Chap. 1.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act passed April 29,
1874, to release the Commonwealth’s claim to certain real estate to
heirs of Frederick David Haroth.

‘ Approved December 12, 1874.

Whereas it appears that in transcribing the act approved :
April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and Seventy-four, en-
titled an act to release to the heirs of Frederick Davis Har-
oth, the commonwealth’s right to certain real estate of which
he died seized, upon proof of heirship and irregularity of
procéedings to escheat, the name of said Haroth was inad-
vertently transcribed and written Frederick Davis Haroth,
instead of Frederick David Haroth: Therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That.
the act passed April the twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ;
seventy-four, entitled an act to release to the heirs of Fred-.
erick Davis Haroth the commonwealth right to certain real .
estate, of which he died seized, upon proof of heirship and
irregularity of proceedings to escheat, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:

Whereas Frederick David Harotb, late of the city of Rich-
mond, died in or about the year eighteen hundred and sixty-
five, seized of certain real estate in this commonwealth, but
intestate and leaving no heir at law then a citizen of the
United States; and whereas. by title two, chapter four, sec-
tion eighteen, of the Code, edition of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, any alien, not an enemy, may acquire, by
purchase or descent, and hold real estate in this state, and
the same shall be transmitted in the same manner as real es-
tate held by citizens; and whereas Theodore Haroth, who
claims to be the son of the said Frederick David Haroth, de-
ceased, and as such entitled to said real estate, has, since the
death of the said Frederick David Haroth, become and is
reported now to be a citizen of the United States, in the
city of New York—

1." Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
on its being shown to the satisfaction of the circuit court of
the city of Richmond, that the proceedings instituted to es-
cheat said real estate were irregular and not conformable to
chapter one hundred and thirteen of the Code, edition of
eighteen hundred and sixty or chapter one hundred and
nine of the Code, edition of: eighteen hundred and seventy-
three, entitled of escheats and property forfeited to the state
or derelict, and its being also shown to the satisfaction of
said court who are the heirs at law of the said Frederick
David Haroth, deceased, all claims that this commonwealth
may have to said real estate by reason of said Frederick Da-
vid Haroth having died intestate and without heirs at law
then citizens of the United States to hold the same, be and
are hereby released in favor of said heir or heirs at law, so
proving their heirship: provided, that the title of the com-
monwealth to said real estate hath not passed by alienation
for a valuable consideration, to an innocent purchaser before
the passage of this act. .

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.