Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-07

BsIis 81 CeDeral Interest New Before
the Legfsisssre fer Csasidesafisa.
LAyp soLp FoR TAIEs

House Bill No. %. introduced By
Mr.. kiunsar, reads As follows
II within three years after the
sale o. any raci Or iOt Of land tor
taxes, the same has not been redeem
ed, - provided By lsE, TIE Iawt1l
holder Of = valid Certificate Of sale
shall De entitled 70 deed 70 the land
described il said certificate, and
upon the surrender Of said certIi-
cate 70 the sheriff and the payment
Of all subsequent taxes against the
land, if there De any. and the re-
demption % said lands from al for
msr sales 70 the county not YET re-
deemed, il there Re any, the sheriff
must make 10 the purchaser or his as
siznee a deed of the property IN fee
simple. running in the name Of the
Territory Of Washiu gtOn, and recit-
Ing 10 the deed substantially the mat
tiers contained IN the certificate and
that no person has redeemed the
property during the time allowed oy
l4w for lis redemption; Provided,
however, that no holder or owner Of
such certificate shall be entitled 10 3
deed Of the lots or lands so purch ased
qatil the following conditions have
been complied with, towii: Such
holder OF owner shall Cause 70 be
served = written or printed notice OF
such purchase on the person or per
suns in actual possession or occupan-
c. Of such tract or lot of land, and
also the person in whose name the
same WAS taxed or assessed, II upon
diligeni inquiry he can De found N
the county, at least sixty days prior
70 the expiration of the three years
aforesaid, in which notice he shall
state when he purchased the land or
lot, the description thereof, for what
year taxed or specially assessed, and
when the time of redemption will
expire. Ii no one Is in the actual
possession or occupancy OF such tract
or lot of land, and the person in
whose name the same was taxed or
assessed, upon di.igent inquiry can
not be found in the county. then the
holder or owner Of such certificate
shall publish such notice in some
newspaper printed and published in
the county, and il no newspaper is
printed and published in the county,
then in the nearest newspaper that 10
published in this Territory to the
county seat of the county in which
such tract or lot of land is situated,
which notice shall be inserted three
times, the first not more than five
months and the last not less than SIX
ty days before the time Of redemp-
ton shall expire. And the holder or
owner of such certificate, or his agent,
shall, before he shall be entitled TO
such deed, make an affidavit of his
having complied with the conditions
of this section, stating particularly
the facts relied on as such compli-
ance, which affidavit shall be deliv-
cred 10 the sheriff and which shall by
him be filed in the office of the coun-
ty auditor and by him entered on the
records of his office and carefully
preserved among the files of his
office, which record and affidavit
shall be prima facie evidence that
such notice has been given, the aud
TORS fee for recording such affidavit
to be paid by the holder of such GER
titicate, and the printers fee for
publishing such notice TO be paid by
the party redeeming before the deed
is made, not to exceed two dollars
for each tract or lot of land. Any
person swearing falsely in such aft.
davit shall be deemed guilty and pun
ished accordingly.