Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-08-08

Of the purchase money as aforesaid,
within the time required by this
eeciion, for any property SO purchased
BY him, he shall pay ten per centum per
annum, as interest thereon, and in addi-
zion to such residue, to be computed
from the expiration of the two years as
aforesaid, until the actual payment OF
such residue, and the receiving OF con-
reyance from the corporation: and the
said interest shall alike be subject to the
order of the original proprietor or pro
prietors, as the residue OF the purchase
money as aforesaid: Provided, also,
That no sale shall be made, inpursuance
of this section, Of any improved property
whereon there is personal property OF
sufficient value to pay the said taxes
and that minors, mortgages, or others
having equitable interests in real proper
ty, which property shall be sold Tor taxes
as aforesaid, shall be allowed one year
after such minors coming TO or being
of full age, or after such mortgages and
others having equitable interests, OBJ
tanning possession of, or decree Tor the
Gale OF such property, to redeem the pro-
perty so sold from the purchaser, or
purchasers, his, her, or their assigns, on
paying the amount ofpurchase money SO
paid therefor, with ten per cent. interest
thereon as aforesaid, and all the taxes
that have been paid thereon by the pur-
chaser, or his assigns, between the day
of sale and the period of such redemp-
ton, with ten per cent. interest on the
amount of such taxes, and also the tull
value of the Improvements which may
have been made or erected on such pro-
perry, by the purchaser, or his assigns,
while the same was in his or their pos
session. Ind provided, moreover, hat
where the estate of the tenant in default,
as for wears, or for life or lives, shall be
sufficient to defray the taxes chargeable
thereupon, such estate only shall be
liable to be sold under the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the collector
or other officer (duly authorized) to post
pone, after such advertisements, the sale
of any property advertised according to
the provisions Of the foregoing section,
to any future day, forth want of bidders,
he giving public notice of such postpone
rnent, and the sale made at such post
poned time shall BE equally valid as if
made on the day stated in the advertise
ment.
Sec. II. .And be it further enacted,
That the person or persons appointed to
collect any tax imposed by virtue oil the
powers granted by this act, shall have
authority to collect the same by distress
and sale of the goods and chattels of the
persons chargeable herewith; but no
such sale shall be made unless ten days
previous notice thereof be given in some
newspaper printed in the city of Wash
ington. And the provisions OF the acts
of A Assembly of Maryland, now in force
within the county of Washington, relat-
ing to the right of replevying personal
property taken in execution fer public
taxes, shall apply to all cases of personal
property taken by distress to satisfy taxes
imposed by virtue of this act
Sec. Is. ind be it further enacted,
That the levy court Of the county of
Washington, in the District of Columbia,
shall not possess the power of assessing
any tax on property in the city of WASH
ington; nor shall the corporation of the
said city be obliged to contribute, in any
manner, towards the expenses or ex-
penditures of said court, except for the
one-half part of the expenses incurred
on account of the Orphans court, the
Office of Coroner, the Jail of said county,
and the opening and repairing Of roads
in the county of Washington, east of
Rock creek, leading directly to the city
of Washington, but the said corporation
shall have the sole control and manage
fnent of the bridge across or over Rock
creek, at the termination of K street
north; and shall be chargeable with the
expense Of keeping the same in repair,
end rebuilding it when necessary.
Sec. Ia. Ind be it further enacted,
That the clerk of the circuit court, and
the register of wills, for the county OF
/, Washington, respectively, shall furnish
the register of the city, or other officer
of the corporation, appointed to receive
the same, on or about the first Monday
in January and July, in every year, cor
rect lists of the transfers ofreal property
in the city, during the next preceding
half year, so far as can be ascertained by
the records in their respective Offices !;
and the said corporation shall make to
the said clerk and register of wills such
compensation therefor, as shall beagreed
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