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IMPORTANT LAW
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* IH»l I* publish. -it I -i Ibr inliMlinlii'l1
‘ I ill |H rviiii interested, ni.«l l!ir publir
ntlenit m is earnestly mi it. d ««» its snciMl
imp»it<*nt pro»iM*ns A» some time mil
i i». r*Mi ily elapse lu fare the lists of | «nd*
>iaiutu»d ilelimpient lor mm payment nf
lH>a« r;»n hr published, the mriuii vf nil
■'U< '• t Hid* niut loft that, fnm tiny ccritt.
wu'i) hrrt hern rctvruea as dilut>’uthl pii<<>'
f.i | * *'». w..lilt do Wi ll t.» make 111.till .hate
» .4 Ilf* » th** mliject Lands and lots
may have betu returned by tl*e S|>.aritl».
and may now be in djnaer vf forfeiture.
Mllll‘t lilt plf sent on III'!* air peifrelly
>inet.it»i-moa and m»Mi«pi.aiou* of the lad.
l it** lu»ol*rtiry. nr*b|renrr, or remote re
••deuce. u| former owner*, tuav l»a*e in
einubrred a tract nf land, or lot. with a
atnjjle \ ear’s taxation, ami that etnifle ynn '»
taxation may jeopaidiic the Into n| the
present owner N-riuus and p'ompt alien
It u i« Ihereloie earnestly invited to the
kuhjetl. .IAMF.S I-:. IIHA’III.
Jtadithr of I'ailit. .h counts
AN ACT
t iwrsniim I-stu’s rit'iriH'tl .Irl.rqiiHii f r nnr
l' *'1** ’I t »\es, ..imI i.mkim; ili»|«U'lli, 11 ot
• iti:un brnll ... ihlinijiH-it and of c. ilaiu >v
• »• «te«l laud- , fi r dll Um-fit m l'n<I ..nd Ism
i a In.' htiliU'r* th i*i-.if, under ccat.t* from the
1 tiiiii..u««alth. I’uvvtl A|nit 1st, |Sj|.
1 lie it enacted t>ij the Ueiural Assembly.
l hat all laud*, m i 111 »uch as shall here
inafter bo excepted, winch, having been
returned drl.mpient for non payment ol
t «xe* thereon, were vested in the I’rcsi
dent and Directors of the Literaiy Fund,
by the art pissed the ninth day ol Fcbru
rv, one thousand eight hundred anJ four
teen. entitled an act to amend and explain
tile act eulitled an act concerning taxes
on I tads, and which shall not have been
redeemed, before the first day of J anuary
last past, in pursuance of former laws al
lowing such redemption, ami presenting
the manner, terms, and times thereof,
•hall forever hereafter he irredeemable.
1 And ail lands except such as shall be
hereinafter excepted, returned delinquent
lor the non payment of taxes thereon, for
the year one thousand eight hondied and
twenty, or for any year or years previous
tberCio. and which shall not have been
heretofore redeemed or otherwise exonei
ated from arrears of taxes thereon, in pur
so wire ol funner laws, allowing such re
demption or exoneration, and prescribing
t!»e manner, terms, and times thereof, or
sb «M not he redeemed before tue first day
ol January next, in pursuance of the pro
visions in ties section herein alter Contain
cd; and all lands except such as shall be
hereinafter excepted, which, after having
been x<#|d for arrears of taxes due thereon,
have been redeemed by the Executive, in
pu»so Mice of the art passed the twentieth
•lay o| February, outs thousand right him
♦ired and seventeen, entitled •• An act to
amend the several acts concerning the ar
rrarages of taxes on lauds, houses and
lots, and which shall nut have hern line
tof .re redeemed, by or for Ihe ongmal
proprietors, by payment into the treasury
of the moneys paid by the executive for
the redemption thereof, with the damages
thereon, according to law. or shall not be
redeemed before Ihe first day of Januarv
next, in pursuance of the prov Lions in this
section hereinafter contained; shall lie,
and the same are hereby declared to be,
horn and alter the said first day of Jatm
ary next, absolutely furle.trJ. and shall be
thenceforth forever irredeemable:_anil
tdl such lands, and all light, title, and in
ten-st to and in the same, of all and every
pci ,on or persons, in w h >se name or names
the same wne returned delinquent for
non-payment of taxes thereon, and of all
arid eveiy person nr persons el timing un
her litem, fthall be thenceforth, and the
some are hereby absolutely vestrd in the
President and I).rectors of the Literary
!• nnd —And further lime until the said
*»•*' day of January n»xt is hereby a Mow
t d for the redemption of all such lands in
this section above mentioned, by naytnent
i.- to the treasury of nilanrars ol taxes due
thereon, or ol the money so advanced by ■
th« I’x«*rutive for the redemption *heieoi
-; • •'ini 14iiim
h"*' on (• arre ars, nr Ou lh" money*
vaneed |ty ll.c Kt'-iMdive. a* the ca-..- tuny
he. according to the |iro»iiinnr of the f.,r
p* r laws concerning the same respective
3. Ami nil lam!*, except mirh ns shall
he her. in liter exi t pit d. returned drlm
•I lent for it m piyment of taxes thereon,
fur any year or ji-ar* n»h*» (••tent to the
year one thousand tight hundred and
twenty, ami previous to ihr passing wf this
" '• "ls«cti have n.,t h en heretofore
'"I ''Hied, or otherwise exonerated from
i,f"' »»* at 1 »«*> dale thereon, m pursuance
of limner I ms allowing *ueh redemption
end exoneration, and preset thing the man
I>er, terms, and limes, thereof, and upon
which all the arrears of taxes that hate'
heretofore accrued, with ten perrciitij.ii
per annum damages thereon, .hall not |.e
paid into the treasury. upan Warrant of
the Auditor ..I Public Account*, before Ibe
tire*dxy »f November, which shall he m
the rrn one. tbuusand ei*l,t hundieil * ,|
thirty three, shall be, from and after ihe
I mentioned dale, and are hfuly, ah
sol-pelf forfeited, and shall hr thenceforth
forever irredeemable ami all sm hlands,
and all rigid, idle, hi d interest, to and in
the tune. of all and every f*-r*uu or per
sons in whose name or names the same
• re or were returned delinquent for non '
payment of lases thereon, and of all and
•■*ny person or |»- r*on* claiming under
•hem. being so forfeited, shall be. from
ami alter the last mentioned dale, and are
her- hy vested absolutely .o the Pre.|Jcn(
and Directors of the l.«frrary Kuml.
4 And in ea«e anf lands, except siteh
• s shall he hereinafter e crept erf shall i
hereafter he returned dr|„,qwenf for „•«,
payment of taxes thereon, and the person <
or person* in who*# name or names the '
sanio shall he so returned, nr s»mr olhrr 1
pers-sn fur Sum or them, shall fad, for three ’
years, to he computed from the 1**1 day ’
of D- eemher, of the rear f.»r which such '
taxes shall accrue and be m arrear, to p*y
m*o the treasury, upon warrant of the \,t
di or. the amount of faxes justly due J
th- reon. and in arrnar. with ten per een
*,!W j»er im.um d imiget thereon, from

Iltftlalf when the same aenoed ; all Midi
lauds s.* relumed and remaining delm
qurnt f »r non-payment of taxes. «t.alf be.
It<.111 ami after the expiration ul' the said
term ul I In ce years, and l|»e same are
hereby declared lo he forfeited, and shall
l»e thenceforth forever irredeemable;—
and alt such lands, and all light, title, and
inlric*t, in or tu the same, of all and every
prison nr persons, in vvli.>*e name or
names the same shall be ictumed drl.u
queiit lor non payment of taxes due there
on. and ol all and every p« i»mi or prisons
claiming under them, bung so forfeited,
•ball be, from and after the expiration ol
• be said term of three years, and the same
•vie to reby vested absolutely In the Presi
deni »ml Directors of llie Lite ra tv Fund. I
1‘tvritltii. 'I bat in all cases of lauds re
lumed delinquent and fulfilled lur non
payment of taxes, and bcietofure vested
by law in the President anti Ducctors of
the Literary Fund, as well as of Und*
which have been ur shall be returned vie
linquent lor non payment of taxes, ami
* hirli shall be by fuice ol the provisions
ol this act, forleiied fur that cause, anti
vesirtl in the ,ai.| Piesideot and Directors,
only such estate and interest sba'I be
vested III the said Piesident and Directors
:%s were nr »hall be trstrd in the person or
persons, m whose name or names such
lauds have been or shall be returned de
linquent, Mini in the hen*, dev lire* ur pur
-chasers claiming under such person or
persona, ul the tune such land* were here
tufnre, or by force of the provisions ol this
act, shall hr forfeited and vested in the
•aid President and Directors.
And. provided, that in nil cates of lands
winch, having been returned delinquent
lor non pay iiient of taxes, ha v e been here
tofore vested by law in the President and
Directors of the Literary Fund; and of
lauds, which having been returned delin
quent Jor non payment of taxes heretofore
accrued, shall be by force ot the prov tsions
n| this act, forfeited for that cause, and
vested in the **id President and Director»,
and ol lands which shall herealtcr be re
Inrnoal >l,lmnn,..l —___« _ r
e - - -- ..
*«***• hfrf»lirr to *rrrt»*. ami %%hi«h >LhII
be by force of the provisions of this act.
forfeited for that came, and vested in the
*ai«l President and Diiertors; if the
person or pt-rsnns, in whose name or
names *uch lands have bt en heretofore
returned delinquent, and vested in the
said President anil Directors, wire, at tin
date of such foifeitiire, declared and still
remain, under disability of infauev, cover
lure, insane uund, or imprisonment ; and
if the person or persons in whose name or
names such land*, as shall he according
to the provision* of Uu» act forfeited and
vested in the said President and Directors,
have heen returned delinquent, are now
; under any of the said disabilities;—ami
il the person nr persons, in whose name
or narres. sueh lands, as according to ibe
provisions ol this net shall or may be here
after forfeited and vested in the said Pre
sident and Director*, shall he returned
delinquent, shall he at the date of such
forfeiture under any of the said disabili
ties— in such ra*e, it shall and may he
lawful lor sueh person or persons to r«
deem such lands, l>y payment into the
treasury, upon the warrant of the Auditor
of all arrears of taxes justly due and charg
al !e thereon with ten per centum per an-1
mini damages on the same, from the lime
nr times when the taxes accrued, or shall
accrue, wi'hiu two years next alter their
respective disabilities removed, sud riot
alter wards; and il such person or (versons
• ball .I,.- m any such state of disability.
• ben Ibe heirs or devi*ee*of such person
«r persons *•» dying, may. in like manner,
and on the like terms ..redeem such lands
within two years after the death of hit,
her. or their ancester or devisor.
Ami. Provided, I hat nothing in this art
contained, shall he construed to annul, ini
pair, or any wise sfTact the lights of any
purchaser >.r purchasers of any lauds here-1
tr.fure forfeited for non-payment of taxes,
.ml sold in pursuance of any former law ;,
but .,|| such rights *hall Continue to be re-*!
gulited and determined by the former!
law* reldmg to them, as it this act had'
net er la-rii |iai,uj,
& It slii.ll he the duty of the Fir«f An
ditnr, to cau-e alphabetical h»l> of i.|J thr j
l*l>d» in the rnti.ioonw’ral'h, which here-i
tof,.,r have been, or which hereafter^,.) i
lie. returned delinquent lor mm payment
ul ami ** Inch are redeemable, ar
Cording to the ptoviuons of this art, to t.r
made not; beginning in making out *u, h j
li-t*. with tin* reunite a lying west *.f t|,r
Alleghany mountain*. and pul.li*liii.g, in
manner hereiraf'er mentioned, the list <>|
l^nd* whHh hate beer, ret tuned drill,
• pn nl I,store the passing o| tin* art. *„
so-.n a* the *anie r*n he made nut lor the
pot pose, and the Iff of la,.,|« which may
hereafter i.r retort.ed delinquent, between
the months of February anil May. of the
year *Mrrrrding that in which the del*,
qoeney shall occur and Ire returned: in
whn h li»t* the Auditor shall Apecify. to
separate columns, the name* «.f the p, r
sons to whom re.peril,ely such land*
-tand charged si'll the late*. ||,r *r*efal
tracts, and the quantify ol land iu eat |,
tract, «he year or years f„r the tales
whereof the same are delinquent, the r
n.oui.l „l tases Hue thereon, and in arrear.
'he county or rouotiea wherein the lan*S
he. and such description of the local situ
all- I. thereof, a* i|,e information m hi*
'floe w »|| enable him to make, and the
Auditor shall ronlrsrt for the printing „f
the said liala. from time to lime. *o »,.„n as
they are completed, upon sheets of r< n
»coirnt M/e. in quarto form, and shall
r tu*e the same to he etlenstt* ly rirru
l.*te<l throughout the commonwealth, and 1
,n «'**••• r Slate*, and shall ranse two hun
Jfeil copse* thereof to he hound, and shall
»end Ofte r.f them to be rie|tn«|fe,| m ,|ir
Clerk s Office of every county and eorpo
isfion eonrt in the e< n.n.ooweal'h
6 hr fittHfr tn9rtr<i, I hat the Auditor ]
f Pulilif Account* shall cause tt.se act to he i
mMi'I.ed m sstrh net»«pepera wi'h.n ih.« |
:on,mrrowealth, ar»| not exceeding two aueli (
,ew ‘pa;,, r« out r f tt.ra common*eahh, for a i
ero* not exceeilmg one month, aa he shall ,
look nereasary |„ g.se notice ,.f the pro*, »
moa 'hereof, ,nd he sha'I au.l.t the acr oun.s t
hereof, to he paid out r.f any money m the
eeSMMy ».©t otherw.se appropriated . r
■ In all eo«itfo*i eaiet, w huh shall or m** »
JT 'V*.-d f,.rfe, h
r ^r H ****** ,,H **•' Pqornt .4 tates r
- hr the pen*rsmns .4 •>„, art t,e or *ha|| hr I
ft Jet .'Tkatle, and lU km.i-j tletcof ,h, I
President tinl D-rretoraot the l.iterary Fund,
the ccitdicate ot the tudiiur of Public Ac*
rooMs of mii It d«.lii»t|oei» y aw>l forfrituie,
sl.atl be as again*! the pneon u» persona ill
* I'"* name or tuinrt ancli land* lute been
or sltdl tie returnsU di limpicni, Ins, her, or
tlien t«eit • nr denser*, nut laboting under
any iliiabdt') nl ii fancy, cuveituir, insane 1
mind, or miprisni.inent, evidence of such de- ,
linipu-nry in respect to the same, and of the
full enure thereof, and of tlic title vrated in
die *a>«l President ami Director*, nor altall
'in I' forfeiture, or the title vested in the said
Piesidrnt and Directro*, be impeached for
any alleged mi gul <i it) in the ptocredmgs l»\
w Lie Si such tm iconic acciurd, other than the
fact, that die taxis, for nun payment where- ,
of the fotli*ituie was m.poa.-d, had been ac
tually paid, unless the irregularity alleged
appear oil the face of the pi needling* ; and
any person unpt aching the title so vested in ,
the said Prc»idt ot ami Dirrrtors on the
ground that the taxsa were not in arrear,
shall he held to the proof of the payment
I lie it of.
B. And whereas it is known to the General
AsM-tnbl), That mi n any caaes, lands, or
psrts, or parcels of lands, (especially such as
liave been gtanti J and appropriated, under
die »fI passed at the May Sraaiun, in the
'Car one thousand seven bundled and seven
t) *nine, emitted an act for establishing a Land
tliKre, a• ■ d ascertaining the terms and man*
net <1 granting waste ami unappropriated
Ismlr, and the subsequent-acta on the same
•uhjeci,) w Inch lior heretofore been, or may
■ hrirafirr be returned dcl.n<iuent, fur non*
' payment of ’axes, and which have been here*
' tut ore vrstrd by law, in the President and l)i
1 reciora of the l.neraiy Fund, or winch, by
the provisions ul this ac», shall or may Lrie
•her be fnifoied ami vested in the sanl Pre
'"lent and Dirrctota. arc* held by persons
otlirr Ilian those fur whose default they have
Lien, or shall he so totlritcd, claiming buna
tide, mediately or iiiuiirdiatelv, under grants
from the commonwealth; and that the saul
actual liulders, and bona tide claimants, have
M-llltd and impro.ee! the lands, ao by llnm
ii* iu mu cuioitu, ami have, moreover, paid
•II public taxes tht-reor, due and charged, or
juaily chargeable fo iliein; and it ia ihcieforc,
reasonable and just, that the title* of such
actual holders and bona fide claimants, should
be quit tcrl and perfect* <1, so far as the Hans
fi r to tlum ot the rights vrst* d in the said
President anil Directors—anil, therefore, sub
ji-ct to the disposition of the (>rneral Assctn
bl), can arcomphsh that object.
Le tf, therefore, further enuctt l. That all th«
right, title slid ruler* »l ol rhi said Piesi
dent and L» nciuri, in or to an) lands, ex
cept six h a* shall be here,natter excepted,
whtrh hate heretofore t»e#i. vested by law
in thu «aid President and Dtrevtors, or
which, b) the provisions of this art. mat
hereafter be lorleiied and tested in the Pre
sident and Directors, shall and mat ba, in
the manner hereinafter prescribed, Iran*
Irrroii to and seated in an) and avers per
son or per-ons, other than those fiir wtiovr
default the -ante hate been forfeited, and
iheir In irs or devisers, who are now in ar
tual po-aession and oceupatioii of the said
loritittd lands, or an) part or parcel there
of, for so much thereof, as such per-un or
persons have just title or cla.m to. I. gal or
equitable, bona fid - claimed, held or dr
rived Iroru, or under «nv grant of the com
(nonwealth, w h<> shall have discharged all
taves duly assessed and <hurg'd against
him. her. or them, upon su« h lands and all
taxes that ought to have been assessed and
charged thereon, from the time when he.
»hc or the*, acquired his, her, or their title
theieto, whether legal or equitable
•J So. likewise, all the right, title and in '
tercst, in or to auv lands, except aucli as,
shall he hereinafter etrrpted, whirh shall,
hereafter be returned delinquent for non 1
pe*merit of i>tr. end shall be. under trie
provisions of thi* act. hereafter forlailed foi .
ihut cause and vested in the said President
■'"* Directors, shall and may he. in the man-!
ner hereinafter piearnhed, iransfcrttd to.
Mhd Vested in any person or persons, who,
shall or uiav he, ut the time of surh future
I or fcil em sod vesting ihereof. in the a.i.i
I resident and Dirertora, m actual poaaea
«'oii and nreiipaiion of lha said forfeited
Ian I*, or any pert or parcel thereof, for so 1
much thereol as such person or persons
h.li have ,u-( title or claim fo. legal or
• quilable, bona fide, clam ed, derived and
l.e.d under any grant of ti erumm.in wealth.
Which snail have been issued before ll.r <
l a-sing nf this eel, snd who st all have di» \
• hsrgc.l all taxes, dulv easr-ved against such
per-on or person* upon »uch lands and all
laxr a which ongi I to have been assessed j
in icon, in.in *iu.« when aucli person nr 1
pri•«>!.* sinp.ired hi*, her, or l! cir title
there■ o, alirthi r legal or equitmlr
1,1 Ami W here*. it is known to Ihe Orne
r .l A*«.iot.| ,, ih^t in man* rase*, duer*
.•r;r ir ■« l» of 'ami lute been escheated to
t'"' r‘ ... fi.r scant of ana known I
heir* • ! the original grantee nr grantee* !
thereof, < r •»( person* claiming under them, j
• i.d .i.i Ii .'end*, h* rea«on of *urh e*ehral
li if* become sealed, according lo aw i
'hr President an.) Iluertort of ihe l.iterart j
I '‘hd,' •* h.le at ihe ter* lime of the e«cheat
Ihe *aine |*nd., or pari* or parcel* thereof i
were bona tide claimed held an-l ncrupod
'■» ii• jruernii* o’hnr person* derisicg li'lr ^
thereto, from, nr under other gram* of u, j
e. mnionwealth and basing ac'uall* aeirfed I
am. roiprosiit the »;im«. *• d discharged all
I .m* r barged again*l ihm upon i he land.!
*" < a med. hr Id ar d occupied . . thi m; ai d
It t* reason -hie and pisi that fh» rule* «.f
"" •' »rtnal ho'dcr* and bon• Ode claimants I
rd land. .0 • .« aied should he tpiieii d and .
Iisr'ertnl .o far as the transfer to iheoi of'
H r r t _■ I,t* tested io Ihe said Pr.tMfrnt and I
lltrr ctof*— and. therefore *i,**)rrt to the'
1 «po*it.'*" r.f ihe fieoaral A*».mbly, mas i
|er«.tnpli*h that nt.jecl.
/> if Ihtrtfvrt further rnmeted Thsl all ih* 1
rirhl. Inle and interest of <h« .*,d Prrt|. |
lent and |l re. tor. in nr In an* land. j
r*pt •«< I. a. shall Im hereinafter earepled , ’
"hi* h hatn been or shall hereafter he *e*t
k' in them, b* reason of an* escheat there, j
'* lor want . f known here of lh« original 1
tramve r r crar.fer, or of person, «| ,,ntttlg ;
nr order ll.i m *1 .It and mat be,,,,
be manner hereinafter prescribed Iran* '
erred »o. and seated in i>ns end every per.*'
on nr t,r*i.n*. who were or-hall be al 'be «
.me of e.i heat, in art.,,1 p«..e„„.. *M |
wrupai an of Ibe *sid m hi ated land* nr t
rr-s pari or par. el there f for .« much,,
hereof I. s.ieh per.cn or person, hate h„t11
• Is m,|aim » I. legal. r •«uiieble. br naf.de ',
la.n.ed. fell am' der.sed from nr under',
ns fpsnl of ’he c. rnm-nweaHh ia*..i,J be.'.
me the dale nf the e*ehea|, ar.d who shall k'
taee dt*r hnrged all hu, d,.|y assessed a I,
sintl h.m l.er, or Ibem upoo •«,, h land* I
nd all 'ate* that might »o have been as.es*' «
dot • h»i ged thereof, from Ihe |,me When!,
e. she. or the*. Brqmred I ,, her or t|,e„ <
tile thereto, whefh.r legal »r equitable
II And fn the end, *h«. * fit and fer'am »
emeilt mas he pm«,d*d. fnr ascertain n
be right* of act *11,1* acn.nl hnlder* *,v \
nea hde rlaimanfa, naafoeeamd, nf i|,t *a>d e
ufri ed l»rds, ,.r #.f any pari nr parcel »i
terenf, *n4 f«■ r *e.',ng in am! as. „,nK „
in, a*I 'li# 1 ', (His «hd in tits', in aad *')
tv ih« nil *, which liau heretofore been
vested b> Hiw, er w hit h. )•) the Moiitwnv
of tluv *« I, vliill, vrnry be licrraftir veiled
im the President end I'ntrlorvoi the Liters
rv i tied; and she, for ascertaining the right*
of *ui b at lual I older* end hone tide claim- I
ante kv kfti|t*«id> of the taid ««chcaUd •
land*, nr of any put l or pen el thereof, ond !
for vesting in and assuring to them, all the !
right, title, and interest ul the sa d Pratt !
•taut and Directors, in and to the said *».
r healed land*.
lit it. Il.trfff-rr, further maet'Jt That atvv '
such actual bidder mil bona tide c'aioianl
of any of the said forfeited lamir, or of any
tif Ilia *nid escheated land*, or of any part
or parcel of either, mav prefi r hi* petition I
to the Superior Court of Lhancery, having
jurisdiction over the county wherein the |
vii'l forfeited or escheated lands, or the par- i
crl of tho same, held and claimed by the
petitioner, or the greater part thereof, may
ire, setting forth, specially and preriacly. all
tho facta, which, in tha opinion of sut h pe- !
tilioner, entitle hitn, according to the pro
vision* of this act, herein above contained,!
to have th« right, title, and intareat of tbe
said President and Directors, in or to the
said forfeited lands, or tho aaid escheated '
lands, as the ca»o may be, or any pari or
parcel of either, transferred to, and vested .
•n tbe said petitioner, in pursuance of thr 1
provisions of ibis act, staling end deducing •
I*'* ow ii right 01 till*, legal or eqmtable, to
the land by him claimed and held, exhibit
mg the duenmenlary evidence of such biv
right or title and showing the local Situa
tion and quantity of the land by him claim
rd and held, specifying also, to far as the
same are known, the person or persona, in
whose name or names, the lands held and
claimed by him, stand forfeited for noa- <
pay Him' ul taxi-*, or escheated, in manner
aforesaid, or, if lus land* shall have been '
■ forfeited for more than one delinquency, or
escheated in more than one right, the seve
ral del hi qua ne ie* for wbu h foifciturea shall
hava hern incurred, or tha several rights
j i srheated, as tbe ease may be; hnal'v set-'
ting forth any oiher matters ahu It tha pe
titioner may ti. cm mala rial to bis case; and
praying the court to decree that alt the .
righl, title anti interest of the stid Presi
urni and Director*, in or lo the lands
claimed and held by him, shall be transfer-1
red to end vested m the petitioner
If. touch petition may be preferred in
court, or Itlrd at any time in the cleik s ©f
fie,-; and w hen« *cr it *hall be so preferred.
"r h'd, it shall be forthwith set dots ti for
bearing, without lutiher plead 11 g©, and
Without any proceeding, at rule*, but shall
not be braid, till the tet ui neit after it *ball
be preferred or filed; nor shall such petition
be heard, until a cupv thrrinf shall have
been served on lb* Attorney l«.r the Com
monwealth, for the Superior Court of l.avs
of the county wherein the petition shall be
preferred, and north* r cop) sirved cn th«
Second Auditor, and af! davit of »u« b service
shall have been returned and filed wph the
petition, at least one moatb before the bear
ing.
IS Any agent or counsel of the President j
and D.rectors of the Literary Fund, uiav (
appear and defend their interests in such
lands; and it ihrrs be no such agent or
counsel employ « d by iheui for the put pose,
it shall be the duty of the said attorney foi
the com oi on w « alih lo detail J their interest*
14. VV hen the petition shall be thus regu- !
larlj prepared for bearing, the court mov
and ahall proceed lo consider the matter of
the petition, upon the exhibits filed w nh the
same, and such evideurc of witness©*, ta <
ken and filed accord mg to the eon r ,e of pro-!
reedmgs m chancery, as shall So adduced
lor or against the petitioner, and ntav order !
surveys, and direct issue, to try tbr ques- j
lions of fact, in a, discretion—and if upon
the whole, the material facts .at torth in the
petition shall be ssti«fsrlorilv provtd to the
c*mrt, and ihe fact- »o proved shall, in th* i
opinion **f the court, entitle the peti*i,,|,er. !
atcrding to the nrnvisions of thiv act, to .
the decree prayed (or in the petition, the,
i oi.rt shall thereupon declare and decree, i
'bat nil the right, title, and interest of the j
said President and Directors, in t»r to the j
lands mentioned and claimed in the peti
tion, be transferred to and ve-ted in the pe-•
titionrr. specifying in such d.cree the »,tu
ntion, riesc i iption, and quantity of the land, f
with ail coni, nlent and piat i.cable occurs- j
cy— sud if up.,n the whole, the court shall
be ol opinion, that Ihe pf:iti«.nrr is not cn- ;
tilled to the decree prayed for in his peti
tion it shall dismiss the same: Provided '
that in either event the pet oner shall bade- •
creed to pay atl the cost, ol the proceeding
m Hie -*111 court of chant cry
15 Th» raid F't cm Jr tit end Directors rosy, ‘
et any tune within one year efler so* h <te
' rcr a* afor« <jh! shall be pronounced, prey
’,11 spp«». Ir. m the tame to tLe Court ol Ap
jieels in like manner at appeals mas he
pra, ed from other decree* in ChVncer, . and
the Court of Appeal* may review, and »f
hrm or tesrr«e such decree, as to it *hall
• rem just. and -lull derrse covta lo the va>d
President and Director*, it the decree *h»||
he faverted, but shall not decree cost a-‘
i'ani*i th*m if the same he athrmvd.
16 If nu appeal shell ha pra,ed front
such decree ol the Huprema Conrtfof Chan
r* r' " 11hin the said term of one ,rar alter
he one *h;t*l he pr< nnunred, nr if upon
«*M h appeal i ken. th* decree ‘hall he »f.
hriucd, in either ca»e all the right, title, and
tnlereai of the prea.dent end Directors of
'he Literary rttnd, in or l.t tha land* rlairw
mIIj, the petitioner, shall he by force ol
*<|C|, deir.ee, transferred to end tested in
ftim. hi like manner a* if the same were
rnrvesed to him by deed orgrant: Provided (
w f#,f i onlfoirriy in«in( Sr
iween an* person or persons, to and m i
-horn the right, (.(’a. and tnlerest of the i
President and Direr tort nf the l.tlerarv
Pond shall he transferred and tested, in
pursuance of the provision*, el thla net. and i
»"v mhrr pcr<.in ur p*r.oa» bona fide claim i
ng the same lard*, mediately or immedo |
• tety under gravis from ,he common a ealth '
• oil ha»lt»g had the same dult entered i n i
he '*<>«.h • ..f the Cotnmt*tioeera ol the fte,- I
■rote, and having paid and di*rharced all
asea thereupon rhargtd and judged t barge. •
• hie l/titol h m h.fore the ngol title, and t
Merest of the‘aid Prtatdem and Direr lot. i
hall have been an transferred lo and veal- ,
>d m the adverse j arty, the per.oft r.r per
ion. who ‘hall hate obtained the transfer t„ .
»» pursuance of the provision* of t|.|. .
I»t of the tight, till*, and infers*! of the -
aid Previdant and Director* of ai d in iu.|. .
• n.l., sha'f not he allowed In ttail himaelf't
•r th* maelveg of an* right or lute tn bv h m t
•r then. a> q<tre.!,a, a oat ...rf, oil er pern. «
>r persona tn h. na tide rl*.ruing tha tain* *
an.la. madia's I, o* tr mediate under i
■rant* frrm the coromor u ealth. and having .
lad 'he aame duly entered on the Commit r
tnnera he. bv and having paid and di.rharg- i
d all the l»ae* there, pon gharjjad ai.d
v chargeable agvr*t h *• 4
M ho pera«.». m ahv «uit nose pending
r hereafter to he hraurh* for tha ier.,rr,' ,
f*>nt land* !,ie * ne*t of the Alftfha . .
founta-n »c* n*l anot er person bnna f de *
•aim.eg the aame Ivnda, m.d.atetv ,r tm r
ted atel» under gr.nl* ft. m l e rff> .
eal'h. issued presto *1, tn the i . , i
»'»*«•», and hat.r.g SaJ :],* ,, j ,i, . ,,
4 *
tl; lined *»» bun duly ••••red on ilir book*)
ul ibe commission*r» of »end
bi«in( pud and d»s» U.»rg» d all lili’i th«re
•m charged and Justly chargeable against
hint, shall be allowed to £i«o in evidenee
•ny grant ol tho common Wraith of Hie lauds
•«i »••« h a* lion demanded to support lua ti- (
ilo thereto. unless he shall shut* that ha baa :
had the lands, to by him claimed and de-j
ntanded. duly enfared on ilia bin kt of the
toinmiasiunera ol the revenue, and charged
with taxes according to law. and has nr Inal- '
ly pan! the tikes chaigrd and jusliy charge
.•hie Ibernoti against bun nr ttnin. Provid
ed, ihat this section shall continue and he
in force for the te^ro of five years from the
pass• uk of this art, and no lunger: and pro
vided, al-o, that all and every pa(son and
persoua whose lands have not been entered
on the rommitaionere hook* f«>r any year or
years, tball be at liberty to enter his. her,
or their land* with the commissioner of tbr
revenue of tba county where aurh land
shall lie, and have lha same a**as«ed a> d
taxed for such year or year*; and ih* uoir
certified to the Auditor, alu shall rei eite
such certificates, and charge the person or i
pettona with the takes So assessed, and rc-1
reivo payment thereof—and no person or
persona Whose suite aro now depend.ng 1
thall be nonsuited or forced into trial until
reasonable time shall be allow: J »«• to enter
his, her, or their lands, and pit the taxes
(inlet* he. *he, or they, shall • boose to suf
fer »ncb nonsuit or go to trial.
19 Alt lands which ba*a alresd* been I
forfeited f..r non-payment of Imh or
which by the provision* of this art are pre- ,
senily. or shall be on lha fiist dav of No
vember. one thouaand eight hundred and,
thirty-three, forfeited for n*>n-pavinenl r*l
t*xr*. over and above such whereof ibr'
right, title, and interest of the President J
and Director* of ihe f.ilerary Fund *h*ll I
or may be transferred to and «e*ied ••• any !
person or persona, in pursuance of (hi* art
before the first day ol November which
»hall be in the i ear one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty eight. *li»ll be sold hi tt.r
same officer*, end m the same manner, end
on lha same term* presen <d by ihe act
passed the nil.ih dav of February one thnu
*ard eight hundred and fourteen, entitled
an act to amend and explain an art entitled
an act concerning taxes on lands
19 The section herein above contained,
rrlslii.tr lr> l..l. «f .1.1.. ......_e_.
frited for non (.ay mi nt of laves, shall t %•
tend to and embrace all such land, through- 1
nut the commonwealth; hut none other of *
the provisions of tins act herein above con
tained. shall be eonairued to diet'd to any
'aods delinquent for non-payment of tax..,
but such land* as were originally granted
under the act. passed at the Max se-aii u in
l*,f T',r «>n® thousnnd seven hundred aid
seven's nine, entiilrd. on art for 1*1 ibli'hing
a land office and meertaintng thr terms rn.il j
manner vj planting tcaste and unafyroptiahd
lands and the *uh»i q ietit ai ts A|< ihe .vine
Mibjec, and lands lying on the western wo |
teisof the common w ealth. that may ha*r ,
been granted before the passu.g ol the sa:d •
set of May tes.iou on® Itioosaiid seven bon
dre«l and veventv-nine. and all other delta-!
quent or forfeited lands shall be evrrpi.il
and eaenipted from the operation of the
provisions in this art at-ove contained s.xe
nnlv the section thereof concerning lists of 1
delinquent l.nd- above mentioned.
And a* to am h dehnqurnI lands a*
wers not originallv granted uniter th® said ;
rented art of May session, one thousand i
•even hundred and seveuty nine, and lands!
lying on ths western waters of the common,
weallh that may hsv® hreo granted before !
Ihe passing of the aaid act of Mux..
one thousand aevan hundred and aevrntx.:
nine, whish have been ve.jed bv Jaw i0 i|,r !
rres.di ni nnd Directors ol if.® |.iteiMi>!
fund for non-pavmml of lair*. aid which
arm rice pled auti rn roptrii front 'he opera-'
'•on of this act, as alor. s,„j. furn ®r t,0,e
uittil It'* l*rst day of January, on® ihousaiot ,
eight hundred and li.irtv three, -hall be and
th® same is h. rrby allowed for the rsJeU.i>
lion of the same. ' J
*t If any person having till* to any tract
or lot of land, or any part thereof returned
uelir qnrnt for lb® non-pax men t of laves,
and not heretofore Vested to the President
and Director. of the l.iltrary Fund, sod!
having, or whose tenant or le-aer hs%mg le
gal i. ^session thereof, shall prove by satis
factory evidence to the court of tn« coOoty
or corporation m which auch land or lot
nnv lie. before the lust day of January,
• tghlc. n fiundr rd and thirty thre.. that pri
••r to the pas.ngs of if,® art h® was a bona
bde purchaser t f sin h land or lot, or of th®
part th. nxf ao claimed hy I itn ibst he ha*
a deed fir the same, which was duly re-'
cor>'ed b. foi* the passage of this act. and*
that he has paid all the putc-as® money
therefor, or so tnueb thereof as not to leave
in In- hands *udicent to satisfy and ptv if,* !
tsves and damage* »u arrrar and unpaid at
the data of hi* pur. ha-*, or that he fairly
dense* title, by. throiieh. or ..-.1
person so hating pun ha>ed and p.id ike
p..r base m-ney.,, be the duly of the
I'ourt in r« nd *r judgment in fasor of mrh :
p. rson. exonerating ibr lend or lot nr U.r
psrt thereof to claimed or dented from all!
Ihr arrears of late., and the damages il.ere
»n autrrier to ike date «.f .,««», pU„k..e
■ arrp, s« murk of k.I.ne. ufXp,*'
' ka*e money remaining unpaid will he tuff.
r. rnl to diarhsrga. At.d .fee rempleineM
hlYt 1/ e”t*vf U,r ,#r*rJ. ••’♦‘.led b%
die Clerk, end file the aame with tha F.rst |
Auditor, w ho shall correct the delinquent'
lists in hi« off re per ordmgtyHx., r o ,t# '
s. M.1 shall he rendered crept the pr,.
aciTb*f '7 A"°,nr* for 'b*- Common
.fh » Vf ol,,,,r A,,,.rnes appoint - !
rH by Ike rout • to defend th iaiere.1 I f ,| . <
*oRtmonwealth. If .be eppl.eat.on %,„,f
ail. judgment shall he rendered aga.nat 11 ,
phcaM. and he .halt he adjudged toplT
O.ts No judgment .o f*»nr of such spot..
■a».l shall be of -ns e.|,.,„. unless 7*1 I
•eer on the record that tl.e A'torhrs for tl e J ‘
uitimoowealth, er 'he Attorney .pp,„ ,' d !
.. .lurtaatd appeared Ip defend the pU. IJ
** ,f V** r*r'n* basin* !e*,| po, I
ession of and title in ans tear I of imr£, r f
••i as aforesaid, returned dehnnueai f.., '
»•» in.mm. of po, ,",ra"ofo e
es.ed in .he preside,.. and 1.. r. If I
..trr.ry lot.., .fc„, , ..,',.7. !.
e. r. to the curt of ,h* roopi, «f //,./
.oral,or, nhete .he *„d In, or lard I
• ns lore he lege *r„ 4tf „f j „ ,*
’I*! h,"*0r“' e«d thirty three I
, *r thereon era not -
rrcmrd.ie. e.ther berg hern erro,,e M
',,*.s r harped on the bpobs . f ,h„ I
moer. or !>.*,„* earn act,.sits p,,d or?he. »
«tbe,cra fpr nfcfeh ...d l.t d r r lot •Z \ t
r, reed de*,. q.,enl, there was ,
77/7 7/7 prem,.es . he .. /, *.
,,r do,7 .1 ,Vi*r# *',,U i'*,f***- " *K,n he l
runder l» a limit*,n me
ttjunri.ons, and rond.tirns r, ntett ed mil. •
J"* ** »••>>> '.o. or to*, or ih* .... ' ■
u,V.-Tr't. M—S.7. I
•Ver ;,,r; sf.V r,,*>’»•* *■— n
.t>»r ' * ,l*# d' hMj-.suij.,
SS Nothing tf« Hit* jt i ri«tift*in u
r«k*lru«d lu •iiMIll, impair. «.t aut*,,. ,<
ferl. ine rig’ll* of ant priam, Jr
b.*nl*ng land* rtiui nni • elin*|urui | , ,
pat ill* HI ol Ut«t, I' wli< it I,.*.*.,,
al»o*e bt|i*ll tiirh IimI* b'Mi Oi l 11 , ,
hr (Juli ex* ui iiihJ ir.-m «rr< <•„ , f , ,
Iherrnti, nr • «> and it. r h m in* i . I,
and min rat ol Ih* Pr* aedrn* ai •! |>
ol liir Lilt rare bund, m nr to , ,
held. • Liurd, or p**r» ha»«d |>» i,,,,,
bran ielir ipi-h. d and »*at«u‘ j.,,,., <f
ol llir pro*i-mn* ol lilt* #r .n ,ri ( | ,
rntil) , and pm tirtilrel* of a,,
• hr *itlh da* of hlar* h. one U n -.i , j
bundled and t«rrnte»*e«en, n i ii*j
ronrrratng land* returned ,
Ihr non payment of lame*. and nf , ,
arI, pj%»» d tf.r twent) erean th <!n , |
bruert, one I hot.* and eight j.ui.lr- *
latai) eight. entitled an art r* r.r* ,
land* r*turr«<J delinquent for Bun-j.»\u.tL*!
of lajtra
t I Tha duties, which arr by thi* » •
quired of thr Auditor, in re»pert to . .
drliiiqnrht erd forfeit* *« t.. h* ht !
made out. rendering tunrh additional • * 0*
nare**ar» on hta part, he i« ti.r re lore .* .,.
by authorised I** rn<pl<.« additional f
nf emplm !••« o«> n cle*k*ou» of nfli* r I o
for *ijoh lime a* may l>e ncraxearx |.» tt.«
due di«rharpr of »ut h I’nlitu and to ( ,.
them r* mpen«atirn. nr.t rare* du g at :
rale of 50 dollar* pe.r m.tn'h out <(>m t|1
nee m lha trea*ur« out otherwise apnn i i
air d.
tS Tina art *hall ron<menrr am) |<r
forte from and alter the first dav u| MJf *
next
The foregoing i* a 'rue r»*p* fr«.m 'I * ...
rind ftPORfiP U M| Mop . * tii
of lit* II of Ft «n./ Keeper >f lUt )*<#«.
April S, IS3I. I t|. ii ; i_ i i
AN tCT,
1 o r ipUin an art. ent it I. J *•> >ei re*,
rern-ng land deiiuqu* * • lor * * •» p*« m* i
•if tax* *, and making di-p« i> . n < i < • r
la ml* *o deln qm-ni and * f «»r . n • . • ,.
ed la* d*. for th* bn rhl i f i •*• ,j ,
fide holder* thereof under gtar * fi n
Coniim n« ral'h p.*«*d*lth* pr* •• • t ..
.ion . f turn. I>. Pa*-, d April 9 I
hr re at d >uM» mny arise upon it . ,
dh *r< tiwr» ol ihr art. pa»>« d al tf.• (
*rnl o| A'»rm l*, rn.tilrd t
rtnrrrrnng land delinquent lor nm
ti»» ni oi luxe*, end nit>\,ng di-po.i'o o
crrlaii. lend* an delinquent, and of m
r*rhraird land*, for ihr hrrrfil oi ..
aiid finaa fide K»li!rit thereof i.rder gi ■ .
fr> m ihr Commonwealth—for rt w« ,wr .
double, and eapUtninc u»<r. clean*
true intent, meaning and efTr«-| tf u c v
»e rio n* of the i* i* i re;j. d :«cl
f> if JtclmtU and enacted That all ihr ,
e**i"iia in the *aid r* riled a. I ron'mi •
'»‘-i«h, b) Ihr raid I9r|i 'eciion ,rr m •
rd ai d declared lo ex-end to am t, i*p. .
aet« oripnalli granted nri*er the *< l ; ..
rd at lhe Ma» •►•♦ion o* *e«enieen l iu - .
:.rt«f mrnivmne rrtulrd ‘.in an f. r e. .
lolling :i lard oilier, and 8«rri latnti u p.
«t im* and mannrr of giai'ug w^m.
unappn priau d land* ’ at d i|,r auh.rqi i
acti on u , onu are and *hi,i| ,
ipplirahlr a»*n. at d apjd «.,• aid eat, , ,i,
»•» '<•* l*'» r on 'he VV extern water. of iha
rt mn.nr.ur4 tl . th»r ma* ha»r Ut< „ <fBB
rd hr for r if r pa«.||.f ip, .Jl(, f f N| (
•eo,nn,.f*rnt. er htfndrrd andae*. ni* nine
— and that dr(inqio-i t land* Ivirgon t*
'I e.pru Ol ifie ('iiii.nioiiHriilli 'h»l j
n.»» have hrrn granted Irlorr the r ,*.i, I
«' the »aid art nf Mo *t**i. n veteniiei ’
hundred and .event* nine. a* »rl> a* del r. i
qi.rt.1 land* nr-#,null, evented under •!
aani ar| of \| j« »e«Moi , *r *r nieen |< ... ,,, I
.i d «event* nine, are and *h»'l hr r»r d
• d ft . m the rla.* nf *.,rh drlmqiient |,0d*.
a« »•* tt.a 'aid lw < n'inh •erij. n arr n . ■„
rrilreavb'r, and further lime for ,f>r
deruption thereof allowed, |.l| ihr hra'di.
■ f J imnn . our lhouaat.4 * igM t.nndn d ;
I'.irt v-three
Tha fnrrcrirr i« a loie rrP* fl(.mI|„
*«*!• CiKIflUE W Atr\F(»llf». r n r
and AVeprr of tht Holli
April If, I J* 31. [ Apn| ** j
Valuable Jcfleiaon Land
Ton SAM.
r|MIF. a..b*cnbrr, ». t|,r agent and ait, • f
i- u* * botiiaa Fairfax, h .n «.| ,\|e,„, f
Jna, offer, f,„ ,,|r l|lM „#loa,y|v c„J,,r , I
craon county, \ irgitna, called •• Tin. lii . '
XiTaca,” ronv,tii g of
673 ACRES OF LAKE,
• Urge proportion „f winch •• int.mbrnf I
he hue,. qualHv. The adr.niryr, .. I
•d »h', properly arc very rr, .t | * 1
warlhc I'li'omac ami Shenandoah m, v
• m ihr v icmtly of i|»r »4rgr n.iil, erect, d '
If Af tfr» >h . u I.I.. .11 .1 r a •
Darting it. produce to mark*!, in Pr drt ,r
ron> the I lir-apt ake and Ohio ( anal,
hr Baltimorr Kail llnad. *..11 l»r tin,
till the leglirat d< grre ll.trr ml, • >
•‘•ram ol taa'rr running tl,t, , .
'9 ,r,r*» %,,<h magnitude that it .up ,
>e*ifal \aluaPlt nulla before it teach* a 1
■'*d. 1 here are aim Htfral fin* |..u(
pr..,g. ni, thr e.tair I he eh air ill.i.l .
1 high fate if ru|f ivation, and the h ret... I
pm,I l*"**e»>tnn can In- had immedtat, I,
I he Imhii will he aceotnnN.datmg, an,I
twi«l hli.aiaginiit to ilo in, i|,r tt*rl *
>r divided int.i «wta part* to ami p..rri>a*rr*
AH a|,plication* la |,r tna.lt- m the *u* •• I
•er, r< .idii'g at ITiarltHnei., J. ff. , ,
), Va .MHI |*|« I iMM.tlt hlt
feb 17. I»>|_u
CAUTION.
A I I. peraooa ate prohibited f'utn ihrnam;
1 * , W" the leoee, and rnlit.git ri.net II
7*1, )i..,i<ng the property ,/ %,
h tela,mI. aa | *..11 *„t0rfr „)r
-•«a »hunt rt.p.ti t„ peraom.
. , MM II Aim || \\ | OH
April 21, !Hul.—.I*.
M ail*H»». *M»M, l( I
N.OU.LAIIRR.
l> IT|lt\S'
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WO DOlaZaAAS At TITTY CTb
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