The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-23
UNDER THE HAMMER
Property on Which Taxes Are Delin-
quent Will Be Sold.
BUSINESS WILL OPEN TO-DAY
The County Treasurer VIII Sell the
Goods to the Highest Bidder
Not Long List-What the
Codes say About 1t.

To-day the county treasurer will be-
gin the annual sale of property on when
the taxes are delinquent at the door OF
the court house in Deer Lodge. The list,
as has been published officially In the
Standard, is not very long one and
much of the property is that of disputed
title A large amount of ii, too, is that
of citizens of Anaconda who thought the
case of Beck VS.. the city would result IN
a reduction of the city levy. The courts
held against the plaintiff and now they
have paid the taxes, though under pro-
test.
Mr.. Beck. who brought the suit, and
the gentlemen interested with him ex-
pect to follow up their case by suing the
city to recover the amounts which they
have paid in excess of the 1 per cent.
levy.
The amount of property, therefore, to
be sold Is not large and there is no ex-
element expected. The law does not offer
TO investors any particular special in
ducement, as the interest drawn Is but
per cent and the time short that 1t can
run. There is the possible chance that a
tax title may be secured to piece of
property very cheaply, but tax deeds are
very rare upon the record.
The law under which the sale Is held
tells briefly the manner of IT, and is as
follows In the Montana code:
Section $3.50. On the day fixed for sale
or on some subsequent day to which he
may have postponed 1t, of which he must
give notice, the county treasurer, be-
tween the hours OF 10 o'clock a. m. and
O'Clock D. m, must commence the sale of
the property advertised, commencing at
the head of the list, and continuing in al
phabetical or numerical order of lots and
blocks until completed
Sec. 1881. He may postpone the day of
commencing the sale from day to day.
but the sale must be completed within
three weeks from the day fixed.
Sec. 1882. The owner or person In pos
session of any real estate offered for
sale for taxes due thereon may designate,
in writing, to the county treasurer prior
to the sale, what portion of the property
he wishes sold, II less than the whole;
but IL the owner or possessor does not,
then the treasurer may designate ii, and
the person who will take the least guam
tity of the land, or in case an undivided
interest is assessed, then the portion OF
the interest and pay the the taxes and
costs due, including 80 cents to the treas
urer for the duplicate certificate of sale.
is the purchaser. But in case there is no
purchaser in good faith for the same as
provided in this chapter. on the first day
that the property is offered for sale, then
when the property is offered thereafter
for sale, and there is no purchaser in
good faith for the same. the whole
amount of the property assessed must be
struck of to the county as the purchaser
and the duplicate certificate delivered to
the county treasurer and filed by him
in his office. No charge must be made in
case the county Is the purchaser. and in
such case the treasurer must make an
entry, Sold to the county on the dupli-
cate assessment book opposite the tax,
and he must credit II with the amount
thereof In the settlement.
Sec 1889. A redemption of the proper
ty sold may be made by the owner or any
party interested within 36 months from
the date of the purchase or any time
prior to the giving OF the notice and the
application for. deed as provided for in
this act
Sec. 1901. The treasurer may after the
first Monday in February in each year.
collect the taxes due on personal proper
ty, except when real estate is liable
therefor, by seizure and sale of any per-
sonal property owned by the delinquent.
I'm the matter of the sale of personal
property the officers are allowed SO as an
additional fee, mileage and expenses of
seizure and sale at auction"