The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-04-26

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AN ACT supplemental To aud amen.
dalory Of All Act entitled Al AT
10 quot tnx titles anl increase
the revenue NJ the State, approx.
ed April ., 1872.
SgcrloS | lIe i, enacted by the
Legislature oi Mississippi, That
section . OF All act to quiet taS titles
aud to increase tho revenue of the
state, approved Awil 3. 1872, bc,
and the same ia hereby su amended
that the two months notice, by nd.
vcrtising in some newspaper, re-.
quircd by said section, shall lie made
once a week for ibur consecutive
" w.cks, prh The same sliali bo made
aud completed Il, least ole tftouth
before the expiration Of the time al.
lowed by saIi section fct the re.
dsmptiuh OF lsuds
Sec. z. lie Il Iurthcf enacted, That
the publisher Of the newspaper ma.
king the publication shall be allowed
twenty cents for each legal subdi.
vision OF land advertised to be col.
lec,ed and paid az provided in sec.
tion six Of said act; Provided, That
at the expiration OF the time allowed
tor the redemption Of lands, such
publisher shall bc entitled to receive
from the State Treasurer twenty
cents for each legal subdivision Of
land advertised in each publication
required by the act aforesaid, and
remaining unredsemed, aud the Au.
ditor OF public Accounts, upon pre-.
sontation of all account aud list Of
lands so rcInainiug unredsemed,
which account shall be attesttd by
tho oath of the publisher making
the same, shall issue bis warrant on
the Treasurer IN favor of such pub.
fisher for the amount due for such
publication, aud thereafter when
any oi said lands shall be entered or
purchased, tho Circuit Clerks shall
collect OF such purchaser the amount
paid by the State for such publica-
ton, and shall inc!uds the samo In
his monthly report TO the Auditor
and pay over the same to tho State
Treasurer when making bis month.
y settlements.
Sec. .. Belt further enacted, That
the Circuit Clerks shall be allowed
us commissioners, FIVE per cent. on
all moneys collected by them on ac'
count Of delinquent taxes on lands
end thet are hereby authorized to
retain, as commissioners, out Of any
moneys so collected Oh account oi
delinquent tax lands, five per cent
on all amounts collected prior TO ths
passage Of this uct.
Sec. 4. BE il further ena:ted, That
in all cases when lands have been
forfeited or sold to the State foI
taxes, and have afterwards been as
ssss.d TO the owner thetsof, and tht
taxes accrring thereon have been
paid for any year after said srle, il
shall te the duty df Tire Citcuit
Clerks, upon presentation ot the
5hsrifIs or Tax Collectors receipts,
and payment Of tbe taxes due for the
yehts unpaid, and costs OF Sale, with
six per Cent. interest per annum
from the time said taxes were due
and payable, or when any lands have
been illegally sold or conveyed by
the Tax Collector, to exectite TO the
owner thereof, deed in the form
prescribed by section four of the &C,
aforesaid. Provided, that in al
cases when the land owner cannot
produce his tax receipt for any o.
the years for which the bonds wsr'
declared forfeited, such land ownel
shall receive a credit for any year
that the Sherifi's tax book will show
such taxes TO have been paid,
Sec. 0. Be II further ensctsd, That
all lands not redeemed BY the own
ers within the time prescribed by
section five Of the Act Aforesaid, tol
the redemption Of lands, the Circuit
Clerk shall sell the sane, or 80 muel
thereof ~ may be necessary, ut pub
lie outcry, 70 the highest bidder, TO
cash, 10 the manner nov provides
for til, sale OF land for taxes b,
Shsrihs aud Tax Collectors, and !
any land shall be sold for more thar
.ht amount Of taxes, costs and inter
est due the State, the excess shall b
paid to the owner on demand, or I,
the State Treasurer for tbs use o
such owner, and shall be paid owe
to him by the Treasurer, on de
mand.
Sec. 6. BE j, further enacted, Ths
the Circuit Clerk making convey
snce to any lands forfeited 10 III
State, for taxes, as herein provided
shall take up the Shsrif's and Ia
Collectors receipts from and Civ
70 the party 70 whom be execute
such deed certified copies Of the rt
ceIpts, and turn over the same to th
District Attorney Of the proper Dil
trict, whose duty II shall DO 70 brin
suit against such Sheriff aud Ia
|, Collector, on his official bond, 70
the recovery Of the amount Of take
, received by him, o. shown By ssi
, receipts, and not accounted for 1
his settlement with the Auditor I
Public Accounts, with oil cost, al
( tended on The sale or forfeiture I