The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-06
COMMISSIONERS. NOTICE.

Bruce. l. S. sampselle. Floyd HAT
field. j. T. Reynolds. j. X. Ander-
son. Robert L. Hatfield, Louisa j.
Hatfield and James Hattieid. defend.
ants. I'm chancery.
In the Circuit Court OF Marion county.
West Virginia. (,
The plaintiff and each and all. the
above named defendants, and all I'm.
known owners and claimants of any
part or parcel of the lands mentioned
in plaintiffs bill in the above entitled
cause, will take notice, that by virtue
OF decree of the said Circuit Court
OF Marion county, entered in said
cause on the 2sth day of October. 1906.
that on the 25th day of march, 1907,
at my Office in the court house in the
city of Fairmont, Marion county. West
Virginia, l will commence the dis
charge OF my duties under the said &c,
cree OF reference In the above entitled
cause, copy of which decree Is pub
l;shed with this notice, and is in the
words and figures following, to-wit:
"The cause coming on again to be
heard, the plaintiff asked leave to file
five reports of the commissioner of
school lands of Logan county. alleging
that certain tracts therein described
being parts of the said John Green
survey and grant of $4,000 acres, are
forfeited to the State for non-entry
upon the land books and non.paynent
of taxes thereon, which said reports
had been filed in the Circuit Court OF
Logan county on>the cath day of octo.
Der, 1905, and by an order of said
court made on said gath day of octo-
her. 1906, ordered to be transmitted to
this court to be proceeded with In this
cause. 1t Is ordered that said reports
and each of them be filed.
"And Il is further ordered, adIudged
and decrsed that this cause be refer.
red to Harry Shaw, one of the com.
missioners in ehancery of this court,
with instructions to take, state and re.
port an account showing:
list. To ascertaina nd report wheth.
er the tracts and parsels of land men
toned pn6 descibed in the five reports
of the school commissioner of Logan
ccanty and this day fled int HIS cause,
are part of the said John Green grant
of $4,000 acres mentioned in the plain.
tins bill, whether they have been for.
feited co and the title thereof remains
In the State, and have not been re.
DENIED, released, exoneratd, transn.
red or otherwise disposed of, in whose
name and for what cause and when
forfeited. who is entitled to redeem the
same, and the taxes and interest due
on each tract or parcel.
I'd. To ascertain and report any
other parts or parcels of the said John
Green grant of $4,000 acres mentioned
in the plaintiffs bill. the title to which
has been forfeited to and remains In
the State, and has not been redeemed,
released, exonerated. transferred or
otherwise disposed of In whose name
and for what cause and when forfeited,
who Is entitled to redeem the same.
and the taxes and interest due on each
part or parcel SO reported.
Sd. ANY other matter deemed per-
tinent by said commissioner or requir-
ed by any party in interest.
And II Is further ordered that before
proceeding to execute the requ,rs-
ments of this decree that the said
commissioner shall give the notice re.
CURED by Section of Chapter los Of
the Code, and shall also give notice to
all the parties named in the said i've
reports of the Commissioners Of
school lands Of Logan county, as claim.
Ing to have an interest In the tracts
OF land mentioned in said reports or
In any Of them, to-wit, Vernon G..
Bruce. l.. s. Sampselle, Floyd Hatfieis,
j. T. Reynolds, J. X. Anderson. Rob.
ert L. Hatfield, Louisa ]. HATFIELD and
James Hatfield.
And 1t Is further ordered that any
person claiming an interest shall have
leave 20 file an answer for peti.
tons and be permitted to take
dispositions before the commits.
sioner. or before any person
authorized to take dispositions and
file the same before the commissioner,
giving reasonable notice of the time
and place."
At which time and place you, and
each Of you, may attend and protect
and defend any interest yoa may have
In the lands, or any of them, in ques.
tion in said suit.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
OF February, 1907.
HARRY SHAW, Commissioner.
Feb. C, %, 20. 81.