The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-09-29
THE FORFEITED TAX SALE.


A Circular of Suggestions From the Auditor
Thereto. %
The following circular Of general interest
has been issued by State Auditor Whitcomb:
State of Minnesota, Auditors Office, St. Paul,
Sept. II, 19s1.-To County Auditors: You will
be governed by the following suggestions in con-
Quoting the forfeited tax SALE provided for in chap
ter 1875 of the general laws OF 1881:
The law directs that this sale be held after the
regular delinquent sale, which commences on the
third Monday Of September and continues six con-
secutve days. or longer necessary to close out the
list OF delinquent lands, consequently the forfeited
sale cannot commence before the 26th inst,
later, If the delinquent sale should be continued
longer than six days. am informed that in some
counties the forfeited sale has been noticed for
earlier date than the Goth. Where this has been
done. I would suggest that it be adjourned until
them
All property which became delinquent in 1879,
or prior years. is included in this sale, and it must
be sold for the of all taxes standing against
it. including the accrued taxes of 1879 and 1880,
with 10 per cent. interest per annum on the orgi-
nal tax from date of delinquency. excluding all
other interest, penalties and COSTS except the costs
of this sale
No property fairly assessed and taxed, that is
worth more than The amount thus charged against
1t. must be sold for less sum- In order to secure
this you will continue the sale from day to day. and
even week to week if necessary. until you become
satisfied that have disposed of all tracts lots
worth more than the taxes. interest and costs.
After selling all property having fixed value you
NAY pIOC00u TO sell having nominal
upon which the taxes, interest and COSTS equal or
exceed its actual value, and this class of property
you may sell for as Iowa price as the amount of
State tax due thereon, if no higher bid can be OBJ
tanned It may be well to approach this price
gradually, by selling day for the taxes less in
terest and COSTS one day for the taxes less 10 per
cent, and on, until the bare amount of the State
tax is finally reached. remembering that this price
is only to be accepted in closing out the compare
You will not include in this sale, any school, uni
vessity, agricultural college. or internal improve
mns da bs WHICH there is
will be required to pay their taxes. prior to the
next regular sale of State lands in their county fail
ing to do this their land will become forfeited and
will be re-ofered for sale, and on being sold to
other purchaser, the taxes will be cancelled.
If any property brings at this sale than the
surplus viii remain in the county treasury subject
to the order OF the owner of the property. at the
date of its forfeiture Such owners will forfeit all
still would advise allowing them to redeem at any
time during the sale, and before the property may
After sale and payment by the purchaser. yon
will make the proper transfer OF the property on
your tax lists for the current year. and all valuable
the tax list as before. but all property having
y nominal value, you will strike from the tax
list and send descriptive list Of the same to this
49, O. 2. WH1TcoMB. Auditor Of State.
Folk sounty elected the following delegates
| to the state convention: r. Reynolds, E. q.
Davis, K. d. Chase, Mr. Stevenson and Mr.
Hanson. This is McGill delegation, but un-
| instructed.
Reports from farmers in Ramsey, Hennepin
and Washington counties are as cherries as
the skies have been of late, and forebodings Of
fall floods again make themselves felt. The
ground is so thorC yhly soaked that the water
runs of into the water courses almost In entire
" as it falls. The impaired streets are perfect
sloughs Of despond, and horses are sickening
by scores. One teamster in ST. Paul
engaged in hauling from the freight
mails within . fortnight, and others doubtless
/ have had as bad an experience, Building OPP
erations are much retarded, if not totally stop
ped, and railroads already tremble least the
overtlows Of last spring may be repeated with
all their losses and delays.