Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-02

the estate therein described, without any other
act or deed whatever, aud may be recorded as
deecs of real estate, and The record OF such GER
tificate shall have the same force and effect as
evidence or otherwise, as the records Of deeds
of real estate. If any purchaser shall pur-
chase at said sale morethan one piece or parcel
of land, all of the pieces o. parcels SO purchas
ed may be included in the same certificate.
Sec g. Said certificate or a copy of the rec
ord thereof shall be prima facie evidence that
the title to the tract or tracts of land therein
mentioned is in the person named In said cer-
tifcate. -.
Sec. z. When any piece or parcel of land
shall be sold, the purchaser shall be entitled
to immediate possession of the piece or par
Gel purchased by him, and if on demand and
presentation of the certificate of sale, the. per
son in possession of the piece or parcel refuse
or neglect to deliver such pOss ssiOn, such
person may be proceeded against as a person
holding over the termination of his estate,
which proceeding may be instituted and pros
ecuted under the provisions of chapter 81
of the general statutes; and the judgment and
sale herein provided for shall not be set
aside, unless the action in which the validity
of the indignant or sale shall be called into
question, or the defense to any action alleging
its inva,idity be brought within nine months
from the date of said sale; except that in
case any tract or parcel shall be included in
any such judgment when such taxes shall
have been paid, or such property was exempt
from taxation, that said judgment and sale
shall be void, upon proof at any time that
such taxes have been paid or such property
was exempt.
Sec. s. The proceeds of such sale shall be
distributed to the several funds for which the
taxes were levied, except in cases where the
property may be sold for less than the orig
inal amount of such taxes, when the State
tax shall be first satisfied, and the remainder,
if any, shall be apportioned to the other
funds pro rata, and in no case shall any piece
or parcel be sold for any sum less than the
amount of State tax due thereon.
Sec. 9. All pieces or parcels OF land re-
manning unsold at such sale shall thereafter
be stricken from the tax lists, and shall be
subsequently sold, as provided by section 1Ol
of the general tax law.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March z, 1881.
The following is section 10l of the general
tax law alluded 10 above: 81.
Sec. 10l. All pieces or parcels OF real prop
erty bid in for the State under the provisions
of this act, and not redeemed within two years
from the date of sale, shall become the absO-
lutte property of the State, and may be dis
posed of by the county auditor, at public or
private sale as the auditor of state may di-
rect, subject to such rules aud restrictions as
he may prescribe. All tracts or lots becom-
ing SO forfeited to the State, shall be stricken
from the tax lists, and shall not be assessed
or taxed until sold to an actual purchaser.
The county auditor shall, when required by
the auditor of state, make out and transmit
to him list of all forfeited lands and lots,
showing the date of forfeiture, assessed valu-
alton, amount of taxes, penalties, interest and
costs, due on each description of property, and
no tract or lot shall be sold for less than the
amount so shown to be due thereon, unless
such amount exceeds tie actual value of the
property, in which case it may be sold for
such sum as it will bring at public or private
sale. Any person having an interest inor lien
upon any piece or parcel of forfeited land may
redeem the same aE any time after forfeiture,
and before sale thereof, by paying the amount
due thereon.