Chap. 131.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 622 of the code of Virginia, in reference to the property
Na ee for taxes, approved January 15th, ‘1890, approved

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Approved, January 23, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
six hundred and twenty-two of the code of Virginia, as amended by
the acts approved January fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety,
and March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§ 622. Any goods or chattels in the county or corporation belong-
ing to the person or estate assessed with taxes or levies may be dis-
trained therefor by the treasurer, sheriff, sergeant, constable or col-
lector. In all cases property subject to levy or distress shall be lia-
ble to levy or distress in the hands of any person for the taxes
thereon; and any timber or wood growing on the land belonging to
the person or estate assessed with taxes or levies may be distrained
and sold, so far as necessary, to pay the amount thereof and ex-
penses of sale; or any farming or grazing lands may be rented for
one year publicly after giving thirty days’ notice, posted at the door
of the court-house and at three or more public places in the neigh-
borhood where such land is situated, or such quantity or part thereof
as shall be sufficient to satisfy the taxes and levies thereon; pro-
vided the lessee will pay sufficient amount in cash to discharge the
taxes due on said land, and the treasurer shall put the lessee
in possession, and any purchaser or renter shall have the right
to cut and carry away the timber purchased by him at such
sale, and to have the right to attend and remove any and all crops
he may raise upon any land rented; provided that the timber or
wood shall be sold standing in the manner prescribed by section
nine hundred and six of the code for the sale of goods and chattels,
other than mules, oxen and horses; and provided, further, that no
purchaser in carrying away timber or wood shall haul the same
across or over any land occupied at the time by the growing crop.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.