Strike out ^all^ after the enacting the clause and insert the following

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That, hereafter every person in the actual possession of land or tenements under claim and color of title made in good faith and who shall for Seven successive years after the passage of this act continue in such possession and shall also during said time pay all taxes legally assessed on such land or tenements, shall be held and adjudged to be the legal owner of said land or tenements to the extent and according to the purport of his or her paper title. all persons holding under such possession by purchase[,] devise[,] or descent before said Seven years shall have expired and who shall continue such possession and Continue to pay the taxes as aforesaid so as to complete the possession and payment of taxes for the term aforesaid shall be entitled to the benefit of this section

Sec 2 Hereafter whenever a person having color of title made in good faith to vacant and unoccupied land shall after the passage of this act pay all taxes legally assessed thereon for Seven successive years he or or She shall be deemed and adjudged to be the legal

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owner of said vacant and unoccupied land to the extent and according to the purport of his or her paper title. all persons holding under such tax payer by purchases[,] devise[,] or descent before said seven years shall have expired and who shall continue to pay the taxes as aforesaid so as to complete the payment of taxes for the term aforesaid shall be entitled to the benefit of this Section Provided however, if any person having a better paper title to said vacant and unoccupied land shall during the said term of Seven years pay the taxes assessed on said land for any one or more years of the Said term of Seven years then and in that case, such tax payer his heirs and assigns shall not be entitled to the benefit of this section

Sec 3. The above sections of this act shall not extend to land or tenements where there shall be an adverse title to such lands or tenements and the holders of such adverse title is under the age of twenty one years[,] insane[,] imprisoned[,] feme covert out of the limits of the United States and in the employment of the united States or of this state, Provided such person shall Commence an action to recover such land or tenements so possessed as aforesaid within three years, after the Several disabilities, herein ennumerated shall

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cease to exist and shall prosecute such action to judgement, or in case of vacant and unoccupied land shall within the time last aforesaid pay to the person or persons who have paid the same all the taxes with interest thereon at the rate of twelve per cent per annum that have been paid on said vacant and unimproved land

Sec 4. This act shall not be construed to extend to any land or tenements owned by the united States or this State nor to School or Seminary land nor to land held for any public purpose

This act to take effect from and after its passage