The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-06-29
LAWS Or MISSISSIPPI.

Eeaq 4}ai aAg .--7t7 .,ln Ai noG
AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO QUIET TAX
TITLES, AND INCREASE TlE REVENUE
| q of THE STATE. n .5H1 ss. q4
VA sSEor1oN H. he II enacted by tho
/ Legislature 5f the State Of Missssip-
Inv Thatsit shall'be the auty Of the
/ Auditor of Public "A Accounts, Within
ninety days after the passage OF this
act, to furnish the Circuit Cierksiot
the several counties wlthintho State,
! the Sheritfsl or Tax Collectors deeds
| to lands that have been torfeitedNtb
| or purchased by the State in' said
several counties Tor the non-payment
Of taxes dacupon the same prior TO
the first of October, 1871, which a'e
now subject to purchase or redemp>
ton, aud a list of all such lands for
feited or purchased as aforesaid,
where no deeds to the same are on
file in bic ofli ae; Provided, That
deeds to lands and certificates and
IHsts of lands which lie in new conn
ties shall be sent to the clerks OF said
counties, instead Of the clerks OF the
old counties from which the new
have been made; and the Auditor
shall accompany said deeds, certif.
Gates and lists, with the amount dur
on each parcel or tract Of sa'd for
ieitett iind iyiug IN said new cone.
ties, which hs,l ae;ruea thereen pl'n,l
to the formation of said new coun.
ties respectively. IL 'lya4,as sl
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Chancery
Clerks of the several counties IN ths
State, within thirty days after hi,
passa ge Of this act, to furnish the Cir.
emit { tlerks Of their RESPECTIVE coun'
ties a true copy OF the book inwhicf
is registered the list Of lands sold tt
the State for non@paymentio of taxes
taking his receipt for the amount
Of lands and the taxes due thereon
also, the original copies of the as.
sessment rolls that are on file in his
office. sr,f w'a ii 3i iF
/ SEc. 3. BE further enncted, That
il shall be The dutyiof the said Cir
cait Clerks to advertise all Of 1saK
lands subject To purchase anil re
4 dcmptio,s for the space Of throt
mouths, III any newspaper published
in their sipspective cbmltiesyantf i ii
any county no newspaper, is ptb
Iishea, 1t 4hati be his daty n ai.o's
use The same by postlDg,Haid tistsia
the courthouse door, and ut, atrhast
two OF the most public places il
each Supervisor s District tor .th'
!, time above ment4eueds--
/, 6gG.s4r HE it tlurtherenaetesl, ,Ibai
in all cases where parties claiming
any part on parcel OF saidelauals pro
4 duces the receipt of the Tax Collec,
A.4f ! -
tor for the year for which said landt
I are reported to have been forfeited
\ to Or purchased BY the State for tn
non-payrhent of taxes, and the pay
dHnNnt Of all takes actralYy due tpof
the isania, ,lit shahabc TIC, tidts D
said clerk to give said party d Ger
titfcate intheibIlowihg form, towit
THE State Of Mississippi, = -
county. This certifies that L-1--
- has the day produced ri TIL
uidefsiguea, Clerk ot the cittiii
II Court in and for tlie county an
n State aforesaid, satisfactory evidene'
! that --a Is the owner of til
following described lands, to-wrt
(here describe them aud that th
Y taxes for the year 1a- we're dul,
n raid upon the same, and that aai'
|. lands were declared forfeited to Q
4 purchased BY the State for the non
Payment Of said taxes for the sal
year 49, unjustly, and sthi
certificate vests title to the abov
4 described lands 10 said -----, ire
from the claim Of tile State and A
parties claiming under 1t.
Witness my hand and seal
office, this the --- day Of -, AID
II 1S7-. So -