Washington telegraph., 1856-04-30
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

"HAT at sales of lands for the non-payment
Il of the taxes due thereon, held at the court
house door in the town of Lewisville, in the
county of Lafayette, in the State of Arkansas.
pursuant to lawful notice given by the sheriff of
sand county, and in conformity with the laws of
said State, the first on the first Monday of No.
vember A. D 1851, it being the third dav of said
month and the second on the first Monday OF
November, A ID. 1852, it being the first Cay of
said month, the following described tracts OF
parcels of land were stricken off and sold to the
undersigned:
The east half of the northwest quarter and
the west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty nine. In township fifteen south, in range
twenty-five west, containing in all one hundred
and sixty acres, which said lands We're listed and
assessed for taxation In the name OF Allen Bel
lah, and were purchased by the undersigned on
the said first Monday of November, A. D. 1851,
for the aggregate amount of tue State and county
taxes. penalty and cost due thereon for the said
year A ID. 1851, amounting to the sum of two
dollars and forty cents; also the west half of the
southeast quarter of section twenty, containing
so acres: the east half oil the southwest quarter
of section twenty, containing so acres; and the
west half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-five, containing eighty acres, all in
township nineteen, south, in range twenty-five
west in the aggregate two hundred and forty
acres which said last mentioned several tracts of
lands Were listed and assessed for taxation in the
names oil NlCnOIS q Ollle>Ele- anu were also
chased by the undersigned on the first Monday OF
November, A. d. 1852, for the aggregate amount
of the State and county taxes, penalty and costs
due thereon for the years 1S43 to 1852 inclusive,
| amounting to the sum of sixty-nine dollars and
fifteen cents all of w hch said tracts of land above
described, by deeds, dated the 18th day of JAN
uary, A. D. 1854, duly executed, acknowledged
and recorded, were conveyed to the undersigned
| by John S. French. sheriff of Lafayette county
and successor in Office of Alexander c. Owen, BY
authority vested in him by the laws of Arkansas;
and whereas, by act of the Legislature OF Arkan-
sas creating the county of Columbia, that portion
of the county of Lafayette in which the above
described several tracts OF lands situated, wa:
attached to the said county of Columbia
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to al
persons whom it may concern, OF who can set ur
any right, title or claim to the above described
tracts parcels of land, so purchased as afore-
said, in consequence of any informality, irrexu-
larlty or illegality connected with such sale ol
for any cause or defect whatever, that in COZ.
formity with the act of the Legislature of the
State of Arkansas in relation to i.tax titles" an
proved the Sd day of November, 1896 the under
signed will apply to the circuit court OF CoIunbi;
county, at court to be holden at the court-hous
in said county on the sixth Monday after th
fourth Monday of September, A ID. 1856, for con
firmation of title in and to all of said tracts o
parcels of land so purchased as aforesaid, and al
persons interested are hereby notified to appea
at said time and place, and show caase, if an,
they can, why the title to said lands should no
be confirmed according to law.
VIM. H. ETTER.
March 19, 1856. 1876