The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-10

and the vacancy filled according to law; and IL
all cases the bond of the sheriff as aforesaid shall
be recorded In the clerks Office of the probate
court OF the proper county, for which service the
clerk snail be entitled to the same compensation
to be paid by stid board of levee commissioners
as is paid for recording deeds and the said sher
ills shall each be allowed for collecting said tax
two per cent on the whole amount by him col
iected But no commissions shall be allowed OF
paid to any sheriff in default.
SEC. IL. be 1t further enacted, That any bond
issued by the said board under the provisions OF
this ACT, snail be receivable after maturity for any
levee taxes that may be payable under this act.
SEC. IL. be 1t further enacted That said board
OF levee commissioners shall hold their regular
meetings at the county seat of Washington coun.
ty. on the second Mondays of April and October
OF each year, and at such other times as they NAV
appoint, and as often as they may be called to-
gether by the president on ten days notice of the
time OF meeting. Each commissioner attending a
meeting OF said board shall be entitled to four
dollars day for each day that he may be detain.
ed in attendance and six centsa mile each in tray
eiling to and from the place of said meeting esti
mating The distance by the nearest usual travelled
route, to be paid out of the leyee fund, upon the
order of the president.
Sec. IA Be it further enacted That the tax
hereinbefore levied or assessed shall be a lien
until paid on the cotton and1ands situated and
raised IN the counties as aforesaid, and should
any owner or owners of the cotton raised as afore-
SAID, or any person interested in the same, fail
to pay the taxes hereinbefore levid and assessed
on said cotton, at or before the time when the
same shall become due, it shall be the duty of
the sheriff 10 seize said cotton, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary to pay said taxes due on
SAID cotton, and expose the same to the highest
bidder tor cash, at the door of the court house
OF their respective counties, alter having given
notice by advertisement at the door of the court
mousse OF the proper county for ten days, of the
time, place and terms of sale, and out of the
proceeds of said sale shall pay FIRST the expenses
Of sad sale; secondly, the amount of taxes due
On the said cotton, and thirdly, shall paw any
nVerpus to the party who raised said cotton, or
70 whom the same belonged at the time of SAID
sale; and should the owner or owners of any
ands, or any. person interested in the same, fail
o pay said taxes hereinbefore levied or assessed
IN the same, when the same shall become due, il |
snail be The duty of the sheriff of the county in |
WHICH said delinquent land may be situated. |
without further notice, on the second Monday in
April IN each and every year, after the said tax
nay become due, to sell at the court house door
i his proper county the land in default, or so
nucn thereof as may be necessary to pay the tax
equlred and all costs of conveyance to the pur-
haser, to the highest bidder, for cash. and when
Did, to execute a deed therefor to the purchaser.
7hch deed shall vest in said purchaser a full and
omPlete title in fee simple to the land so sold
nd said deed shall be taken and received in anv
ourt OF justice as vesting perfect title in the
urchaser and shall be evidence that the title oil
Re owner or owners, as well as the claims off
persons interested therein, is thenceforward
7sted IN the purchaser and shalt be orinaa fucie
7ldence that the land was subjected TO The tax :
0fx | j,
Id that all the prerequisites of said sale had
zen complied with. The said sheriff NAV con- :
1ue the said sale from day to day until the .
nole OF sad land, liable to sale, shall be dis
'sed or and It no person or persons shall bid the 8
mount OF taxes due on any tract of land when 9
tered for sale, as aforesaid, such tract of land =
all be struck off for the amount of tax and y
argos due to the levee treasurer of said board :,
commissioners, who shall be entitled TO receive ~
iced therefor, executed to himself and his suc- G.,
ssors In ottlce, which deed shall remain on file =,
IN the Probate Clerk of the county in which -
land lies tor the period of two years from the -
OF sale, unless the same shall be redeemed ~
IS hereafter provided, saving the rights of all 81
norS ana persons no" campus mentuS, (who shall 81
We three years to redeem after thew come of -
or become of sane mind), under the provisions ho
his act. W
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted. That the 1eveo w
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asuer of said board of commissioners shall n lo'
e power to sell any land struck off to him al u ~
7ate sale; Provided he shall be able to obtain IN
rotor the amount of the purchase money. with oN
accruing taxes and costs with ten per cent ner an
UNI upon the whole amount from the date Of Il
chase. The sheriff's deed, however. for al lou
Is sold for taxes shall be and remain with the
bate clerk; and should the owner or owner pre-
aid land, their agents or attorneys. annv as
or either of them shall be entitled to the re- tne
ptlon of said land at any time within two we
$ OF the day of sale upon the payment of the apr
chase money with all subsequent taxes due poa
con and fifty per cent per annum. inler uus boa
the whole amount. This redemption NAV Ooa
lade from the levee treasurer himself. whose tnls
lPt shall entitle the person, redeeming, to have
elled the sherif's deed, or the redemnt;on per'
be made from the probate clerk Of the leye
ty IN which the lands lie, and where the SO
II deed is kept, the said probate clerk BEING CON
red TO receive said money and paw the same onn
to the order of the levee treasurer of said tern
or to the person entitled m reoo;o 0 .I tire
}, and IN default of this, said probate clerL 81
be liable on his bond at the suit OF the hoard be
wee commissioners, or the party Injured in com