Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-07
AN ACT

! To Provide for the Redemption Of Forfeited
toned.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House O.
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That in all cases where land.
have been forfeited to the State by virtue Of
existing laws, for the non-payment of taxes,
prior to the epassage of this act, and where the
titles to said lands still remain in this State
the owners Of said lands, or, if they be dead
their legal representatives or heirs at law
shall have the right, and they are hereby au
thorized, to redeem the same, upon the pay
ment of all taxes, costs and penalties due and
owing upon the same within twelve months
after the ratification of this act and the coun.
ty auditors of those counties where such lands
are situate, upon the payment of such taxes
costs and penalties within the time herein linn
tied, shall expunge the said lands from the
forfeited land records of their respective coun'
tie: : Provided, That if the owners of said
lands, or, if they be dead, their heirs at law OF
legal representatives, shall fail within the
time limited to redeem said forfeited lands as
hereinbefore prescribed, then any judgm ent
creditor, mortgagee, or other person interested
in said lands, is hereby authorized to redeem
the said forfeited lands within three months
after the expiration of the time limited for
the owners or heirs of such person to redeem
them, upon the same terms and with the same
rights as are accorded in the provisions of this
act to owners, or, if they be dead, their legal
heirs or representatives -
Sec 2. That it shall be the duty Of the
county auditor of each county, after the time
shall have expired provided in this act for
the redemption of lands which have been for
feited to the State for the non-payment OF
taxes, to give notice of the sale of the same by
advertisement in at least one newspaper of
the county in which the lands are situated,
for thirty days prior to the sale, or, if there
be no newspaper in the county, in one which
has the largest circulation in said county at
the time of such sale. The said lands shall
not be sold at price less than the assessed
value Of the same at the time they became for.
feited to the State, one-third of the purchase
money to be paid down, and the balance, with
interest, in two annual installments: Provi-
ded, however, if any person elects to pay the
full amount Of the purchase money at once,
he can do so.
Sec. 8. That all moneys accruing under
the provisions of this act which shall be in
excess of taxes, penalties, interest or claims
upon the lands due the State, shall be set
apart and retained in the hands of the county
treasurer as school fund for the county in
which the forfeited lands have been sold the
said fund to be used for educational purposes
only, to be appropriated according to the ex-
listing laws of this State.
Sec 4. That after the purchase money shall
have been fully paid, together with the inter-
est thereon, the Governor is authorized and
required to cause patent and patents to be
issued to any such person, as may be the bona
fde purchaser, owner, assignee or transferee of
such lands or tenements, under and by virtue
of any certificates Of sale, or under and by
virtue of any assignment or transfer of such
certificates: Provided, That in case Of an as
signment or transfer of a certificate of sale,
the person applying for such patent shall give
satisfactory proof to the county treasurer of
the preceding transfers and assignments.
Sec. 5. That the county treasurer of each
county shall, on or before December 15 of
each year, report to the General Assembly
all lands sold under the provision of this act,
the certificates of sale issued, and the terms,
as we'll as the amount of each sale, and the
disposition of the funds so derived.
Sec. 6. All moneys accruing to the State
under the provisions of this act, except as
provided for in section for the school fund,
shall be paid over and accounted for in the
same manner as money received for taxes.
Sec. 7. That all acts or parts of acts incon.
sistent herewith be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved February 13, A. D. 1874.