Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-04-12

De one, II not then In the most c0nve-
nient paper, that will publish the ad-
yertisement for the fee allowed BY law:
and if the publisher refuse, then the
tax collector shall advertise the same
at'some convenient and public place in
or about the courthouse of the county
SEC. 63. Be it further enacted, That
said advertisement shall be substan-
TALLY in the following form:
State of Tennessee, = County. SIS.
BY virtue Of the power and author.
ity vested In me as tax collector of
county, will on the first Monday Of
July next, it being the - day Of
July, 49,, offer for sale the following
described tracts of land, town lots and
parts of town lots. the same having
been assessed for taxes for the year
lS-. which taxes are due and remain
unpaid, together with penalties and
costs.
Following this, shall be given by dis.
trIcts the entire list of uncollected
taxes, with the names of owners, de-
scription of the property. valuation
and total taxes, as the same appears on
the tax book. and the penalties and
costs, on each separate assessment, adj
ded as separate item.
SEC "a, Be it further enacted, That
said advertisement, if published in q
newspaper. as hereinbefore prescribed
shall be published once a week, fol
three consecutive weeks. previous tc
tf1 day of sale; and each and every
lot, tract or parcel of assessed real es-
tate, and the buildings and improve
ments thereon, on which the taxes
penalties and costs are not paid, before
the day of sale, shall be sold. or SC
much thereof, as shall be sufficient tc
satisfy the taxes, penalties and costs
due thereon.
SEC. s.. BE it further enacted, Thai
said sale shall be made at the court.
house of the county in which the lands
lie, ON the first Monday of July, of the
year succeeding the year for which the
taxes are due and the next ensuing
day OF days, if necessary, until the sale
is completed.
SEC. Sc. Be it further enacted. Thai
no tract, lot or parcel of land shall be
sold for less than the amount of taxes.
penalties and costs due thereon; and
that bidder shall be the purchaser who
will pay the amount due for the least
quantity of said lot, tract or parcel Of
land to be run off from the beginning
corner. and running with. at least one
line of the tract. If the beginning
corner of tract of land sold lies out
of the county in which the sale is made
the beginning of the parcel sold shall
be made at the county line nearest the
beginning corner of the tract
SEC. 60. Be it further enacted, That
if no person, company, firm, or corpo-
ration bid the amount of taxes, penal
ties and costs, the tax collector shall
bid the same of. in the name of the
Treasurer of State, for the use of the
State and county; said use to be for
the amount of taxes, penalties and
costs due to the State and county res
pectively.
SEC. 6S. BE it further enacted, That
in all cases of sale of any lot, tract or
parcel of land of said advertised prop
erty to any person, company or firm on
the receipt of the amount due, and
chargeable on the property sold, the
Tax Collector shall give the purchaser
a certificate of said purchase.
SEC. 60. Be it further enated, That
when said sales shall have been COM
pleted and within thirty days after the
first Monday of July of said year, the
Tax Collector shall certify all of said
sales to Circuit Court of his county;
and in counties where there are more
than one Circuit Court, the tax col
lector shall certify said sales to the
first Circuit Court of said county.
Said court, if in session, or if not in
session, then at the next term of said
court, shall enter said sales of record
As valid judgment, vesting title to the
property so sold in the purchaser
thereof; and writs of possession shall,
in all cases, be granted to the purcha-
ser during said term, or at any time on
demand, whether said purchaser shall
he any person, company, firm or cor
poration, or the Treasurer of the
State.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, That
no sale shall be invalid because the
number of acres or the size and d.
mansions of any tract, lot or parcel of
land has not been precisely named, or
the amount orvaluation of the tax not
precisely given, nor because the prop
erty has been assessed and advertised
in the name of a person who did not
own the same, nor because the same
wasassessed andadvertised to unknown
owner, nor because distress warrant
did not issue, nor on account of any
objection or informally merely techni-
cal; but all such sales shall be good
and valid if the taxes, penalties and
costs were actually due and unpaid,
and the advertisement. sale and certifi-
cate of sale to the Circuit Court
shall have been made, as provided for
in this act.
Sec. Il. Be it further enacted, That
in each and every case of sale of real
estate under this act, where a writ of
possession has been issued, it shall be
the duty of the Sheriff to put the pur-
chaser thereof, his, her, or their agent
or attorney in possession of the same,
with full power and authority of use and
occupation of the same, aud the en-
ioyment of all rents and profits arising
therefrom. and the rights TO sell any
crops belonging to the owner growing
thereon, and to cut, remove or sell
timber from said land until a full and
redemption of the same by
owner or owners, his, her or their
agent and attorney has been effected, if
within the time prescribed in the sue
ceeding section of this act.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted, That
the owner or owners Of real estate
sold at said sale, his, her or their
agent or attorney shall be entitled and
allowed to redeem the same and recov-
er possession thereofat any time with
in one year of the day of sale; but at
no time thereafter, and 10 effect such
redemption, shall pay or cause to be
paid to the clerk or said court the
amount of taxes, penalty and costs
with interests on the same at the rate
Of fifty per cent. per annum, from the
day of sale, on the payment Of which
Il Judgment of redemption shall be en-
tered of record in the court, and if
the purchaser thereof shall refuse pos
session to said owner a writ of posses
sion shall be issued, and the Sheriff
shall place the party in possession.
SIC. IS. BE it further enacted, That
in all cases of redemption, the pur-
chaser shall have the right to elect
he will accept the redemption
money paid to said clerk or retain the
rents and profits arising from the use
and occupation of said property up to
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