Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24

he shall subsequently pay any of the
taxes levied on the same whether levied
tor any year or years previous or subse-
quent to such sale he shall have the same
lien for them and may add them TO the
amount paid by him in the purchase
and the treasurer shall make out a tax
receipt and duplicate Tor the taxes on the
real estate mentioned IN such certificate
the same as in other cases and shall write
thereon, sold for taxes at public sale.''
SEC. 16.-Atter the tax sale shall have
closed if any real.estate offered at such sale
remains nnsola tor want of bidders, the
the treasurer is hereby authorized and re-
quired to sell the same at private sale, at
his office to any person who will pay for
the same the mount of taxes, interest,
and costs due thereon, and he shall deliver
to the purchaser a certificate as hereinbe-
fore provided except written therein 'sold
for taxes at private sale" and shall also
deliver the proper tax receipt therefor.
Sec. 1.-THE owner of any real estate
sold for taxes, OF his agent may redeem
the same within two years after the day of
sale or at any time before a tax deed is
issued therefor, by the payment to the
treasurer tor the use of tAe purchaser his
heirs and assigns of the full amount of the
tax for which the same was sold together
with interest thereon at the rate of forty
per cent per annum from the date of pur-
chase, and all taxes paid subsequently
thereon by the purchaser, whether
Tor any year or years previous, or subse-
quent to such sale, and all costs, penalties
and charges thereon and interest at the
same rate as above specified in this section
from the date of such payment. The
treasurer shall enter a memorandum of
The redemption in the list of sales and give
a receipt therefor to the person redeeming
the same, and shall hold the redemption
money paid subject to the order of the
purchaser or his heirs executors admins
traitors or assigns PROVIDED that infants,
idiots and insane persons may redeem any
real estate belonging to them, from such
sale at any time within one year after the
expiration of such disability. on like terms
as if such redemption had been made
within two years from the date of sale.
SEC. 1S.-Any person claiming an I'M
divided part of any real estate sold for
taxes may redeem the same by paying
such proportion of the purchase money,
costs, interest and subsequent taxes paid
as he shall claim of the lands sold, and
the treasurer shall convey accordingly if
no person or body corporate shall redeem
such real estate within two years from the
day of sale, the treasurer may at any
time thereafter execute and deliver to the
person owning and presenting the %certif-
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4ankton a conveyance of the real estate
so sold. Such conveyance shall be
acknowledged by the treasurer aud attest
ed by the city clerk with the seal of the
city attached thereto. 1t shall describe
fully and correctly the premises conveyed
and it shall state the time when and the
place where, and for what purpose the
same was sold. 1t shall also recite the
the powers ander which it was made, aud
show a compliance with all the provisions
OF the statute by which the power was
created and with this ordinance. On de-
livery of such conveyance the certificate
OF sale OF the real estate conveyed shall
be cancelled by the treasurer and filed in
office of the city clerk.
SEC. 19.-ln case OF the loss of any
certificate of sale, on being fully satisfied
thereof by due proof, the treasurer may
execute and deliver the proper convey
ance TO the party entitled thereto upon
the said party giving a bond to the citg
of Yankton in a sum equal to the value
of the property conveyed conditioned tc
indemnify the city in case such convey.
ance was wrongfully obtained, and such
proof and bond shall be filed with the
city clerk, When by any mistake OF
wrongful act of the treasurer any reaI
estate shall be sold on which no tax was
due as claimed the treasurer and lis sur.
cites shall be responsible to the purchaser
and snail pay to him the amount of prin.
clpal and interest to which he woulc
have been entitled in case of redemption
had the land been rightfully sold.
Sec. a0.-The purchaser of any req.
estate sold for delinquent city taxes, OF
receiving the certificate of sale shall pay
to the treasurer the sum Of che dollar 70,
the same, and the person who shall re
ceiye any tax deed from the city shall
pay to the treasurer the sum of two dol
lars for the same, which sums after de
Quoting therefrom the expense o
acknowledgment shall be deposited will
the treasurer OF the city provided tina
said certificate or deed may contain on
or more lots pieces or parcels of rea
estate sold or conveyed TO the same per
son or persons.
SEC. 2t.-When any taxes shall b
paid to the treasurer under the provision
OF this ordinance he shall make out dupli
cate receipts for the same specifying tn
amount and kind of propertT and if rea
property the particular description thereo
and the amount of each tax with the tots
thereof one of which receipts he sha
deliver to the person paying such tax an
: the other he shall transmit to the cit
3 council with his next regular report.
/, SEC. 22.-That all city and school take
, on any real or personal property for an
year or years that shall not haye bee
f collected from any cause but shall renal
+ unpaid and be delinquent on the first da
of January of each year hereafter it sha
be the duty of the city treasurer to rim
t forward and transfer the same to the lis
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