The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-11-19
Loels 9. H., WEST vIHarsTs.
Important to all Land Owners
In Logan County.

important to all Land Owners
in Logan County.
At the recent term of our Cir
cult Court the bill was filed in the
chancery cause Of the State OF
West Virginia against John b..
Golf and quite number Of other
parties whose lands are forfeited
fer the non payment Of the taxes
thereon, in which are included the
claimants Of severaE.old surveys
which cover the, greater part i
not the whole Of Logan county.
The cause was referred to Com
missioner j. Carey Anderson to
ascertain and report upon the
several tracts mentioned in the
bill, as to the nature of the title
thereto, and what parts are held
and claimed under junior grants
or other titles, etc, and the
AMI the amount Of taxes in ar
rears thereon.
This, in our opinion, is, to the
people Of the county especially,
one of the most important suits
ever brought in any court in the
State, because Of the consequent
ces that may follow the redemp-
ton Of the large surveys involved
in said suit. especially if the own
ers Of any lands within the limits
Of these sold surveys stand by
and allow them to redeem these
surveys without setting up the IL
1 hinder which they claim the
Iaafls owned by them, within the
limits of these sold surveys"
We are of the opinion that ev-
cry person claiming lands within
the limits of these "old surveys"
no matter whether under grants,
either from the commonwealth Of
Virginia or West Virginia, or uD-
der School Lane. titles, or under
any other title, regardless of the
length of time they may have
been in the actual possession Of
the lands so held adversely to the
sold surveys" will now have to
come into this suit and protect
their title, or forever be barred
of such right after the redemp-
ton by the former owners Of these
s'old surveys because the statute
as it now provides, allows all
questions of title, boundary, ETC.,
between all persons claiming the
same land to be determined and
settled by the court, either with
or without jury, the same as in
an ejectment suit, and further
provides that all persons claiming
title to, or any interest in, the
lands sought to be sold for the
benefit of the school fund, may
come into the suit, and have their
rights protected the same as if
they had been made parties to
the suit in the first place, and this
may do by appearing in court or
before said Commissioner.
Before the decree, filing the
bill and referring the cause to the
Commissioner, was recorded, two
or three petitions on the part of
the former owners Of these s'old
surveys" were prosecuted, asking
to be allowed to redeem, etc.
These petitions were also referred
to said Commissioner to report
upon the matters and things cor
tanned IN them
Now, if it Is The object of these
former owners topeontend for and
redeem such parts of these "old
surveys as are not held by any
person under school land or other
titles, then no one could object to
that course, but if. as is usually
the case, they mean to claim the
whole earth, then we predict that
if the people stand by without
coming in and having their rights
passed upon and protected, and
allow these former owners of the
"old surveys to redeem without
opposition, that the next step will
be an action in ejectment In the
Federal Court to dispossess every
person claiming any land within
the surveys so redeemed.
We are told that the object of
this suit is to quiet and settle, the
peoples title to the lands they
have bought and paid their mon
ey for in goodsfaith, and to sell
that that is really delinquent and
forfeited, which is yielding no
service to the State, county and
b.