Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-05-16

To Authorize the Trustees Of Scheel Districts IN
the Territory Of Minnesssa to Collect schee
Taxes By civil action.
Be it enacted BY the Legislative Assembly Of
the Territory of Minnesota: ars
SECTION l. That from and after the passage
of this act it shall be lawful for the Trustees Of
any School District in this Territory, in the name
of their respective districts to sue for, in any
Court having competent Jurisdiction, and collect
any and all taxes which may be assessed by them
in their respective districts in pursuance of the
existing laws of this Territory, upon persons OF
property.
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted that such
suit shall be commenced, prosecuted and conduct.
ed to final judgment in the same manner and un-
der the same limitations as other civil actions.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted that all per-
sonal property now subject to levy and sale fol-
county taxes shall be liable to seizure, levy, and
sale, upon any execution issued upon judgment
rendered under the provisions of this act.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted that when
ever any Judgment shall be rendered under the
provisions of this act in favor Of any school dis.
trict for tax assessed upon any real estate, the
Trustees of such district, shall, if such judgment
remains unappealed from and unpaid for the
space of ten days, forthwith cause a transcript
of such judgment to be filed in the Office of the
Register Of Deeds in the proper county, and the
said Register shall enter a minute thereof in a
book which he is required to keep for that pur-
pose, and the same shall become and constitute
a valid and effectual lieu upon such real estate,
having all the effect and virtue of recorded con.
veyancer.
SIC. 5 And be it further enacted that when
ever payment Of any such judgment lein is made
by any person together with a fee of fifty cents
to the Register Of Deeds for filling, minuting and
80 al. H.
paid to the Register of Deeds who shall forthwith
enter such satisfaction and fully discharge such
lien and shall forthwith pay over all such monies
to the Trustees of the School District in whose
favor such lien shall have existed.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted that when
ever any such judgment shall have remained I'M
satisfied for the space of three months, it shall
be lawful for the Trustees or for the Clerks Of
such district, or for any Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff
or Constable acting under the direction of such
Trustees, to sell at public auction any or all such
real estate for an amount sufficient to satisfy
such judgment lein together with interest, costs
and disbursements by giving public notice threof,
The same in other cases of sales on executions,
ut least three weeks before the day appointed for
such sale, and such officer or trustees may deed
the same to the purchaser in the name of such
district, which said conveyance shall for all pur-
poses and against all persons be deemed valid
and eectual to entitle such purchaser the posses
sion of such real estate until the same shall be
redeemed as hereinafter provided.
Sec. I. And be it further enacted that any
time within FIVE years from the date of any sale
or conveyance of real estate under or by virtue
of the provisions of this act, the owner thereof,
his agent, attorney or personal representatives
may tender in good and lawful money to the pur-
chaser of such real estate as aforesaid or to his
agent, attorney or representative the amount of
the judgment lien, the Office fees, costs, and
charges thereon together with interest of that
amount at the rate of five per cent. per month
from the date of such sale or conveyance; and
upon such tender as aforesaid the said purchaser
or his personal representatives being authorized
thereto shall forthwith release all right title, in
terest, claim or demand to such estate by virtue
of any purchase or sale under the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted that no Justice
of the Peace or Judge of court shall be deemed
to be incompetent to sit upon the trial of any ac-
ton arising under the provisions of this act; nor
shall any person be deemed to be disqualified as
juror thereon by reason of his or her being q
Trustee of any such School District or any in
habitant threof.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted that this
act shall be so construed as to include all taxes
which have been heretofore assessed and are now
uue ilom any person. W any Sucn ScnOOl DlSlflct.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted that all School
Districts shall be AUTHORIZED at their annual meet
ing or at any special meeting called for that pur-
pose, to raise and collect such sum or sums
of money as "a majority of the voters present
shall think proper for the purpose of erecting or
furnishing school houses in their respective dis
trcts and for the support and maintenance of
schools for any year in which such meeting shall
be held.
SEC. IL. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted that all
technical Irregularities or mistakes in the election
or qualification of the officers of any School Dis
trict, shall upon any trial arising under the pro-
visions of this act be dissregarded by the Court
or Jury. Provided that only the proper amount
of taxes have been assessed.
JOSEPH w. FURBER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
JOHN B. BRISBIN,
Prssrdent Of the Council
APPRovED-February 10th, 1857.
W. A. GORMAN.
l, j. Trsvers Rosser, Secretary Of Minnesota
Territory, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a
true copy of the original Bill ON file in this Office.
j. TRAVIS RossER,
Secretary Of Minnesota Territory.