The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16


liver to each taxpayer of the ,ity writ.
ten or printed notice If the amount due
from him. and the time within which It
must be paid; and the said collector shall
forthwith proceed to collect the sane
and give receipts therefor when pad.
Any and all taxes remaining unpaid on
the first day Of January of each year.
shall be deemed delinquent, and as pen
atty for such delinquency ten per cent
thereof shall be added thereto, and col
lected as part thereof
Sec. Z. 1t shall be The duty Of the
collector, Immediately after said first day
of January, to seize any personal prop
erty belonging to, or which may have
been assessed TO any taxpayer who shall
be delinquent, and sell the same, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary. at
/ public sale conducted openly, and after
notice by writing. a notice OF the time
and place oil such in three public places
IN said city, not less than five nor more
than ten days prior to said sale, and de-
serlblng the propertp to be sold. Pro-
4 weed, that nothing herein shall be con-
strued to prohibit the collector from
4 seizing and selling personal property at
| any time before the first day OF January;
/ but it shall be his duty at any time,
4 when there shall appear danger of the
removal of property on which taxes are
unpaid by owner, from the city. to seize
and sell sufficient amount of the same
to satisfy the said taxes, together with
! the costs of seizure and sale. All taxes
shall be lien against the property upon
which they are assessed from the time
of the levy thereof, into whatever hands
in may pass, and such property may be
sold to satisfy any tax assessed thereon. |
Sec. s. If any person shall remove or
attempt to remove any property from
the city or county upon which city tax
has been levied, before the same shall |
have been paid or secured, or without |
leaving sufficient to secure the payment |
ofsame, the tax thereon shall be deemed |
due forthwith and it shall be the duty /
of the treasurer to cause suit to be issued |
for the same forthwith, by the city |
attorney, as for other debts due the city. /
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the /
treasurer, on the first Monday of Febru- I
airy in each year, having published two /
weeks previous notice of sale, by post /
ing notices in three public places within
che city, or publication in some one or
more OF the city papers, to offer for sale |
any piece of real property, on which a
tax lawfully assessed remains undpaid, |
and sell the sane to any person offering
TO pay the taxes, and all charges lawful
ly incurred for the least part thereof, and
said treasurer shall make out sign and
deliver to the purchaser Of any real
property thus sold for taxes due the city,
q certificate of purchS Sc, containing a
description of the property, the amount
OF taxes and charges paid by the purch-
aser and how much and what part of
each tract or lot was sold, ana that pay
ment has been made therefor Any
number of parsols or portions of lots or
land so sold and bought by one person,
may be included in the same certificate,
and each certificate may be assigned by
writing Endorsed thereon, and the as
signee shall be entitled to succeed to all |
the rights of the original holder All
property offered for safe for which no
bid is made, shall be struck off to the
City of Bozeman for the whole thereof
SEC. 10. Real property sold under the
provisions of this ordinance may be re-
deemed at any time within two years
from the hate of SALE by the payment
the treasurer Of the city, to be held by
him subject to the order of the purchaser
or his assignee, Of the amount for which
the same was sold, and subsequent taxes
and twenty-four per cent interest per
annum on said amount and taxes, unless
such subsequent taxes have been paid
by the person for whom redemption is
made, which shall be made to appear by
the treasurer's receipt
Gre TTpo,, {ba opr1;ao+,o, r
party entitled to redeem any property
sold under the provisions of this ordin-
ance, and a tender Of the amount due
the city treasurer shall issue to such !
PARTY a certificate Of redemption. setting
forth the facts Of sale substantially as IN
the certificate of sale. the date of re-
der ption, the amount paid, and by
whom redeeI led and shall make proper
entries in the book Of sales in his office
SEC. II. Immediately after the expir-
alton Of the time allotted for the re-
damption Of any land sold for taxes, the
treasurer then in Office shall, upon APP I
plicat;on, make out deed for each lot (
OF parcel of land sold and remaining I'M
redeemed and deliver the same to the
or his assignee upon the re-
turn Of the certificate of purchase ANY
bought by one person, or the assignee
Of several persons NAV be included in
1ne deed. The form of such deed IN
such cases shall conform substantially to
those prescribed by the laws of the ter
rltoTy, to be executed by county trea-
surers, in similar cases.
SEC l3. If any purchaser of lots or
ands sold for taxes shall suffer the same
n ha, old far. fox bzf 4.
piration of two years from the date of
MS purchase, such purchaser shall not
be entitled to deed for the same, until
NE expiration Of two years from the
late of the second sale. during which
line the lots orlands shall be subject to
upon the terms and condi- / :
ions prescribed in this ordinance, ex-
,ept the person redeeming shall only be
required to pay for the use of the first
the amount paid by him, snd
louble the amount paid by the second
purchaser.
SEC. II. Whenever is shall be made TO
appear TO the city council that any lot or
ract of land was sold which was not
ubieet to be taxed, or upon which tax
IS have been paid previous to the sale, I
hey shall grant a certificate thereof,
lpon presentation Of which the city trea-
urer shall enter opposite such lot or
ract, upon the list of tax sales that such
vas erroneouslv sold, the reason there
or, andsueh entry shall thereafter be
violence OF the fact so stated, and the
ity treasurer shall refund I'd the pur-
haser, or party entitled thereto. the ,
mount received by him by reason of
uch erroneous sale.
Adopted and approved June Cd, 1886.
w. g. MONROE, Mayor.
Attest FRANK MuLIN, City Clerk.