The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-18

be required in such register, and to receive all
and twenty-one years; Provided, That older
persons may attend school under any arrange
ment with the Board of Trustees Provided.
ho,oeuer, That the Board of Trustees shall have
sole power to determine who shall attend
school from other districts, and the terms
on which they may attend and. no persons
shall have any right to attend school out
of his district, unless in accordance with an
arrangement with the Board of Trustees of
the district where such person proposes to at
tend school, who may at their discretion admit
scholars from an adjoining district; Provided
further, That the Board of Trustees may expel
any scholar from school for insubordinatiOn,
immortality, OF Infectious disease. But if any
child OF suitable age shall be denied admission,
or any scholar expelled without suf1cient
cause, or on account of color, social position,
or nationality, the teacher so offending, or the
Board OF Trustees by whose direction the Of
fence was committed, shall forfeit and pay
fine of fifty dollars tor each offence, which may
be recovered by suit before any Justice OF the
Peace in the county, or court having cOmpe-
tent jurisdiction thereof, which suit may be
brought by any legal voter of the town, said
fine to be applied to the use of the district.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, March 8, 1864.
AN ACT supplementary to an act entitled,
IAN Act in relation to the Redemption of
Land sold for Taxes, and relating to Taxes
and Tax Sales"
BE it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. At any time before any tract or
parcel of land forfeited to the State under the
provisions of chapter four of the general laws
of 1862, being an act in relation to the redemp
ton of land sold for taxes and relating to taxes
and tax sales, approved March 18th, 1868, shall
be redeemed, any person may become the pur-
chaser thereof by paving into the treasury of
the county where such tract or parcel of land
was offered for sale, all the taxes, costs and in
terest due thereon at the time of such sale,
with the subsequent taxes and interest due
thereon at the tins of such purchase, and the
County Auditor shall thereupOn make and de-
liver to such purchaser certificate of sale con-
tanning pertinent description of the tract or
parcel so sold, the amount for which it sold, and
the name of the purchaser thereof to be deliv-
cred to the purchaser upon receiving in addition
to- the amount of taxes, costs aid interest SO
paid the fee of twenty cents for each certificate;
in case more than one tract Is purchased by the
same person, such certificate to contain all
such tracts without additional charge therefor.
PrOUided, however; that no sale shall be made
to the county or otherwise than for money or
United States treasury notes, or in orders cor
responding with the various funds making up
the taxes charged on such premises. In case
the County Commissioners shall deem it to be
for the public interest to have any tract or
parcel sold for less than the amount provided
for in this section, they may SO direct, and
thereupon such tract may be sold at such price
as may be fixed by said Commissioners in and
for this purpose. The County Commissioners
are hereby required at their annual meeting in
| September, or at any special meeting previous
| thereto, to examine and pass upon the list OF
| lands included in the provisions of this act,
| upon which taxes, interest and costs may re-
main due and unpaid.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the County
| Auditor making such sale, or his successor in
| office upon the production and return of the
| certificate of sale, to make, execute and deliver
| to the purchaser in such certificate named, or
his assignee, deed in fee simple for the pre-
misses SO sold, embracing therein such descrip-
ton of the premises sold, in addition to that in
the certificate, as may be necessary to describe
or fully identify the premises so sOld and recit-
ing in said deed such SALE and the fact that such
property is unredeemed; such deed shall vest
in the grantee therein an absolute title both at
law and equity, except in cases where the tax
returned delinquent shall have been actually
paid.
Sec g. That any person owning or claiming
INV right, title or interest in or to any land or
premises SO to be sold, under the provisions of
this act, shall on or before the day of sale
thereof commence an action for the purpose of
testing the validity of the assessment Of the
taxes thereon, or in any manner questioning the
regularity or the validity thereof, or otherwise
asserting his right, interest or claim thereto
or be forever barred in the premises, except in
cases where the tax returned delinquent shall
have been actually paid, and the Treasurer of
the proper county may De made defendant in
any such action and shall have full power to
defend the same
Sec 4. That any person or persons having
or claiming any right, title or interest in or to
any land or premises after a sale under the
provisions of this act, adverse to the title or
claim of the purchaser at any such tax sale. his
heirs or assigns. shall, within one year from
the recording of the tax deed for such prem
ises commence an action for the purpose of
testing the validity of such sale or be forever
barred in the premises.
SEC. 5. That in case the title of any such
purchaser at any such sale snail De adJudged
invalid such purchaser shall have and retain
the lien of the State upon the premises SO
charged with the taxes named in the first Sec
ton Of this ac.. to the amount of his purchase
money, with interest thereon, at the rate of
fifteen per centum per annum, whlch1len may
be enforced by action or required by the court
to be paid before awarding writ of possession
to the person claiming adversely to the pur-
chaser, at such tax sale, or his assignee.
SEC 6. That any tract or parcel so sold may
be redeemed by the person who owned the
same at the time of the forfeiture, or his rep
resentative or assigns, or by any person hay
ing valid lien, at any time within one year
from the time of the sale thereof upon paying
to the Treasurer of the county for the use of
the purchaser, or his assignee or grantee. the
amount for which such property sold, togeth-
er with all subsequent taxes; also the amount
of one dollar for recording tax deed. with in
terest on such amount from the day of sale to
tue time of redemption, at the rate of two per
cent. per month, and also the Treasurers fees
on the same, upon such redemption being
made the Treasurer of the county shall give to
the person redeeming, certificate thereof,
which may he recorded in the office of the Re-
gster of Deeds of the proper county, and there
upon the same shall operate to defeat such
tax deed SO far as said redeemed premises are
concerned, and the title acquired by such pur--
chaser or his assignee, under the Certificate and
ueeo, snail revert to such redemptiOner-ifthe
owner, and II MORTGAGE or lien holder, all
moneys so paid by him as provided by section
OF chapter 6, of general laws of 1862.
SEC Z! That the several counties in this
State VIII" have advanced paid costs or expeil-
ses upon any of the fax sales mentioned in the
hrst secnon OF this act, may retain out of re-
demption money paid under the provisions of
the second section of this act. the nror,orricn
OF such expenses properly charveah,e tn tho
taxes levied for State purposes. w. WV
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