Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-07-10


sation by the commissioners of the pro-
per county. And it shall be the duty of
each treasurer upon receiving such state
ment to give Information to the several
treasurers of the other counties of the
amount of stock and money paid there
on by the residents of such other coun-
ties respectively, and the tax by this law
imposed upon bank stock shall be paid
by the stakeholder, if resident of this
state, in the county where such stock
holder resides.
Sec. 9. BE il. further enacted, That it
shall be the duty ofthe several treasur-
ers to make out and deliver to the several
sherifis of the respective counties on or
before the first day Of the month of Au-
gust next, and on or before the first day
of August yearly end every year there
after, fair and correct copy of all lists
taken and made out by virtue of this law !;
and the said sheriflsare hereby autho-
rized and required to demand of every
inhabitant of the counties respectively,
the amount of tax due by him, or her,
either personally or by leaving notice at
their usual or last place of abode, on or
before the first day Of the month of No
vember next, and on or before the first
day Of November yearly and every year
thereafter, and on failure of any person
to pay the same, the sherifs shall re-
spectvely proceed to sell the taxable
property, whether lands, bank stock,
slaves, or indentured servants, not listed,
and where taxes have not been paid
thereon, nor where such property has
been listed but the taxes not paid, or so
much Of each kind Of the property afore-
said as will pay the taxes and costs due
thereon, at the door of the house where
court for the county is usually holden,
having given at least thirty days notice
thereof, by advertising on the door of
the house aforesaid, and three weeks
successfully in some public newspaper
most convenient to the place of sale !:
Prouided olzoags, That it shall be the
duty fthe sheriff to receive any arrear-
age of taxes from re sidents or non-resi-
dents, to gether with the costs of adver-
Using and the sherif's fees, if rendered
before or a. the time of sale.
Sec. 10. Be ufurther enacted, That
if any tract of land, bank stock, slave, or
indentured servant, Of either residents or
non-residents, will not, when exposed to
sale as aforesaid, sell for the taxes and
costs due thereon, it shall be struck off
to the state, which shall be considered
the purchaser thereof. And in all cases
ofnon-residents lanes or bank stock, the
sheriff who sells the same shall return
to the auditor list Of the sales, specify
ing the quantity of each that has been
sold, the price it sold for, and the pur-
chaser's nameto whom it was sold. In
all cases of the taxable property ofresi-
dents, the sheriff shall return similar
list to the clerk of the county commits
sioners' court, both Of which lists shall
be carefully preserved; and it shall
moreover be the duty of the said sheriff
to give to each purchaser certificate of
the sale to him, which shall vest the IT,
tie, right, claim, or interest, of whatever
description of all &d every person OF
persons whomsoeveb in him completely
and perfectly, unless the property sold
shall be redeemed in manner herein
after pointed out.
Sec. IL. Be il ,further enacted, That
all residents shall be allowed two years
from and after the day of sale to redeem
their property sold fd' taxes, by paying
the price the same sold for, with one
hundred per centum thereon to the clerk
of the county commissioners court
The noil-residents may redeem their
lands or bank stock by paying the same
rate to the auditor of public accounts
within two years frpm the day OF sale,
which money the said clerks and auditor
shall pay TO the res Dective purchasers,
their agents or atcorneys, whenever re-
quired, and of the receipt Of which they
shall keep a recofdiin theis' respective
Offices, which at all fr.es shall be sufi-
cient to vacate the sales aforesaid: Pro
vided Arrays, That where any property
sold for taxes by virtue of this act, shall
belong to heirs, any one of whom is not
of lawful age, the same lands may be re-
deemed as aforesaid at any time within
one year after the Youngest heir be-
comes of age.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of each and every
sheriff of the respective counties, and
all other persons who have heretofore
been sheritfs, to settle with and pay into
the treasury of their respective counties
all arrearages Of the county levy, and all
monies belonging to the county treasury,
which by law they are or may be ac-
ronrtah5a for M, or hefoye the first daV