Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-01
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
DEAL ESTATE SOLD FOR TAXEs.

| PUBLIC NOTICE is hcrnby given .hst q!
| required by law, the Auditor is now engsgad in
| preparing deeds CT conveyance and cer,ifcstes
OF sale .or delivery to the purcha-ers Of real es.
tate sold for non payment OF taxes - he tx sale
which commenced In the city of al Y ,ndris on
| "Wednesday. the 18Th day Of June, 1873 and not
subsequently redeemed.
! And for further information the following res
olution, adopted by The City Council on Tues.
gay the 10Th day of July. 1881. and sections II.
oO 81 ind ~ OF the amended charter of the city
| OF alexandria, approved January Is. 1879 ara
published
Resolved BY the City Council Of Altxsndris,
hat the Auditor be, and is hereby, directed TO
| execute deed conveying to the purchaser The
| real estate sold at the tax sule commenced June
Is 1879, and rot redeemed
Sections y, so. 81 and S2 Amended Charter. ]
II at sny such ssle. no bid te mado Cor sny
such parcel OF land. or sucn bid shsll not be
equal TO ihe tax or assassin ,at with aterast and
cnarges, then tue same shall oe struck Oft to the
city. On such sale the collector or collectors
shall execute TO the city certificate Of sale, in
which the property purchased shall be described
and The aggregate amount cf tax or gs, cssment,
with charges and expenses specified, and shall
deposte such certificate with The Auditor.
me purchaser Of any real ests to sod tor taxes
and not redeemed, shall, after the eI piration Of
two years from the sale, obtain from tho City
Auditor deed conveying the same. wherein
sns!l Do SCI forta what appears IN his office in
relation to the sale. When the purchaser has
assigned the benefit of his purchase, the deed
may, with his assent, evinced by his joiting
therein, Or By writing annexed thereto, DO exc.
cuted to his assignee. If tho purchaser ehsll
have died, his heirs or NJ: Sns may move the
Court OF Hus!lngs of said city TO order the Audi.
tor to execute deed to such heirs or assigns
N When the purchaser OF any real estate sold for
taxes, his heirs or Isslgns shall oOtsn deed
therefor, and within sixty days from the date of
such deed shall have caused the same TO bs re-
corded, such estste shall stand vestei in the
grantee In such deed as WIS vested in tho perty
assessed with the taxes, on account whereof the
SAFE was made. St the commencement of the
year lor which the said taxes were assessed, not
Wl!hstanding any irregularity in tEe proceedings
under which tne said grantee claims title, unless
such lrregularly appear on the faca of tue uro-
ceedinRs; and II it be alleged that the taxes, for
'he nor -2aymen! of which the saie WAS made
were not ln srrear. the party making such allie.
CATION must establish the truth thereof By prov.
Ing hat the taxes were paid.
In csse any real estate struck of 10 tho city.
as herein before provided sh all not bo redeemed
within the time specified. the City Auditor shall,
WITHIN sky days alter the expiration of two
years from Inc sse cause TO be rccordei tu "a cor.
Nicstes o! sale, with his oath that lha sama hiss
no! been redeemed and thereupon the SAID cor.
porstlon or their assi2ns ehail acquire sn absolute
title to the same in fee. The ssId cortifcs.e may
Do acknowledged, or proved auG recorded in the
"nhoi lnAS oeeus are IeCorueli sDO Tue
SAID certificate or the record thereof, or copy Of
SAID record. duly authentic ,ted. shslI, in all
courts ana places, be prtsumptlvo evidence OF
The tac:s therein stated. and Of the regularity
snd correctness ofsuch sale, and Of oil proceed
ings prior thereto.
As persons whose real estate was sold on June
Is. 1879. have until THURSDAY, the 18th day
OF August, 1851, (see section 81 above quotat) t.
redeem their property. it is earnestly hoped tnat
they will svall themselves of this privilege and
thereby prevent the Auditor from belug repIir
co to perform I'D act go ulp'e.s >uL to him.
r. l. BROCkE1T Auditor.
AUDITORS Ctfica.
Alexandria Va, July 26!h, 1881. iY28.td