The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-08-03
This il Important.


several important amendments were
made to the tax law. They can be had
on application 20 the auditor generals
department in printed form. Perhaps
the mos. important amea imelt is
section 1856, which takes effect August
30, and In which every property owner
is interested. The following is the sec
tion as amended
When any deed. land contract plat
of any town. site village. or addition to
any town, site, village. plat or city. or
any other instrument for the conveya nee
of title to any real estate is presented
TO the register OF deeds of any county in
this state for record or filing in his Office
he shall require from the person present.
ing the same a. certificate from the
auditor general, or from the county
treasurer OF the.county, whether there
are any tax liens or titles held by the
state, or by any individual. against such
piece or description of land sought to be
conveyed by such instrument. and that
all taxes due thereon have been paid for
the five years preceding to the date of
such instrument, and in default of the
presentation Of such certificate he shall
not record the same until such certii-
cate is secured and presented. The
register Of deeds shall note the fact upon
said deed that said certificate has or bas
not been presented to him when such in
strument shall refuse to procure such
certificate, he shall endorse that fact
upon said instrument over his official
| signature, and shall refuse to receive
and record the same: Provided, that
the provisions Of this section shall not
/ apply to the filing Of any town or village
plat for the purpose of Incorporation,
| in SO far as the land therein embraced is
included In plat already filed in the
Office OF the register OF deeds, or in so
| far as the description OF the lands there
| in Is not changed by such plat. nor to
the nling Of any copy of the town village
or city plat :n case the original plat filed
| In the effice OF such register Of deeds
has been lost or DESTROYED, nor to any
| sheriff's or commissioners deed executed
for the sale OF lands under any proceed
ing in law, or,by virtue OF any decree Of
any of the courts of this state nor 70
any deed of trust to any assignee, ex-
ecutor, or corporation executed pursuant
to any law of this state; nor to any cult
claim deed or other conveyance eontaiR
ing no covenants OF warranty; nor to
any land patent executed by The presi.
dent OF the United States, or tie govern.
or Of this state, nor to any tax deed m0jc
by the auditor general; nor to any deed
executed by any railroad company, con-
veyilg Its right OF way, provided such
decd Is accompanied by u certificate oI
the auditor general showing that I'll
specific taxes due from said railroad com.
pany have been paid, to and iDclIdine
the year IN which sad deed Is executed
A violation OF the provisions OF this sec
tIon by any register ef deeds shall bs
deemed misdemeaDor and upon con
viction thereof he shall be fined not Z
exceed one hundred dollars. and he shat
further be liable to the grantee OF an,
instrument so recorded for the am Gun
of damages sustained, TO DO recovered IL
al action tor debt Ia any court Of thii
state.