Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-17

TO be sold at public auction, at some public
house in said village, TO the highest bidder,
as shall be necessary TO pay the said
taxes and assessments and interest, togeth-
er with AL charges thereon, first giving at
place of such sale, by advertisement posted
up in three ofthe most public places in said
village, or by causing the same to be pub
lishod in a newspaper printed in said vii
lage; an affidavit Of said publication re-
corded in the manner prescribed in the
tenth section of this act, and its record shall
be deemed prima facie evidence OF the fact
of publication.
Sec. IA. On the day mentioned in said
notice, the said treasurer shall commence
the sale of said lands, and continue the same
from day to day, until SO much thereof
shall be sold as will pay the taxes and as
sessments as aforesaid, with the interest
and charges due, assessed and charged
thereon as aforesaid and the said treas
urer shall give to the purchasers of any
such lands, certificate in wiring, des.
crbing the lands purchased, and the sum
paid therefor, and the time when the pur-
chaser will be entitled to deed for the said
lands and if the person claiming title to
the said lands described in the said certi6-
cate, shall not, within two years from the
date thereof, pay to the treasurer for the
use ofthe purchaser, his heirs or assigns,
the sum mentioned in said certificate, to-
gcther with interest thereon, at the rate of
twenty per cent. per annum from the date
of such certificate, the treasurer or his sue.
cessor in Office, shall, at the expiration OF
the said two years, execute to the purchas-
err, his heirs or assigns, a conveyance of the
lands so sold, which conveyance shall vest
In the person or persons to whom it shall
be given, an absolute estate in fee simple,
subject to all the claims the state shall have
thereon, and the said conveyance shall be
conclusive evidence that the sale was regu-
lar, according to the provisions of this act
and every such conveyance executed by
the said treasurer, under his hand and seal
and acknowledged, Witnessed and recorded
in the usual form, may be given in evi.
denco in the same manner, and with like
effect, as deed regularly executed and &C.
knowledged by the owner, and duly record
ed, may be given in evidence.
Sec. Is. The treasurer Of said VILLAGE
shall receive the same fees in cases of sals
as aforesaid, as are allowed by law to the
county treasurer for like services; and the
expenses in advertising any land for sale
in pursuance ofths act, shall, by The treas
urer, be added to such taxes respectively
as are charged upon lands and unpaid, il
proportion 70 the amount of each person.
tax so charged and unpaid. .seasr.z.,
SIC. The said corporation shall be allow
ed the use Of the common jail of the coun
tXpfSt. Joseph, for the Imprisonment fany
person liable to Imprisonment under the by
laws or ordinances of said corporation, ant
all persons so committed TO said Jail, shall
be under the charge of the sheriff, as il
other cases.
Sec. II. This act shall be favorably con
strued and received in all courts as public
act, and copies thereof, printed under thu
authority Of the legislature, shallbe receiv
ed as evidence, without further proof.
Sec. 1S. The legislature may alter, a
mend or repeal this act.
Sec. 10. No person shall be eligible t.
any Office in this corporation, unless hi
shall have resided in the said corporation
one year next preceding his election.
Approved, March 13, 1887.
A true copy, KNITTING PRITcHETTE,
Secretary Of State