Democratic banner., 1847-06-07
Town Ordinances.
NO. AZ.
NO. AZ.
in Ordinance to pr0ride fr assessing
and collecting tdTeS.
lcoNcLUDED FROM LAST wEEK.

I~cONcLUDED FROM LAST wEEK.
"a. The collector may, if necessary
continue the sale Of lots and landsfrom day
to day, by a~d jJurnment, until all arc sold,
and if any person after bidding off any
tract Of lot for the taxes, shall fail to pay for
the same on the day of sale, or the day on
which the sales are closed, the collector
shall thereupou have the same entered By
the clerk in the name Of the corporation
the sam as if no bid had been made, and
shall execute a certificate to The corpora
ton for the same, Us well as other sales in
the same manner as to individuals.
25. The collector shall charge and re-
ceive for his services in the sale of lots and
lands sold for the taxes, tie sum Of twenty
five cents for each let or tract sold or advcr-
tised, and shall pay to the clerk for his ser
vices concerning said sale, the sum of
twelve and a half cents for each tract or
lot sold, and to the printer for publishing
the same the further sum of twenty-five
cents for each tract or lot advertised for
sale, where no contract exists to the con
trary between the corporation or its OIL
GERS or agents and the printer.
90. ANY town lots or tracts Of land
which may be sod for the taxes and costs
as aforesaid, may be redeemed by the own
two years from the day of sale, by paying.
to the clerk of the Board for the time be-
ing, for the use of the purchaser or pur-
chasers, the whole amount of taxes and
costs for which the same was sold, togeth-
er with interest thereon at the rate of ff-
teen per cent per annum, and also the d.
mount of taxes paid by the purchaser, sub
sequent to the sale. But if any person al
ter purchasing any tract or lot, or part Of
such tract or lot, shall suffer the same again
to be offered for sale for the taxes before
receiving his deed for the same, no deed
shall be made for the same, and the pur-I
chaser shall forfeit all claimSto lots or lands
arising from such sales. Provided howev-
er, that lots or tracts Of land belonging to
minors, married women, persons Of I'M
sound mind, or persons b~"yOund the seas,
may be redeemed at any time within two.
years after the removal Of such disability.
The evidence of the right Of persons TO re-.
deem. to be required by the clerk of the
Board Of Trustees shall be the same as that.
required by the laws of the State of Mis-
souri, for similar purposes.
81. In all Cases where the prerequisites
Of this ordinance have been complied with.
and the two years allowed for redemption
shall have expired, and the town lots Or
tracts nave not been redeemed, the clerk
or secretary shall, OH the application of the
purchaser Of such lots or tracts, or their
legal representatives, and the presentation
Of the certificate Of purchase, make out
aud deliver to such purchaser or his legal
representative, a deed, or deeds, for said
tracts or lots SO purchased, which deed or
deeds shall vest in the purchaser a perfect
title in fee simple, unless the owner or OWL
efs Of such lots or tracts shall show that
the taxes for which the same were sold, had
been paid previously to the sale. Provided,
that in all cases, the deed or deeds thus
made, shall be prima facia evidence of title
in the purchaser, and of the validity of the
sale, until the contrary shall be made TO APP
pear. For every such deed the clerk shall
demand and receive Of the purchaser two
dollars.
%. If it shall appear to the satisfaction
of the secretary, that any taxes for which
lands or Town lots nave been sold, had been
paid previous to the sale, it shall be the du-
ty of the secretary to present the case TO
the next meeting of the board of trustees,
and if it shall appear to the board that the
taxes have-been paid, then the board shall
direct an order to be made b. the chairman
of the board, on the treasurer of the town
in favor of the purchaser of the lot or tract
Of land sold, for the amount of redemption
due him, and said sale shall be considered
thereafter null and void.
%. The laws of the Stats of Missouri
now in force, and hereafter to be enacted,
shall in all cases govern the board of trus-
tees, the assessor and collector, and all 9th
er officers of the corporation, touching or
concerning the assessment or collection of
the revenue of the town, and of all fines
and forfeitures, so far as may be applicable
to each and every case, and wherein no Or
dinance has been or may be provided to
meet the case.
90. All ordinances and parts of ordinan.
ces, contrary or inconsistent to the provis-
ions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
30. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the passage
Of the same.
Passed May 25th, 1s47.