Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-24
THE DELINQUENT LAND LAW.
Text of the Bill Proposed to- super
sehc the Present LAW.

tor then succeeded in having passed a Dill
suspending the action of the law for SIX
ty days, which began to run on the lzlh
instant
The bill originally introduced by MI
Clayton read as follows:
A Bill to Amend and Re-Enact Section
GG6 of the Code of Virginia, as Amend
ed and Re-Enacted by an Act Approved
March 5, 1891, in Relations to Delinquent
Lands Purchased in the Name OF the
Auditor. and as Amended and Re-En-
Acted by an Act Approved January -
1895, Entitled an Act TO Amend and ke-
Enact Section csc Of the Code OF Nir-
ginia. as Amended and Re-Enacted by
an Act Approved March >, 1894, in Ke-
lation to Delinquent Lands Purchased
in the Name of the Auditor.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly
of virginia. That section 66 of the Code
of Virginia. as amended and re-enacted
by an act approved March 8, 1891, In re-
lations to delinquent lands purchased IN
the name of the Auditor, and as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved Jan
uary g, 1896, entitled an act 10 alhehu
and re-enact section GGj Of the CODE Oh
Virginia, as amended and re-enacted Dy
an act approved March 8, 1891 IN rela-
ton to delinquent lands purchased in the
name of the Auditor, be amended ana re-
acted 50 as to read as follows:
THE MODE OF PROCEDURE.
Section COG. When and hoy lands pur-
chased I'm the name Of the previous
owner. his heirs, or assigns, having the
right TO charge the same with 1ept'
within two years from the date OF such
purchase. any person desiring To pur-
chase IL shah file an application with inc
clerk of the county or corporation court
wherein such real estate is situated Ior
the purchase Of such real estate TOT 'uo
amount for which the sale TO the COM
monwealth was made, together win such
additional sums as would nave accrued
from taxes and levies and interest, IL
such real estate had not been purchaser
bv the Commonwealth, with interest on
tho amount for which said sale was
made at the rate OF per centum per
aunum from the day of sale, ana on lhe
additional sums from the l0th day ol
December in the year in Whlch the SAINT
would have accrued, IN when application
shall be set out the name OF the pelsOi'
i'm whose name the real estate stood al
the date Of the sale thereon TO the Coih-
uonwealth. the person in actual posses
service if any, and the person in whose
name such real estate stands at the date
| of said application on the commissioner ;
hooks of such county or corporation, or
II any of the said persons be dead,
then 10 his person representative anu
tho name of the trustee and DenencldIy
| ian any deed Of trust or mortgage on salu
real estate. and the mortgage IN sueh
| MORTGAGE or his personal representatives
and the clerk shall thereupon make our
| four or more copies OF such application
| and deliver them TO the SherlH OF Als
| county or the Sergeant OF MS corpora
| ton. ana the said Sheriff OF Sergeant a.
| the case may be, shah serve one Oh salu
| comics on the person In whose name salu
| real estate stood at the date OF the sait
! thereof to the Commonwealth, or II saIu
person be dead, then on his personal rep
! resentatiye another of said copies Oh Ihe
person IN actual possession at the time
! of service OF service of the real estate -
| returned delinquent, and another on th-
| person in whose name SAID real estate
! stands on the Commissioner DOCKS Oh
| said county or corporation at the ul'e u
! said application, or his personal repre-
! sentative, If he be dead and another Oh
| sucb trustee and beneficiary and mort
|
| and the said Sheriff or Sergeant shall
return the other copy TO the said clerk
| of the county or corporation court, WIT
his return thereon endorsed, showing
upon whom said copies were served, an,
when and where And If, for any reason
the said sheriff or sergeant cannot serve
| the COPY on the persons aforesaid, ms
| return shall so state, and shall give th'
| reasons for his failure so TO serve saiI
| comics. And in case there IS no person II
| possession of said real estate, said sherll
| or sergeant shan pos. one copy on th'
front door OF the dwelling-house thereon
or if there be no dwelling-house thereon
i'm some other conspicuous place on sal'
real estate. And in case the return o.
| the Sheriff or Sergeant shows that ther'
was no service of said copy upon th'
| uerson I'm whose name the land was re
| turned delinquent, or his personal repre-
| sentative. and upon the person in who's
name the land stands upon the Commis
sioner's books or his personal represen
tative and upon such trustee and bene
dciary and mortgage, or his persona
representative. then the clerk of TN,
county or corporation court shall inser
a COPY OF such application with the re
turn of the officer thereon endorsed, II
= newspaper published in the county o.
corporation wherein such real estate Il
situated; or, if there be no newspape
published in said county or corporation
then in tine nearest newspaper once
week for four successive weeks, am
shall post copy thereof at the iron
door OF the courthouse for like period
Ii shall also be the duty of the clerk o
said court 10 post at the front door o
the courthouse Of said county on tn
first day OF each term OF said court iron
the time OF the filing Of such application
until the same is redeemed or the SAT-
proposed purchase is perfected, as herell
provided. a list OF all such applica
tions. stating the name OF the applicant
the name OF the person in whose nam'
the land proposed TO be purchased ap
peared on the iand-books. and such de
scIiption OF said land as is shown OF
such handbook
II the person in whose name said rea
estate was listed when sold TO the Com
monwealth, or other person. who had tn
| right TO redeem at the time OF the ser
vice OF the copies or Of the publication o
the application as aforesaid. does not ap
pear within four months after sucl
copies have been served as aforesaid, o
| within four months from the completion
of the publication and posting of suci
application, and redeem said real estate
by paying to the said Clerk Of the Coun
ty or Corporation Court all the taxes
penalties, and costs Herewith connected