The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-31
COMMISSIONER SsX0TfcE.
State of West Virginia
.John R(loF snt al.

VS..
John B. Golf Jet. al.
To all and each Of the defendants
mentioned in tie a6Oue Order Of
Publication, and ecery person
interested tn the a,ads mention
ca therein, d, any part thereof,
orin the proceeds thereof, acheth-
CIR named as defendants therein
on. not
You will take notice that on
Monday, the 7th day Of March,
1892, at my Office at Logan G. H.,
West Virginia, | will commence
the discharge Of my duties as
Commissioner under a decree Of
reference in the above entitled
cause. made by the Circuit Court
of Logan county, West Virginia,
at the October term, 1891, thereof
under and by virtue of which de-
cree the above entitled causeswas
referred to me as said Commits
sloner to inquire into and report
upon the matters and things set
forth in the bill in said cause and
the answers thereto and the PC
titions therein, and particularly
with reference to-
1st. The amount of taxes due and
unpaid upon each tract, lot or
parcel, or partof a tract or lot Of
land mentioned in the said bill.
End. In whom the legaIatitle to
said land was at the date Of the
forfeiture thereof, if such fact
can be ascertained, and if not
that fact must be reported.
3rd. In whose name, and for what
cause the said land was forfeit
ed, and the facts in relation
thereto.
4th. What portions, if any, of the
real estate mentioned in said
bill is claimed by any person
under the provisions of section
3 of article ID Of the Constitn-
ton of this State, the facts in
relation to- every such claim,
and the boundaries thereof.
Every person making such
claim must file with the said
Commissioner, at his own cost
and expense, plat or state
|. ment in writing, showing, the
boundary lines of the;. land so
claimed by him, and in order to
facilitate the proper hearing of
this cause, it is recommended
to the parties who desire to
claim title to or redeem any
lands in this proceeding to
make their maps on scale of
so poles Ito the inch. If the
Commissioner find that such
claimant is entitled to the land
so claimed by him he shall re-
port as hereinbefore required I;
but if he shall find that such.
claimant is entitled to a portion
of said land bounded different
lysfrom..that so claimed by him
as aforesaid, he shall, when a
corrected plat and statement
are furnished him by such
claimant showing the, true lines
of the said land to which he is
entitled, report the same ac-
cordingly,
9th. In case two or more persons
claim thesame lands toany ex-
tent under said section and err
ticle of the Constitution or un
der junior grants or otherwise,
said Commissioner shall reduce
to writing the evidence offered
by each of them, and report the
same to the court, with his opins
ion thereon.
9th. If two or more persons shall
claim the right to redeem, to
any extent, the same lands from
forfeiture, the said Commission
er shall reduce to writing the
evidence offered by each Of
them and report thessame to-
the court with his opinion
thereon.
It'll. Any other matter or thing
which said Commissioner may
deem pertinent and proper, or
which the court may hereafter
direct to be inquired into and
reported on.