The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-12-24
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
State Of West Virginia
KS.
John b. Golf let. al.

State of West Virginia
VS..
| i John b. Goff..et. al.
10 all and each If Tie defendants
mentioned iutks o5ope Order Of
Publication, and eve,y person
interested ~ the lands mention
=eastdseesaa, ol,=tl1a.t pert thereof,
orin tie proceeds thereof, acheth-
err ,,0medus defendants therein
or not.
r 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 cause was
referred to me as said Commits
sioner 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
Ititions therein, and particularly
with reference to-
LIST. The amount Of taxes due and
unpaid upon each tract, lot or
parcel, or part Of a tract or lot of
land mentioned in the said bill.
End. In whom the legal title to
+ said land was at the date Of the
II 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 - of, the Constitu-
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, a 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 a scale Of
so poles to the inch. the
Commissioner find that such
claimants entitled to the land
SO claimed by him he shall re-
port as hereinbefore required !;
but ifhe shall find that such
claimant isentitled to portion
of said land bounded different
ly from thatso 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. Incase two or more persons
claim the same lands to any ex-
tent under said section and ar
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 opin-
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 the same to
the court with his opinion
thereon.
18th. 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.
). CARY ANDERSON,