The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-11
AMENDED. LAN'JAST0
DELINQUENT ..N Ia Land ||.D|::|
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Important Bill i. Passed Through
Senator Julian .Bryan7t's
Influence.

Below will be found a very important
amendment to the delinquent land laws
.of the State, which was introduced by
Senator, Julian Bryant, of 4Henrlco, and
passed by the General Assem4ty at its
last session. ~
4. The section Of the code as amended
is printed because Of widespread inter-
est in the matter, and because Of a re-;
cent decision Of the courts, which prac-
Etically annuls the famous. land gra bbers
act of lS9719S The section Of the code
as amended reads as follows:
When deed made to purchaser; clerk to
make it; what to contain; fee Of clerk.
After the expiration of Sthe said two
years the purchaser, of any real estate
so sold and not redeemed, his heirs or.
assigns, shall obtain from the clerk OF
the court of the county or corporation
Whose officer 4las sold such real estate).
a deed conveying the same, In which
Shall be set forth Fall the circumstances
appearing in the clerks office In relation
to the sale; Mt in no case shall a deed
be made to Gay such purchaser of any
such real estate until after such pur-
chaser has given to the person in whose
name the real estate so sold stood at
the time of said SALE and the person OF
persons to whom said real estate SO sold
has been conveyed of record subse-
quently to the time of said sale; or II any
of said persons be dead, then to his or
their personal representatives, heirs and
devisees, an dto tn etrustees, mortgages
and henefciaries. as shown by the rec
ords in any deed of trust or mortgage on
said real estate, or their personal repre-
sentatives, four months notice OF his
said purchase; provided, that no notice
need be given to any trustee, mortgage
or beneficiary in any deed Of trust or
mortgage which has been recorded, or
the lien thereof renewed, more than
twenty years prior to the date Of such
sale; and the person entitled to redeem
said real estate shall have the right to
redeem the same at any time before the
expiration of said four months, although
such time extend beyond the two years
mentioned herein. II the sale be offpart
of tract Of land. the deed shall refer
particularly to the plat and certificate
z of survey returned according to section
six hundred and f1fty-three, and to the
order Of theacourt thereupon; and If the
sale be of an entire tract of land, it shall
refer to the report made according to
the preceding section and the order
thereupon. If the sale be of city or
town lot, or Of an undivided interest In
such lot, and a report be made describ-
ing the same. and such report be ordered
by the court to be recorded, the deed
shall refer to such report But when
in the case of the sale Of city or town
lot, or of an undivided interest in such
lot, there is no such report, the clerk
shall, nevertheless, execute a deed there
for to the purchaser, il he desires the
same. For every deed executed under
this section. the clerk shall be entitled to
ST. which the purchaser shall pay him on
the delivery. Of the deed. This section
shall apply as well to real estate here
tofore sold as to such real estate as may
be hereafter sold for taxes or levies; and
in any case in which the chancery court
of the city of Richmond has ordered the
plat and certificate of survey heretofore
made of such real estate In the said city
to be recorded In conformity to section
six hundred and ffty-three, the clerk Of
the said chancery court shall execute
the deed to the purchaser, his heirs or as