The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13

Laws OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session Of the Thirty
sev@nTh Congress.
TPUa1c-No IS

An ACT 10 amend Act entitled An Act Tor the Col
lection u Direct Taxes II Insurrectionary District.
within tie United state and Tor other Purposes sp
proved June seven eighteen Lundrsd and sixty two
Be edcted ~ the SsnGte Gsd Holtse Of ReDre~Gtiue
Of tAe tnited &ass Of AmerieG C0ngress Gs>nbIsd
That the seventh section a. act entitled An act F
the collection q direct taxes IN nsurrectionary districts
within the United states and for other purposes ap
proved June seyen eighteen hundred and sixty two be
amended 50 as 70 read follows Sec Z Ind be 4 fur
teT enacted That the said Board Of Commissioners shall
be required the charged upon the said ots
and parcels Of land shall not b. paid provided for
the third section q this act % tie o. De Ad
vertisec for sale 10 newspaper published in the
par sh, district, county where situate and II there
be such newspaper published ia said town parish
district county II the publisher thereof refuse
publish the same. then IN any other newspaper 70 be
selected by said cOmInss IN said district the
city OF Washington for al least four weeks and BY post
ing notices Of said sale IA three public places the
town parish district county within which saii a. s
situate, At least four weeks previous the day Of
sale and A. the time and place OF sale to the
20 be severaly sold TO the highest bidder not
less than the taxes penalty and and ten per
turn per annum interest on said tax pursuant to said
notice. In all CASES where the Of said lots par
GELS Of ground shall not, before the day Of sale
appear In before the said Board Of Commission
and pay the amount of said tax with per ccntum
Interest thereon with the cost u advertising the
request the 10 be struck Of to purchaser for
lees than two thirds the assessed value of said
sra lots parcels Of ground the said cOnTziss oners
shall be authorized at said sale TO bid Of the same for
the United states at exceeding thirds Of
the assessed value thereof unless some shall bid
A
on TO the highest bidder, who shall upon paying the
purchase money gold and silver CON, in The Treas
uTy Of the Unet states United tars notes
IN certificates OF indebtedness against the United
States be entitled o. from said c0nm ss0uers
their certificates Of sale which said certificate shall be
received n ali courts and places prind fdcid evidence
OF the regularity and validity Of said sale and of the
title Of the said purchaser purchasers under the
PTOrded That the Of said lots Of ground any
loyal person Of the United States having any valid lien
upon interest ID the same NAY at any ithin
sixty days after said sale appear before the Board
Of Tax Commissioners in his her proper person
and, II citizen, upon taking oath 20 support the
ConeltutOn OF the United States and paying the
Of said tax aud penalty with interest thereon from
date or the said proclamation Of the President mentioned
10 the second section Of this the Of Afteen
per centun annum, together with the expenses of
the sale and subsequent proceeding u be determined
by said commissioners NAV redeem said lots Of land
from said sale and any purchaser under the hav
ing paid moneys Treasury notes other certificates Of
Indebtedness OF the United states shall upon sL r.
dsmpOn being made, be entitled 10 have the with
the interest accrung after said sale returned hIm
by the said commissioners, upon surrencerng Up the
certificates n sale And prOridod further, That the
resident alien loyal citizen beyond seas person
unsound miRd under legal disability the guardian,
trustee other person having charge Of the person
estate OF such person may redeem the same at any
time within two years after the sale thereof and in the
manner above provided, and with like effect And pro
Utt1f further. That at such sale any tracts parcels
lots Of land which may b. selected under the direction
Of the President for Government use for military
naval revenue charitable educational OF police purpO-
may, at said sale be bid 10 by said commissioners
under the direction II the President and struck
thcate Of said commissioners shall only be affected
evidence Of the regularity and validity of sale by estab
fishing the fact that said property not subject 10
taxes that the taxes had been paid previous 70 sale
that the property had been redeemed according Ia
/ the provisions Of this sct-
Approved February 9, 1868