The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-14

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ers-29
Noes--Jones-1.
The record plainly shows that the SEN
ate, not having AN opportunity to vote
on the liundiey repeal bill, accepted the
lesser of the two evils and passed the sem
ate substitute bill rather than allow the
act Of lS93-'9i to remain on the statute
books.
~ careful examination of the two acts
here quoted will show that the act of
lS9o-'96, while Il very harsh, unjust and
DANGEROUS law. is much less obiectiona.
bic than the act of 1S93-'94. The respon.
s,pii1ty for this vicious piece of legsla-
t'on is clearly with the assembly of
lS93-'9l and not with the assembly of
lS95-'96. The following is the amended
act of 1SJ5-'96:
Chapter ~ An net to amend and re-
enact section U66 of the Codeof Virginia.
ms amended ami re.enacted by IN act an.
proved March 3, 1904, in relation to de.
llnquent lands purchased in the name of
the auditor approved January 30, 1896.
BE it enacted by the general assembly
OF Virginia That section G66 of the Code
or virginia, as amended by the acts of
lS93-D4. approved March 5, 1894, be
amended and re-enacted so rs to read as
follows:
the name or the auditor and unredepmed
to he sold-When real estate so purcbns
Ell In the name of the auditor is not re-
deemed be the previous owner. his heirs
or assigns. or some person having the
right To charge the same with n debt,
within two years from the date of such
purchase, any person desiring to pur-
chase it shall file an application with the
clerk OF the county or corporation court
wherein such real estate is situated for
the purchase of such real estate for the
amount for which the sale to the com.
monwealth WAS made, together with such
additional sums as would have accrued
from taxes and lev:es and interest, il
such real estate had not been so purchas-
ed by the commonwealth, with interest
on the amount for which said sale was
made mt the rate OF six per centum, per
annum from the day of sale, and in the
additional sums from the 18th tlay Of De-
cember in the Year in which the same
would have accrued and the clerk shall
thereup0n make out two copies of such
applications and deliver them to the
sheriff OF his county or sergeant of his
corporation. and the sheriff or sergeant
shall serve one OF said copies on the per
son in whose name said real estate stood
mt the date of the sale of it to the COM
monwealth, or II said person be dead,
then on his personal representative, and
return the other copy to the said clerk OF
the county or corporation court with his
return thereon endorsed and If for any
reason he cannot serve it on such person
his return shall so show. In case the
return OF the sergeant or sheriff shows
that there i no service of snid copy, then
the clerk of the county or corporation
court shall insert copy of such applica-
ton III newspaper published in the
county wherein such real estate is stu
ated, or if there be no newspaper pub
!lShed IN his county or corporation then
In the nearest newspaper, for four sue
cessive weeks. IL the person in whose
name said real ESTATE was listed when
sold to the commonwealth, or other per-
sou who had the right to redeem before
it was sold,d not appear within thirty
days after such copy has been served on
him, or the completion of the published
notice, and redeem said real estate from
the clerk of the county or corporation
court by paying all the taxes, penalties
and costs Herewith connected, rs well MS
all the lees and costs attending the pro-
ceedings, then the person who made such
application shall, Mt his expense, have n
raport made to the county or CORPORATION
court of the county or corporation in
which said real estate is situated by the
surveyor OF such county or city, or when
there Is no surveyor of such city or cuun-
", then by some person appointed by
such courI for that purpose, specifying
the metes and bounds of the land he pro-
poses to'buy, the names of the owners OF
the adjoining tract or lots, and giving
such further description of the land as
will identity the samr, and the county or
corporation court, unless it has some oh
lection to such report, shall order the
same to bf recorded
After such report Shall have been re
corded the purchaser shall obtain from
the clerk of the county or corporate n
court OF the county or city in which said
real estate is situated deed conveying
the same, in which shall be set forth all
the circumstances appearing in the clerks
Office in relation TO the sale, and references
be made to said report. In no case shall
the commonwealth be liable for any costs
incurred under any OF the provisions of
this act.
For every deed executed under this sec
ton the c'erk shall be entitled TO one
dollar. which the purchaser shall pay ON
the delivery OF the deed
IL the clerk refuse to execute such deed
the court may compel him TO do so upon
the petition OF the purchaser Every
such deed shall De with covenants of spe-
cial warranty
1t no such deed be made ander this
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