Section 5

Act 71 of 1820, § 5, under PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST DUE COMMONWEALTH FROM LAND OWNERS.

Act 71 of 1820, § 5

Section 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases where a levari facias shall have been issued for the sale of such lands as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Deputy of the Attorney General, or other agent of the county in which such lands as aforesaid are situated, to attend to such sales, and if no person shall offer a sum equal to the amount due the Commonwealth (including debt, interest and costs) then said attorney or agent shall have such tracts of land purchased for the use of the Commonwealth.