The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
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OF THH
S 7 ATE OF MISSISSIPPI
published BY AUTHoR1rY.1

AN ACT to systematizs the records Of State
tax lands, facilitate Tax Collectors settle
ments, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the Leoisls t,,r.
OF the State of Mississippi, That the Auditor
of Public Accounts be- and he is hereby auth
orized, 70 compile from the records of his
office, consolidated record Of All lands nov
held by the State for taxes in each county
4 from the sales for the taxes of the fiscal wear
1874, to the sales Of the year, 1880. inclusive
! except that for those counties in which there
! was no sale under the Abatement Act Of 1875
the lands shall be compiled regardless Of the
date when sold to the State
SEC z. Be 1t further enacted, That in max
ing such record, he shall omit, by and with the
advice Of the Attorney General ali lands 90
indefinitely described to be void according
70 recognized legal rules, and the claim or
color Of title of the State to such misdegcribed
/ lands shall be held to be cancelled bv virtue
1 Of such omission.
! SEC. 3. BE il further enacted, That where ia
shall be found in compiling, that the same
lands shall have been sold twice 10 the State
no redemption or purchase having been made
from the first sale the Auditor shall disregard
the last sale, in order that there shall be no
duplicates in the new record provided for BY
this act; and the record shall be made an in
sections, townships and ranges in the order
that they appear upon the land rolls and shall
show the date Of the sale 10 the state ard ~
whom assessed when Sold if the list on Rlo
shows these facts.
SEC, Z. BE it further enacted, That when
completed and carefully revised and com
pared, the Auditor shall make an exact coDv
OF each such record, TO be sent to the rrorer
othcer Of the county in which the lands are
situated and shall preserve one for use in bir
own ounce; and he shall have bound all books
mat may be required for the successful exc
cutlon Of this law and in compiling euch
recorus Tor the counties in the leyee districts
the state and leVee lands shall be separated
according TO priority of title
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted That oet.-
such records shall have been completed the
Auditor shall give notice by circulars ~ lie
people Of the state at large, that in all cases
where the taxes have been paid on lnnds apd
they have afterwards been sold 10 the State
Improperly, the same will be released A. bio
once Tree OF charge upon presentation bv The
owner or person interested Of the "a ys,..;,-t-
OF the fiscal year for which such IaDds -
Sold but In such cases the Auditor shall coI-
Iect any taxes remaining due before iasrirc-
eFeIease, and shall account for the same as IL
case OF land purchases or redemutions Said
eertIncates of release, shall be presented ~
and registered by the State Treasurer a. ia
4he case Of deeds executed by the Auditor
i eut ~here u shall appear that the taxes Of the
hEcai year Tor which the sale was made were
not paid, and that therefore the sale was uroT,-
OF, the Auditor shall not give credit ~ IL
owner for the receipts Of any subssly,-t
years: II shall be the duty Of the Tax CoIlec-
Tor OF each county to ascertain wi here IA IL
possible, all lands in his county which ar1
improperly held by the State OF Levee Board /.
and report the same to the Auuitor az P,1biig
ana report them to the proper officer Of ne
county TO be assessed.
SEC 8 Be it further enacted, That the ia.
suing ofreleases free of charge shall onIv an
ply to lands now held by the State impropeTr-
W but IT lands shall be imDroTe,i,,
sold TO the State after the system pTovid-
ed for by this act shall have been inauq1rete5
the Auditor shall be entitled 10 the refsase Se-S
as provided IN the revenue law but WberS
n9n-residents pay their taxes at the Auditor50
once, ana the lands paid on shall be improp-
erly sold it shall be the duty Of tbe Auditar
70 craze them from the sale list
DEC. 4 BE II further enacted That tbe ann,
Of twelve hundred dollars be "H5
the same Is hereby appropriated an, ~
any money in the Treasury mot atberv;S-
appropriated, TO pay for such extra oiericoI
,oIce As may De necessary to perform thS
WORK required TO be done BY this sot bTt
before the Auditor shall draw a yarrant an
she ITseasury g pay for such labor, the same
y saall pc examined, AID the accounts approv-
81 BY the Governor and Treasurer.
SEc 2. lie u further enacted. That ftss 81
passage. 1~ At1ef At-
Approved, March 9th, 1850.