The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-06-13

titled to by such Judge as due under section six
Of this Act and ut the expiration Of thirty
days after making such entries. il such applica.
ton be not made and such assessment bc not paid,
the said Judge shall proceed to advertise all such
lots and parcels Of land for sale In the same man.
ner rs real estate 10 required to be advertised
under execution.
SEC. l3. At the time of sale mentioned in said
advertisement said Judge shall proceed to sell oil
such parcels OF land 50 remaining delinquent BY
public auction, to the highest bidder for cash. ut
some public place within the limits of said town
site; and be shall give TO he purchaser at such
sale certificate Of his purchase, setting forth
therein the description Of the premises sold, the
amount pad and that the same 10 subject to re-
aemptiOn, ~ precribed in the next section; prosi
fed that no sale shall be made for less than the
woloq amount of assessm ents and the costs ol
making the sale, which costs shall be divided pro
rata amorg the several parcels offered for sale. .
SEC. IA. At any time within six month after
such sale the original claimant shall be entitled
TO redeem such premises by paying to the pur.
chaser, or the County Judge for the purchaser,
double the whole amount Of the purchase money,
in gold and silver coin but in case no redemp
tion be made, the purchaser, his heirs or assigns
shall he entitled to demand and receive from the
County Judge deed of such premises, which
deed shall be absolute as against the parties de-
inquent, and shall entitle the grantee, his heirs
or asst gns, to writ Of assistance from the Dis
trict Court having jurisdiction OF the premises.
SEC. Is. II there shall be any unOcCupicd or
vacant unclaimed lands within the limits Of such
town site the said Judge shall cause the same to
be laid out and surveyed into suitable blocks
and lots, and shall reserve such portions as may
he deemed necessary for public squares and
shoolhouse lots and shall cause all necessary
roads, streets, lanes and alleys to he laid out
through the same, and dedicated to publ ic use |;
aud the said Judge may sell the same in suit.
abeIparcels to pOsscssors Of adjoining lands. or
to other citizens Of said town, ut price not less
than one dollar per acre or fraction OF an acre. in
gold coin; and in case two or more claimants ap-
| ply for the same tract or parcel of the
same tract be shall sell the same by auction to
the highest bidder; and il any such lands remain
unsold at the end OF six months after the filing Of
the town plat, the said Judge shall proceed, in
| the same manner and at the same time that any
delinquent lands shall be sold to sell such vacant
lands to the highest bidder for cash. and shall
give deeds therefor to the several purchasers.
SEC. lG. All school lots and parcels of lands
reserved for school purposes. as aforesaid, by Or
der of the County Judge shall be conveyed to the
School Trustees of the school district in which
such town is situate, without cost or charge OF
any kind whatever.
SEC. II. II any person shall falsely make oath
to any affidavit required to be made by this Act,
he or she shall be deemed guilty Of perjury. and
upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.
SEC. ls. If any guardian or administrator, or
tenant, joint tenant, tenant in common, copartner
or partner in the possession Of any OF the lands
| mentioned in this Act shall iraudulently pro-
cure, cause. permit suffer or allow any deed to
be obtained therefor for his her sole benefit, or
by his or her neglect allow the same to be done
by Ohers such deed shall be null and void, and
sh Ill convey no title; and an action may DC
brought by any party injured or aggrcved there
by or claiming any interest in such premises, for
the recovery Of such interest, at an time within
| five years after the discovery of such fraud.
SEC. l9. In case vacancy shall occur from
any cauee in the Office of County Judge during
the pendency Of any OF the proceedings to he
taken under this Act, upon the election or ap-
pointment Of u successor it shall he the duty OF
the County Clerk to make out certificate under
| seal showing the fucts and the name OF such sue
cessOr and file the same with the County Recorder,
who shall record such certificate In book OF deeds
and shall attach the original to the town plat book
| in his office.
the County Judge shall be entitled to receive, out
of the moneys provided for to be paid into bis
hands, the sum OF one dollar for oil travel neces.
sarily performed by him on such duty for every
deed executed by him, the sum Of five dollars, us
provided in section eight of this Act which shall
include the acknowledgment and revenue stamp
thereon required; and for every certificate issued
ny him the sum of fifty cents.
| SEC. 2l. All moneys required to be paid by any
person under this Act shall be paid in gold and
silver coin. except that for the payment OF the
price of the land TO the Government OF the United
States, the County Judge shall be authorized and
required to purchase at the marke: price so much
in legal tender notes as may be requisite therefor.
SEC. %. Every County Judge. when fulfilling
the duties imposed upou him by the Act Of Con-
gress aforesaid and by this ACT, shall keep COR
rect account Of all moneys received and paid out
by him. He shall deposite all surplus moneys
with the County Treasurer Of bis county; and ut
the end of one year from the time when the town
plat of any town shall be filed in the County Re-
cordcr's Office he shall settle up all the affairs
pertaining to said town and shall pay over to the
County Treasurer all moneys belonging to said
town, for the use and benefit of the school dis
trict in which such town may he stuate; proUi-
ded. that any claims to land in such town shall
be the subject OF litigation the same shall be
finally settled by such County Judge whenever
the final decree Of the Court shall be served up
on him.
Sec 23. Whenever the affairs of such town
shall be finally settled and disposed OF by such
County Judge, he shall deposit all books and pa
pers relating thereto In the County Court Of bis
county, to be thereafter in the custody OF the
County Clerk public records, subject to the in
spection of any citizen.
SIC. "a. No mere informality, failure or omis
sion on the part OF any Of the persons or officers
named in this Act shall invalidate the acts Of
such person or officer, but every certificate or
deed granted to any person pursuant to the pro.
visions OF this Act shall be deemed, taken and
considered as conclusive evidence that oil prelim-
mary proceedings in relation thereto have been
correctly taken and performed.
SEc. rs. This Act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage proDided, that
The towns OF Shasta and Red Bluff shall be and
are hereby excepted and exempted from the Op.
Grafton of its provisions.
A HAPPY PEoPLE.-Amopg the two mill.
ions of people by whom Jsddo, in Japan, is
Inhabited there is not beggar 10 the streets