Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-31

and do what is necessary to protect their
interest. 1t shall be published once
week for four successive weeks in such
newspaper as the Clerk may direct, and
shall be posted by the Clerk at the front
door Of the courthouse Of the county or
corporation wherein the court Is held on
the first day of the next County or Cor
poration Court after 1t is entered. If no
person who has right to redeem at the
time Of the service of the copies, or of
the completion of the order of publication,
as aforesaid, appear within four months
after such copies have been served as
aforesaid, or within four months after
the completion of the order OF publica-
ton, when there Is a publication, and
redeem said real estate by paying to the
Clerk of the County or Corporation Court
all of the taxes, penalties. and costs
Herewith connected, as well as all fees
and costs attending the proceeding under
this section, including penalty OF 20.
which shall be paid to the applicant, then
the person who made the application
shall have a right TO purchase the real
estate within five days from the expira-
ton of the four months, as aforesaid, by
paying to the Clerk all taxes, penalties,
fees and costs. And the said purchaser
shall then, in order to complete his pur-
chase, at his expense, have a report 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 the Engineer of such
city, or where there is no such Surveyor
or City Engineer, by some competent sur
veyor to be appointed by such court for
that purpose. specifying the metes and
bounds of the said real estate. the names
Of the owners of the adjoining tracts, or
lots, and giving such further description
Of said real estate as will Identify the
same. but in the discretion OF the court
there need not be an additional survey,
If a sufficient description of said land can
be obtained from the records and the
County or Corporation Court, unless it
has some objection to such report, shall
order the same TO be recorded
After such report shall have been re-
corded, the purchaser shall obtain from
the Clerk OF the County or Corporation
Court of the county or corporation in
which said real estate is situated. deed
conveying the same, I'm which shall be set
forth all the circumstances appearing in
the Clerks office I'm relation to the sale,
and reference shall be made in said deed
to said report. In no case shall the Com
monwealth be liable for any costs in
CURED under any of the provisions of
this act. For making off, copy OF an
application under this section, the Clerk
shall be entitled TO a fee of % cents; for
every order Of publication and post, 81;
for every deed executed, ST. and for every
copy of an application served under this
section by a sheriff or other officer he
shall receive 80 cents. All Of the fore
going fees may be required by the Clerk,
or other officer, to be paid in advance.
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paid upon delivery of the deed.
If 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 be with coven
ants Of special warranty III no such deed
be made under this chapter within one
year after the date of the application
for the purchase Of the said real estate
by the party entitled to the deed the
person entitled 10 redeem the same as
hereinbefore mentioned, his heirs, or as
signs may, after such year, and before
such deed is made, redeem the said real
estate by paying to the purchaser the
amount paid therefor by him, including
the cost, with such taxes and leyies as
he may have paid thereon since such
purchase, with interest at 10 per centum
per annum upon such payments from the
date they were respectively made. The
provisions of section 66l of the Code OF
Virginia shall apply to deeds made under
authority OF this section. and the pro-
visions of section 6j2 shall apply TO real
estate sold under authority of this sec
ton. In all cases where applications
have been heretofore made to purchase
real estate under section 666, as amended
and re-enacted by the act approved jan
uary 20, 1896, and in which the applica-
tions have not been perfected and the
purchase made complete by the execution
of a deed by the Clerk as herein pro-
vided the Clerk of the said court to which
such application was made shall at once
make copies of such application, and de-
liver them TO the Sheriff or Sergeant OF
to such other party as the application
may direct to be served i'm the same
manner and upon the same persons as
herein directed, and, thereupon, the same
proceedings shall be had, and the same
time shall be given persons entitled to
redeem such real estate, and i'm the same
manner as is hereinbefore provided ex-
cept IL shall not be necessary to make
another survey of the tract or lot where
one has been previously made under the
provisions OF said section 666, as amended
by the said act OF January %, 1896: but I'm
all cases where the applications have been
50 made and not so perfected prior
TO the passage of this act, persons having
the right TO redeem shall be allowed by
the said Clerk to redeem the said real
estate in the manner herein provided
within four months after such last men
toned copies Of application have been
served upon all persons as required by
this section, or order of publication as
to them completed; and, in no case shall |
il be lawful for the said Clerk 10 make q |
deed to the said real estate until the |
expiration Of said four months provided. |
that no application shall le made under |
this act TO purchase any real estate. II. |
at the time OF such application, suit Is |
pending in the courts of the county or |
corporation wherein such real estate Is |
situated for the sale OF the same, either |
to satisfy debts due creditors or for par |
titIon among the parties interested until |
after the land has been sold in said suit, |
and the court has failed to cause the |
taxes TO be paid out Of the purchase |
money: provided, also. that nothing |
herein contained shall be construed as |
in any way affecting the duties of the |
of the Revenue, as pre- |
scribed by section 400. II one application |
has been made and copies thereof issued, |
no second application shall be considered |
for the same piece of land until the rights |
Of the first applicant under his applica-
ton has expired.
2. This act shall be in force from it's
passage.
A SUPPLEMENTARY BILL
The second bill. which was approved |
February 24th. reads:
!. Be IL enacted by the General Assem- |
bly, OF Virginia, That section 664 OF the
Code or Virginia, as amended and re- /
enacted by an act entitled an act TO
amend and re-enact section ga OF chapter
IS Of the Ccde Of Virginia In relation 20 |
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