The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-04-30
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REDEMPTION
OF FORFEITED LANDS; UPON CERTAIN CON-
DITroNS THEREIN. MENTIONED.

Be It enacted, by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same:
SECTION I. That in all cases where lands
have been forfeited to the State by virtue of
existing laws, for the non-payment of taxes,
prior to the passage 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 authorized,
to redeem to same, upon the payment of all
taxes. costs and penalties due and owing upon
the same within twelve months after the ratifi-
cation of this act and the county auditors of
those counties where such lands are situate,
upon the payment of such taxes, costs and
penalties within the time herein limited, shall
expuinge the said lands from the forfeited land
records OF their respective counties: Prov'ded,
That if the owners of said lands, or, If they be
dead, their heirs at law,orlegal representatives,
shall fail within the time limited to redeem
said forfeited lands as hereinbefore prescribed,
then any judgment, creditor, mortgagee, or
other. person interested in said lands, ls hereby
authorized to redeem the said forfeited lanos
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. 3. 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 forfeited
to the State for the non-payment of taxes, to
give notice of the sale of the same by adver-
tisement in at least one newspaper OF the
county in which the lands are situated, tor
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 q price less than the assessed value of the
same at the time they became forfeited to the
State one-third of the purchase money to be
Maid down. and the balance, with interest, in
Two annual instalments Provided, 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 III excess
of taxes, penalties, interestor claims upon the
lands due the State, shall be set apart and re-
tanned in the hands of the county treasurer as
school fund for the county in which the tor
feited lands have been sold the said fund to
be used for educational purposes only, to be
appropriated according to- the existing 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 re-
ouired to cause a patent and patents to be
issued to any such person, as may be the 60nG
fde purchaser, owner, assignee or transferee OF
such lands or tenements, under and by virtue
of any assignment or transfer of such certitl-
cate :: Provided, That in case of an assignment
az transfer of 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 Is of each
wear, report to the General Assembly all lands
sold under the provisions of this act, the Ger,
ti6cates of sale issued, and the terms, as we'll
as the amount of each sale, land the disposition
of the funds so derived.
SEC. 6. All moneys accruing to the State
under the provisions of this act, except as pro-
yided for in sections for the school fund, shall
be paid over and accounted for in the same
manner as money received for taxes. s---
SEC. 7. That all acts or parts of acts lncon-
sistent herewith be, and the same are hereby,
repealed. 49,.
Approved February 13, A. D. 1874.