Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-04-02

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i'm advance :ialso the .Semfiaek and Iet.yson,i
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'rIE s11lONISrY % REPIiI33Ti,IIIJ;[IHjIjN
5 'OrFsCI AIS - THE COUNTY BE: DE-
FRAUDED or s1,O5o,oO, HY uNE;
/ TITTLE TRANS ACTION =! ::<jhE-
+ ) THlNGiTO BE BOOKED ATrEK,
We call The attention Of tho citizens SD, q
G'opeoAihuc county. to the course pursued, by
their Register Of Deeds and County A uditor
Tile tax s;'ies,ro" the tan .'s 1857, oa.ne efl
as advertised in this paper. to wit: on tho
Gath Dr. Jaauary last. i There was sold 3. sec
parcels Of land, the great bulk 81 Which
amounting to nearly, if NOT qu'tc, 5000
parcels was struck Of to the County, and
the County County now. has a claim upon them
provided the sale was valid, for; the amour,
Of the the tax. interest, and expenses due
thereon tAE II tsHtW ~ Hs,iss3...
Tho stat ute provides that the ne lister O.
Deeds shall have scvcntylfiye cents for cac}
Certificate Of sale, with five cents in addition
for each lot or parce! over and above one
that is'inscrted N the certificate. It wii
be therefore seen, that the Register Of Deed,
was cntitled, for one: certificate, continuing
5000 separate lots or parcels, to the SUM d
$l5O,7O, whichitomust confessed is all am.
pie price. Bnt weare informed by a reliable
person, we'll acquainted with the manner IL
which the w::olc thing was managed, tia,
instead Of including all the lots in one certifi;
cate, our Register Of D:eds made ont oye;
one Thousand certi fcates inserting from, twe
to four parcels in each certificate, besides
the five cents for each additional parcel, and
amounting in all to nearly one thousand dol:
lars, or at least, to eight hundred more thar
was necessary. This bill was allowed by
the Auditor and he has issued the County
orders therefor. ~. . o. ~ =. '''.s
In addition to. this extraordinary cours,
on the part ofthc Register. Ho saw. fit te
make an acknowledgement each certificate
which Acknowledgements were all taken lie
fore j. Going, Esq, the County Auditor
in his capacity as Clerk Of the District Court
and for which he charged the County, and
allowed himself the nice little sum Of two
hundred and fifty dollars, or twenty-i;s
cents on each Of the ono thousand certificates,
This acknowledgment of the certificates was
entirely unnecessary, as they are not to lie
recorded, unless a: the request of the person
to whom they are issued H.& 1911" +
We merely give bare statement Of the
facts. 1t is unnecessary to do more, They
speak for themselves. The connection and
object Of the parties IS apparent. In order
that all may understand the precise. rights
and duties Of the Register, We publish be-
low that portion II the statute applicable
to.,be case. It appears conclusiyely ,fron
that, that there was no need Of but one Ger
tificate, nor Ct, the, acknowledgements, and
therefore that the whole scheme is = DELHI.
crate fraud upon the county, 10y which it has
suffered to the tune Of $l,O5ON. 81 I'VE
trus: the next board OF Supervisors will ex.
anime fully into the transaction. '''" @''.':.
Chapt'r. twelve, Revised Statutes, Sec.
ton 81. The Register OF Deeds shall give
to each purchaser on the payment Of his
BIDS, and if the same be struck off to the
county, then to, Such county, a certificate in
writing, dated the day .ofthe sale, describing
the land purchased, the amount paid there:
for, and the time when the purchaser will lie
entitled TO a deed, which certificate hal lie
assisnable, and any Persons interest there.
in may be transferred by 4 inutua! assign
nlcnt, endorsed upon or attached to the
same, and such assignment shall have the
same force and effect as the assignment. of
bonds for the conveyance oflands and such
certificate if acknowledged 10y the Register
OF Deeds; and certified by a person author
lied TO take acknowledgements Of Deeds,
may b.. recorded in the office of the Register
Of Deeds Of tho proper county. tt,. u
Sec. 20. In addition to any fees elsewhere
specifically allowed, for services to lie per
formed under the requirements of thi, chap
ter, the following shall be allowed, to wit: !
10 the Register Of Deeds for a certificate of
the sale Of lands, sevcnty-fiye ccn:s,.F E,ie-
For each additional parcel Of land describ-
ed therein, five cents. .l5.t
The Register uf Deeds, or person grant.
ing such deed or certificate, shall inclose
therein, as many parcels Of land b;d m
owne1 or redeeried by any person as he
may desine, and the above fees Shall BE- paid
by such person. ba0d" III +, z4:hlJt'
" TIE Bar AND TIE PuLrlr.-Our
readers will find in another column, very
spicy communication from Warren Bristol,
Esq, upon sermon oi one Of our Rev. D.
DIS. Although our Quaker principles, re-
qnre 'us, as an Elitor, to remain neutral, in
such matters, We like to sec the fun 20 n On,
as we doubt not, will our readers.
" It willsbc seen that the Smith, has
been materially improved, in its mechanical
appearance, since our last number. \ change
has also taken place in the publishcrship ::
!! Mr.. Merritt. having retired from that posi-
ton to the quiet Of a formers life. No p,r.
ma7ent arrangements have, MS yet; been
made; but il those now in contemplation