Southern shield., 1856-02-23
NOTICE Of Confirmation of Tax Title,
T0 all Uhone if naay Concern.

T0 all Wh01n i1 naaY Concern.
 K NOW Yt5. That heretofore, to with -IA the year 4. D. 1913, the North west fractional quarter of section No. one, of town ship No eight North, in range No. three East of the fifth principal Meridian, contain- ing one hundred and sixty acres of land, more CT less, (but containing in fact one hundred and seventy acres)wa by James Stotts. then Sher- if. Assessor and Collector of the Taxes within and for the county of Poinsett and State of Arkansas, duly listed, entered and assessed, for taxation. in the name and as the property of one William Strong. then non-resident of said c0unty;-AHd whereas. neither the said William Strong, nor any other person or persons for him. having paid the said Slate and county Taxes upon said tract of land so assessed as aforesaid, and amounting, in the aggregate, to the sum of five dollars and eleven cents due for the year 1913, sfid tract of land, or so much thereof as should be ne cessary to pay the Taxes, penalty and costs due thereon. was. on the 1st Monday in No- yernber of said year, after due notice thereof given, as required by law. offered for sale, .b1 James Stotts, the then Sheriff. at the Courthouse door, in said county of Polnsett, in the State aforesaid, at which said offering for sale, Benjamin Greenwood bid and of- fered to pay said Taxes. penalty and costs, amounting, in the aggregate, 10 the sum of five dollars and eleven cents, for one hundred and seventy acres thereof. and no person Or persons bidding or offering to pay said taxes penalty and costs, for 3 less quantity thereof one hundred and seventy acres of said tract of land were stricken off to the said Benjamin Greenwood, and he then and there declaredto be the purchaser thereof And said Benia- min Greenwood having on said day of sale, paid to said James Stotts. as Assessor. as aforesaid, tie sum of five dollars and eleven cents, the amount of taxes, penalty and costs due upon said tract of land, received from James Stotts, as Sheriff and Assessor. as aforesaid. certificate of purchase, bearing even date with said day of sale. in which the facts above stated were recited:-And whereas, said certificate oG purchase so grant- ed to said Benjamin Greenwood by saidJ Jamas Stotts. as Sheriff IS aforesaid, was afterwards duly and regularly assigned, transferred and set over, to one Stephen Stacy, who, after the expiration of the term of twelve months, the time allowed by law for the redemption of land sold for the non-payment of taxes, said tract of land not having been redeemed within that time. presented said certificate to Robert H. Stone, the then Sheriff, Assessor, and Collector of the taxes within and for, said county and State, and successor in office of the said James Stotts, and demanded of him, as such Sheriff, &c.. Deed conveying to was, by said Robert H. Stone, in considera- ton the premises rected in said certificate, and under and by virtue of the authority in him by law vested, as such Sheriff, Assessor. &c., duly made, executed, acknowledged, and delivered to said Stephen Stacy, and bears date the l2th day of March, A. D. Is45:-- And, whereas, said tract of land has been subsequently conveyed by Stephen Stacy to one c. ". M. Stacy, and by G. ". N. Sta cy and Rebecca Stacy, his wife, to the under signed, by deed bearing date the 25th. day of November, 1852.
 NOW, THEREFORE,, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, To all persons who can set up any right or title to said tract of land so purchased as aforesaid. in conseduence of any informality, or any irregalarity, or ille- gality connected with such sale, to be and ap- pear before the Judge of the Circnit Court of poinsett county, in the State aforesaid. at the term thereof to be begun and holden at the Courthouse insaid county, on the lst Monday being the 9th day, of October, A. D. 1856, and then and there show cause, if any they can. why the sale So made as aforesaid shall not be confirmed, as application for coafrma- tion of the same will be made to said Courtat that time.
 SAMUEL H. HINTON.
 By ADAMS < HANKS, his Attorneys.