Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-06

] 1885 to August ~ 1859, ana tnen an
npproprintion for two years beginning
| September 1885. This change can
1 not. of course, be effected until the APP
( preparations already made expire.
/ This subject viii he more fully pre-
sented In the next annual report from
I this department.
would also call the attention OF
| your excellency TO the large nunter
Of lands which are shown 10y the
records of this Office TO have been sold
10 the state fortaXes, and which hnve
not been redeemed within tlse time
prescribed by law. Tho "act to pro-
vide for the sale OF all rcal-estute bid
Off TO the state by collectors OF taxes
81 tax sales, the owners OF
which have not redeemed the
same, approved April Z, $50,
requires the comptroller on OF before
the fist day Of January of each year
To make out and forward 10 the tax
collector of each county full and COM
ulctc let of all real estate that has been
sold To tine state for taxes since De-
ccmhcr 81, 1870, the owners of which
have failed to redeem the same within
two wears from the date OF said sales;
the lands mined i'm the list TO be sold
by collectors for cash 10 the highest
bidder This law has been imperative
to the present time ON account of the
acts approved May -, 1879, February
18th, ISL, and April 20, 1852, eXtenG-
ing the time for thr redemption Of
lands which had been sold To- the state
for taxes under which extensions Of
time owners eagerly availed them
selves of the privilege 10 redeem.
ia Prepal iliS ,'' il,t7 p,"Niueu I0f
III the atl oi -NPiil " 20 hroVG r.
ierrca TO, the i"'pWing olHicuitleS
PRESENT themselves. ne records OK
ms One" 'i'oN u. ' 'il' ~ rVe-t soir7
l" the s''te ,"r H"rs were mace ~
SearS lulhhehI"'c'E subscribing tHe
year 1870, ana an communion SHOWS
thht such safes were irregular III il'Ay
respects
IN many cases I"l'u7 nave p'eh re-.
porteu us uehh,Iuen' on "'eoui' 81
having "ceh s"lu 10 VIZ a.."o i"i t'NeN
OF previous years Wnl'il 90 NOT 'par
oy any report Oh me III 'h'7 "i,lc% ~
nave peen soih Ior taxes ana piH oii l"
thc s'"'e'
ia many instances, rom want oil
khowleUge ON thr part ui o"iitis
hilus We're rendered III the naihe "i
wrong grantee ana paiu ON III Sol1
lilth, ana thc same lamGa were placed
ON thc unrehdereu rolls WIN proper
description ana SOFA Tor the taxes ui
the same years.
Many lands winch nave been re-
ported aS sold To me state Tor taxes
have been PAID on Tor the years which
sales were maze ny, presentation at
ms once OF lhe collectors receipts,
showing payment OIL the lakes ct such
years.
These errors nave been discovered
by accident, ana then only when at
tention has been called to them by The
exhibition oil evidences OF payment oil
taxes, aud in every Instance, whenit has
been shown that the taxes Were paid
orsthat there were any Irregularities in
the sales, such snles have been cam
cclIed,' but TINS department. has no
means of Knowing how many cases of
this kind still exist uncOrrcctcd. \
strict enforcement of the provisions of
the act of Aprll 7, 1873, by sending out
the lists of lands therein Scaled for,
many of which were doubtless errc-
neously sold, and causing them TO be
again sold in compliance with said act,
! WouIut IN my opinion, cause ihuch
embarrassment, and cast clouds
upon the titles which would take
wears of litigation to remedy.
The stringent law of 1876 not being
clearly understood by the people AT
large, many lands were sold for taxes
which would doubtless have been prop
crly rendered aud paid on hid the laws
been more fully appreciated. The tax
laws of late years being 50 fun and
strict and now so clearly understood
by.land owners or theiragents and the
rnVanup uflip, "a nf tha State hun IittI.