Christian v. Taylor

Citations

• 96 Va. 503
• 31 S.E. 904
• 1898 Va. LEXIS 122

Syllabus

<p>1. Delinquent Taxes&emdash;Amendments of Sections 66$. and 666 of Code not Conflicting&emdash;How Amendments of Code to be Bead.&emdash;Where sections of the Code are amended and re-enacted the sections as amended must be read in the room and stead of the original sections. Sections 664 and 666 of the Code, relating to redemption and sale of lands, previously sold for delinquent taxes and purchased by the Commonwealth, as amended in February, 1898, are not in conflict with one another, and no part of one is repealed by the other.</p> <p>2. Constitutional Law&emdash;Act Amending Section 666 of Code&emdash;Delinquent Taxes.&emdash;The act approved February 11, 1898, amending and re-enacting section 666 of the Code, in relation to the sale of lands previously purchased by the Commonwealth for delinquent taxes, is not in conflict with article 10, sec. 11 of the Constitution of the State. The act does not impose, continue, or revive any appropriation of public or trust money, nor does it release, discharge, or commute any claim or demand of the State, and a recorded vote on its passage was not necessary to its validity.</p>