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

STRAIN The clerk of the hustings court and
the sergeant of the city of Roanoke from
proceeding further under the act of as.
sembly aforesaid until such time az mr.
ties may have had an opportunity to ex.
anime the records OF said office. Your
orator. to whom is due the greater part
OF the taxes aforesaid, does not wish to
have the title to real estate taken from
the true owner thereof, either II he has
paid the taxes thereon or if he is ready
70 redeem the same, both of which mat.
ters IL Is impossible for the party hold
Ing real estate to ascertain at present
on account OF the crowded condition of
the clerks office of the hastings court
aforesaid, and the impossibility of exam.
lining the records.
Your orator is further informed that n
bill has already been filed in the hus-
tings court for the city OF Roanoke at
lacking the returns of delinquent taxes
Tor the several years above mentioned,
and still your orator is not informed
whether the returns of the treasurer
aforesaid of the lands as delinouent for
the years aforesaid are correct or not. ard
In accordance with the statute law of the
state; yet your orator believes that the
best interest of all parties concerned ia
that it should be ascertained whether the
returns of the treasurer for the wears
aforesaid are in accordance with the law
before any steps are taken to sell the
lands returned delinquent and sold for
the taxes thereon in accordance with the
act of assembly set forth above.
Your orator is advised that it would
be unequi,able for it to allow the lands
OF Its citizens to be soll for taxes due to
YOU orator until IT, is ascertai ned
whether or not the officers of said city
mad proceeded in accordance with the
law in returning snid delinouent lands
lnasmuch, therefore, as your orator, is
remediless save in court of equity it
preys that 5. S. Brooke, clerk OF the
hustiDgs court for the city of Roanoke,
and L. K. Tillett, sergeant for the city
OF Roanoke, Virginia, may be made de-
PENDANTS to this bill; but answer under
oath is waived, and may they and each
OF them their agents and representa-
tives, be enjoined and restrained from
proceeding either to Sc II or to take a,,v
steps looking to the sale of lands or citi-
zens OF the city of Roonoke under the
act OF assembly approved January Goth.
le96, which lands may have been re-
turned delinQ nent for the years 1880 10
1854, both inclusive.
:? May the said S. s. Brooke, clerk, be re-
strained from receiving any applications
for such purchase of any lands so re.
turned delinquent and sold for the years
aforesaid, and may he be restrained from
issuing for publication of any notice of
publication for the purchase of lands I'M
der act Of assembly aforesaid, or from
making any deed or deeds for lands which
application may have already been made:
may the said Il. r Tllett, sergeant, be re-
strained from the execution of any no.
tice of application for the purchase of
lands under the act of assembly of jam
airy ~ 1896, and may the parties be re-
strained and enjoined as aforesaid until
the further order of this court; NAV YOUR
Honor enter all such orders and DEGREES
as may be necessary, and may your Honor
grant such other, further and general re-
lief as may be necessary, or to equity may
seem meet; and your orator will ever
pray, etc. CITY OF ROANOKE,
BY w. A. GLASGOW,
City Solicitor
State of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-
wit: