The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-09-21
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| The foIlowIs circui.r contains i'm
p0rtant information for the owners Oi
forfeited lands in Mississippi:
OFFICE AUDIrpRor PUsLIC ACCOUNTS, I
| jackson, Miss, Aug. Ii, 1876.
The follO~ing instructions, relative
to lands sold to the State for non. pay
ment of taxes, are respectfully submit
ted for the infornition and guidance OF
SheriNs and Tax Collectors, Chancery
| Clerks, owners of lands and all parties
interested therein:
l. All lsIds which were sold undor
the Abatement act OF 1875, on the 10;h
of May, 1875, which are not embraced
in any OF the Levee Districts, are how
subject to purchase by any one who
may apply for the same, either through
fthis office direct, or through the Office
Of the Chancery Clerk OF the county in
which such lands are located. In such
purchases, on the tsves for the years
1Oft auI 1910 are tO bS CtiltCttu o-
gethsr with actual costs of sales, and
fees of officers allowed by law.
g. All lands sold as above, which are
embrace in any of the Leve- Distr c'-,
are subject to redemption by the origi-
nal owner, or person claiming title
thereto, until the 1st day of November,
1876, at this Office, after which time
they will he suhiectto pIreh lse through
this Office, by any one desiring To do so
under the provisions Of an act to abol-
lsh the Office Of Liqnidating Levee
Commissioner, etc, approved April IL,
1876. (See Revenue Pamphlet, 1876,
pag - to 81; also acts OF 1876, pages
1,;J to 172.)
D. After the 1st day of October, 1876,
the current taIes for the fiscal year
1876 must be collected on all redempe
tpns or purchases.
1. Under = recent decision in a man
damos case, rendered by Hon. s. S
Calhoun, Judge of this Circuit Conrt
District, ShertfS and Tax Collectors
are entitled to receive credit on final
settlement for fiscal year 1875, for the
Sherilf"s aud Clerks costs on the lands
sold to the State for taxes on the first
Monday Of January, 1876. On all SAYS
made subsequent to January 1876, for.
non payment of taxes of 1875, no fees
tlement. Such fees can only be col
lected when the lands thus sold are re-
deemed or purchased. (See laws Of
1876, section 4, of al act for the relief
of tax payers and other purposes, page
4; also section 32, and "A of revenue
law acts of 1850
5. All land sold to the State in 1876
for taxes of fscal year 1875, are subjec.
to purchase by the original owner or
person claiming title thereto, only for
the period Of twelve months from the
date of sale. IL making up certificates
Of purchase for any OF Such lands sold
in January. 1875, sil costs of sale, in
eluting Sharif-s. Clerks and printers
fee. should be extended with the State |
tax, and paid over to tie State, having
been allowed as A credit on Anal settle
ment; they belong proDerly to the State.
In making certificates of purchase
for lands sold in March, 1875, for taxes
of 1875, the printers fees only should
be extended with the State tax, as the |
other fees are allowed on such sales or
settlement. The Sheriffs and Clerks |
fees and costs should be collected and |
paid over to them, respectively, when
purchase is made, and in no other way
can they be collected under existing
laws.
The special attention of Sherifs,
Chancery Clerks aud all others inter
ested, is respectively called to the fore
going instructions which are made TINS
plain and explicit, that all may under
stand, and thus save time and trouble
in the transaction of business with this
Office. Very respectfully,
W. Fl. GIBBS,
Auditor of Public Accounts.