall correct such list and exon
! erate such real estate from such delinquent
/ tax or levies, or so much thereof as Appears
| not 10 be due but no real esta ~ shall be 70
! 10 lf.rHfa .
| So sed since the lsi day ~ January. 1881
] where the same have not been paid. The
| attorney for the Commonwealth Of the
! court wherein such notice ig made shall have
/ ten days notice Of the Application unless he
! waive notice and he shall be prese nt and
| resist the application. Tie costs % the
| application shall lie paid by the ap-
| plicant. \ copy OF every such order
| for e1oneration shall be certified to The
! Auditor Of Public Accounts, and another
! copy 10 he treasurer OF the county or cor
! pOrBtiou. and when delivered 10 the trea-
surer shall restrain him from making sale Oi
| The real estate or 50 much tnefeoi as may
! be- eXOuerated or released by such order:
/ and ss.d order shall operate n a release
! from such liability upon ~ ID iand ior the
/ taxes alleged 10 have been returned de.ln-
| Quenf. And 10 shal. be- The duty OF The trea-
I surer 20 correct the lists received 10y him
| ffom tie Auditor as heieiube provided
/ Iu accordance with the orders OF the court
/ q his county or corporation.
=. Section is Of the act approved
/ March -. Is~4 entitled an act 20 provide
/ forthesale OF lands del nuUent for take, aul
/ county liens, be, and the same,ls hereby, re-
/ Iea,ed.
/ IS. THIS act shall be ia force from its
/ passage.
The House bill with Senate amend
ments 20 some Of which the House had
agreed will probably remain forever
I l,,,.l -, H. oc,,,,t..., H. 49,
new bill being a much more perfect
measure.
On motion Of Mr. Munford, the bill
was read a second time.
Mr.. Mayo Republican, offered the
/ following amendment
30 All delinquent taxes and levies due
| the State or counties 70 January !,
l,-0, are hereby forever RENTED"
Mr.. Mayo said that he voiced the
sentiment Of uire tenths Of the people
Of this Commonwealth in making tn,
proposition. Many Of the taxes report
cd delinquent are not really delinquent.
/ II is simply a matter Of errors on the
books. Virginia deserves to lose all
these taxes for making a distinction be-
tween real and personal estate-for
holding land sacred while she did not
hesitate TO put up at auction the poor
mans plow or cattle.
The amendment was discussed by
Messrs. Pollard aud Ficgat, and was
rejected-ayes. g. noes, IS.
YEAs.-Mcssrs. Acter. Addiugton. Boil
ne BOrJm, Carter. Chalmers. Curiett, Du-
pUy. FaulcOn Franklin. Oils Harris. Hay.
Holiday, johnson. Jones ". l. Jordan
MALLORY. Nc' audiIsh. MrClufic. Martin.
Mathews, NlsLck. Mayo. Miller Nance
NobIu. Rice. Row. TalIaf-rrO. Terry
Ihorne T.Lar Turner, Van D"rsn' WeoD.
and " se-37.
NAYs.-Messrs. Arnold. Black Bolannan.
Hoeu. Buchanan. Bufks Cnildrr~s fDr-
2 eft. CrlsmOud Iabney Dart. DlckensOu.
Downing. Eastwood. EchOls. entrees. FIg-
Eat Fulktrson. Gnad. Orlmsley huffman,
e. /. Jordan. Lawson. Leftwicn. Ligutuer.
LON ing. Moss, AuufOrd. OgIesUy, Patton.
Payne. Peters, Pollard Porter. Powell
Held Roberts. Ryan. saunders. Smith,
Soulhvortn. ~tarke, StrIbAug, Tavenner,
and Mr.. speakeT-i5.
Some Of the lawyers on the floor
thought a release unconstitutional
that the legislature had absolutely no
power to remit these taxes that the bill
above would cure all cases Of hardship,
and further the General Assembly
could not 60.
Mr.. Figgat offered the following
" Provided that the treasurer OF the
several counties shall make sale under
this act only Of land for taxes assessed
and returned delinquent since the lst
day Of January, l,75, and all taxes so
returned delinquent prior 10 January !,
1875, are hereby released"
The amendment was agreed TO.
YFAs.-Nessrs. Acker. Addlugton. Bol-
ling Burks Carter. Cnalmers. Culltress
Cufiett Iupuy. Faulcou. Figgat. Franklin,
Gls Harris HAY, Holiday. Hurt, JOne,
CRrdlish. McCIntic Martin. Mathews
Mauck. MAYO. Nance. NOblin Powell. Rice,
Roberts Row, saunders, smith. Taveuuer
Terry. IhOrDe Turner. Van uOran, " ad-
ON. Webb and Mr. Speaker-44.
NAN s.-Messrs. Arnold. Black. Bona rnan
Eo.cn, EOru1n. CRrlwel Cornett. CrsuOnd
IatueN, llrkeusOu. Downing. Eastwood.
IcuC.s, fentress, Goai Huffman. {. r.
jordan. Lawson, LefiwitCn. Loving. Nal
.,ry Moss. Miller. Muturf, pglesby. Patton
lHyue Peters Pollard Porter Reid, Ry al.
SHE .e.ds. SouthWOrth. .arke. ~tribliug
TauaieriO. and TIAar-8s
After a great deal of discussion the
amendment of Mr.. Fisgat was recon
sidsred and rejected
1t was urged against it that il left
the whole thing open; that future Le-
gislatures might still direct these lands
to be sold that in the mean time the
titles would be obscured. and intend
ing purchasers prevented from buying
A number Of amendments offered
by Mr. Munford. from whose commit
tee the bill was reported, were adopted
in the way Of perfecting the bill. and
II was then ordered to engrossment.
FINCH vs.. JONES.
This case, involving :he seat for
Mecklenburg county now held by J.
K. Jones ,colored), came up as the
special order.
Mr.. Mayo Republican, spoke at
length in support Of the committee
report, which was in favor of the sitting
member
Mr.. Hoge (Democrat) made an able
argument urging the adoption Of the
minority report, which proposes to seat
Mr.. Finch. He claimed that the fact
was established by the evidence that
Mr.. Finch would have been returned