Chap. 276.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6268 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to proceedings to subject real estate to the payment of debts
and providing for the sale of real estate for other purposes. [H B 425]

Approved March 25, 1936

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That
section sixty-two hundred and sixty-eight of the Code of Virginia be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 6268. Certain sales of land to be confirmed; apportion-
ment of purchase price of land between taxes, levies and assessments ;
validating certain former sales—Whenever, in any proceedings held
in any chancery court for the purpose of subjecting real estate to the
payment of debts, or for the sale of real estate for any other purpose,
it appears that the real estate cannot be sold for enough to pay off
the liens of taxes, levies, and assessments returned delinquent against
it, and it appears that the purchase price offered is, in the opinion of
the court, adequate and reasonable, the said sale shall be confirmed,
and the court shall further order and decree the payment and dis-
tribution of the proceeds of said sale pro rata to the taxes, levies, and
assessments due the said State, county, and corporation, after having
first deducted the cost of said proceedings in court, which order
shall be certified to the Comptroller and to the clerks of the counties
and corporations, who have charge of the delinquent tax books, and
the said clerk shall cause the lien of the said taxes, levies, and assess-
ments to be marked satisfied upon the list of delinquent lands. When-
ever it appears in any chancery proceedings heretofore had that the
proceeds of any sale of land have been applied to the payment of
taxes, levies and assessments, and the same was not sufficient to fully
satisfy the said taxes, levies, and assessments, it shall be the duty of
the said clerks of the said counties and cities to cause the said liens to
be marked satisfied, and a certificate from the clerk of said chancery
court of the facts shall be sufficient authority for the same.