The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-23
VOLUME X. NO. 80.

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;ngs for the relief OF occupying claimants
of land provided, that no purchaser Of any
Iond or town lot, sold for taxes. nor any per-
son claiming uudcr him, shall he cntitod to
nny compensation for any improvements
which he shall mako on such land or town
lot. within two years from and after the sale
thereof
SALE or FORFEITED LANDS.
SEC. 90. That tho lands, ;nlots, outots, .
md parts of lots. within the several counties
o' this state which have become forfeited to
the state, for the non-paymont of taxes. aud
oil lands which may hereafter become for
ioitoG to tho state by the non-paymcnt OF
taxes, or otherwise, shall be sold and dis.
posed of by the State Of Ohio. ngrooobly to
tho provisions of this act. Tho auditor o.
state shall cause all lands, inlots, oullots
and parts of lots, now forfeited to tho stat"
for tho non-paymont of taxes and which
have not since been purchased 10y tho owner
or owners or any othcr person or persons
TO be entered in a book, to be provided for
that purpose, which entry shall set forth
1ho namo, by township aud county, Us in
ease of other lands.
SEC. 100. Tho auditor of state shall.
nnnunlly, enter in the book provided for
that purpose. all the lands which shall hcro.
nttor become forfeited to the state Of Ohio,
for tho non payment of taxes; and, onco in
two years. shall mako out list Of such for
foited lands, and forward the samO to the
several county auditors. who shall proceed
10 sell tho Same agrocablv to tho provisions
of this ac' and all lands offered for sale
under the provisions of this act. and not
sold for want of bidders. shall bo again
advertised ard offered for sale, by tho county
Al 10.
him made, under this act, until such lands
shall be sold
SEC. lOl. That tho aniitor fcach county.
on receiving from the auditor ot state the list
of lands within his county,as aforesaid in cacc
tho tax, and penalties due therein shall not
have boon paid. on or boiOro the fifteenth
dly Of October next ensuing. shall forth
with, thCrcpttor, cause notice thereof to bu
advertised four weeks succcssgcly, doscrlh
ing tho lands in the samG mnnucr they are
described on tho list furnished by the
nuditor of state, ia n newspaper printed IN
his county, if any such thuro bo and If not.
in somo newspaper in circulation therein, to
all concerned, that if tax, and penalties
charged on said list, DO not paid into the
county treasury. and tho trCasurors receipt
produced therefor before the timc specified
by this act for the salo of said lands (Which
day shall bo named in said notco) that then
md in that case, each tract 40 ~ aforesaid.
delinquent, on which tho taxes, and pcual-
tics may remain unpaid, ~iil. on the second
Monday Of December thereafter. be exposed
for sale at the court hOusc, or usual plac,
of holding conrts in such county in order
10 satisfy such taxes. and penalties; and tn,
nuditor in each county shall, on tho said
second Monday of December attend ut the
court house, or usual place of holding courts
in said county and proceed to sell tho whole
OF each tract Of land as contained in said
county, and proceed to sell tho wholo uI
zach tract of land as contained in said list
mt puplic auction, to the highest hdd0r; it
selling whereof, he shall Offer each trac
separately, beginning with the first trLc
contained in saiG list, and so continue OF
through said list, until cnch tract cOntainG,
therein shall bo sold. Tho county nudito
is hereby authorized to adjourn tho sal
theron specified, from day to day, until h
shall have disposed of, or offered for sale
each and every tract of land specified in th
notice; aud the notice of salo required b'
said act to be given shall set forth that tn,
sale will DO SO continuod provided, that
nothing in this section shall be So construo,
"a to prevent the auditor from offering, il
his direction, any tract of land two or NOR,
times at tho same sale.
SEC. l02. If any tract or parcel Of Lam
shall not sell Mt such public salo for II
amount sufficient to pay tho taxes aud pen
atty which stand against such tract. tn
auditor shall return tho samo rs unso!d, I
be retained upon the list of forfeited hnd
10 be offered for sao tho ncGt succeodju
sale MS other forfeited lands: Provided, Tia,
il any such tract or parcel of land ma
havo heretofore been or may hereafter /
offered for salo two succeeding sales,
above provided and shall still rcmain III
sold tho county commissioners Oft the count
in which such tract or parcel of land {
town lot is situate, may at thoir rcgulj
annual session in Juno preceding tho NO
regular salo, il in thGir opinions such tra
or parcel Of land is of lcsS ya.u0 than Il
amount OF taxes and penalty duo upon
having fixed u minimum priCc for the sam
order the auditor of tho county to oifar sue
tract or parcel of land foe sao at tho no!
regular sale Of forfeited lands. and to ST.
tho same to the highest and boSt bidd,
therefor at not less than said mnimu
price, irrespective of tho amount of tax,
and penalty duo upon it, and such sao sha
convey tho title to tho said tract or pare
of land divestod of all liability for al
arroaragos of taxes or penalty which mn
remain aftor applying tho amount for whiC
it was sold thereon.
SEC. 1903. WRenevor any tract or pare
of land shall DO hereafter sOld under Il
provisions of this act, at forfeited sale, al
person desiring to do so, may redeem tt
same, at any timo within six months frol
tho sale thereof, by dcpositing with It
county treasurer, rs ia provided in sccto
(03) ninety-third Of this act, tho amount
SAID sale, together with fifty por ccntu
thereon, and by paying all other oxpons
incidental to, and arising from said sal
PROVIDED, however, that ii any Of said TO
foted lands shall bo sold for q greater eu
than tho tax, interest poualty and costs.
shall bo the duty of tho auditor to char.
said treasurer separately in each case,
tho name of tho supposed owner, with Il
excess above said tax intorost penalty AT
costs; and such treasurer shall rotan in Il
treasury of his county tho said excess, f
the proper owner of said forfeited Ian,
and upon domand by such former ownc
within six years, (6) from the day of SUI
sale, pay such excess TO said former own,
and iE case said trolsurcr upon SUI
demand, shall not bo fully satisfied as
tho right of person demanding the samo
receive it, or in case Of different claimant
IL shalt be tho duty of said treasurer to ii
his bill of interplcadCr, in tho court