Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-04

perry, pasSeu ItlrCll Q, 10 L, do oIo
vides that all deeds of conveyance
of real estate shall. be placed OF
record in the Office Of the Count.
Auditor before the same can b
placed on record in the Office Q
the Register of Mesne Conveyance
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by adding the following, viz: !" Ane
for each and every violation Of thi
provision by Clerk Of Court or Reg
lister of Mesne Conveyance, he shall
upon conviction before any Court o
competent jurisdiction,- be fined ip ;
sum of not less than five dollars, nol
more than twenty dollars, and tht
costs Of the action, one half of sai(
fine to be paid into the County Trea
sury for the benefit Of the County
and the other half to be paid to the
County Auditor.
Sec. 8. That all lands which have
been forfeited to the State under the
provisions of the Act providing fol
the assessment and taxation of prop
erty, passed September Is, 1868, and
other Acts amendatory thereto, shall
be advertised by the County Auditor
in manner provided by Section lO7
Of said Act, and sold by the County
Treasurer to- the highest bidder, and
the County Auditor shall execute
" warranty deed" to the purchaser
The proceeds of the sale, after de-
Quoting fees allowed by law, and pay
ing the County the amount Of taxes
and penalties due from such land
shall be forwarded to the State Trea'
surer by the County Treasurer, and
shall be credited to the County from
which it is received on account Of the
forfeited lands.
Sec. 4. That all lands and real es.
tate within this State, whereupon, OF
in respect whereof, any sum Of mon
ey remains due or payable after tho
sale provided for in Section 10, Chap
ter l3, Title 8, Of General Statutes
or Which are liable to be sold for, OF
on account of any tax laid by or I'M
der the authority Of this State, fol
State or County purposes, in accor,
dance with the provisions OF either ol
the several Acts, for the purpose oi
assessing and levying taxes for the
support of the Government of the
State, and OF the several Counties
thereof, passed in the years. 1868
1869, 1870 and 1871, shall be expos
cd to sale, and sold Tor the payment
Of such taxes, and all penalties, costs
and charges thereon accrued, on the
arst Monday in June, 1872, and from
day TO day thereafter, Sundays only
excepted, until the whole thereof
shall be sold, at the place or places,
on the terms and in the manner here
matter provided; such sale shall be
by the County Treasurer OF each
County, at the County Seat, who shall
expose and offer the said lands at
public sale, to be sold and conveyed
in fee simple without any right Of
redemption for the payment thereof.
If no person shall, at said sale, offer
to purchase or take a less quantity OF
the lands so charged and offered than
the whole thereof, at, and for the
amountso charged, for the taxes, pen,
altics, costs and charges, the said
County Treasurer shall declare that
the State is the purchaser thereof, at
and for the amount so charged, and
thereupon the State shall become in
vested in fee simple with the title to
said lands, and the appurtenances
and all the improvements thereon: II
at said sale any person shall publicly
offer TO take less portion than the
whole of said lands, for the saidtaxes,
penalties, costs and charges, then the
said lands shall be sold to such per-
son as shall offer to take the smallest
portion thereof, and pay the same !;
and upon the payment OF the amount
50 due to said County Treasurer, said
officers shall execute and deliver to
the said purchaser certificate set
ting forth the fact Of such purchase,
and tic payment Of the amount bid
and thereupon the said purchaser
shall he entitled to the grant from
the State Of the undivided right, I'll
tie or interest, in fee simple without
redemption in and to all the lands as
sold, and all lands belonging to any
person or persons, or corporation,
against whom such tax WAS levied
and assessed, equal to the proportion
Which the amount bid holds to the
Whole of said lands so purchased,
and the purchaser shall be entitled to
demand partition thereof according
to law, and on such partition the said
purchaser shall be entitled to pro-
portional share and interest in all I'M
provements thereon. In addition to
the sums now assessed and clargea-
bic upon said lands, there shall be
added at the time Of said sale five
per centum of the amount of said
taxes, penalties, cost, and charges
which said sum is hereby appropria-
ted for the payment OF the expenses
of said sale, and the collection Of tlle
moneys thereon. Onc-half Of one
per cent. TO be for The use of the
County, and the balance 10 be paid
! ITO the State Treasury. If any per
son to whom such lands shall be
struck off shall fail forthwith to pay
the amount bid therefor, said County
Treasurer shall immediately expose
and offer such lands for resale as il
no such previous sale had taken place
The County Treasurer shall make
weekly remittances Of all funds re-
ceived according 10 the provisions Of
this Act to the State Treasurer, and
shall forward. monthly accounts fol
said funds to the State Treasurer.
Sec. 5. 1t shall. be the duty.of the
Governor to cause this Act to be pub
lished in such manner as shall, in
his Judgment, be requisite to give
full information thereof, the expense