The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

STATE OF MICHIGAN. (ss
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE, 90


The Circuit Court for the County of Shiawas-
In the matter OF the petition OF Roscoe d.
Dix. Auditor General OF the State OF Michigan.
for and In behalf OF sal State. for the sale OF
certain lands for taxes assessed thereon.
On reading and fling the petition OF the Au-
ditor General OF the ) ate OF Michigan praying
for decree in favor OF the State OF Michigan,
against each parcel of land therein described,
for the amounts therein specified, claimed TO be
due for taxi 8, interest and charges on each
parcel OF land, and that such lands be sold for
the amounts so claimed by the State OF
Michigan.
II is ordered that said petition will be brought
on for hearing and decree at the February term
of this curt To be held at Corunna In the
County OF Shiawassee, State OF Michigan, on the
x7th day OF February A. D., 1899, at the opening
interested In such lands or any part thereof,
desiring TO contest the lien claimed thereon by
the state of Michigan, for such taxes interest
and charges, or any part thereof, shall appear
in said Court, and file with the clerk thereof,
acting as register In chancery, their objections
thereto, on or before The hrst day OF the term
OF this curt above mentioned, and that in de-
fault thereof the same will be taken as con.
fessed and "a decree will be taken and entered
as prayed for In said petition. And IL IL further
ordered that in pursuance OF said decree the
lands described in said petition for which a
decree of sale shall be made will De sold for
the several taxes, interest and charges thereon
as determined by such decree. on the first Tues
day in May thereafter beginning at ten o'clock
"a. m on said day, or on the day or days SUB
seQuent thereto as may be necessary to com.
plete the sale of said lands ard of each and
every parcel thereof, at the office OF the County
Treasurer, or at such convenient place as Shall
be selected by him at the county seat OF the
County OF Shiawassee, State OF Michigan; and
that the sale then and there made will be a
public sale and each parcel described In the
decree shall be separately exposed for sale Tor
the total taxes, interest and CHARGES, and the
sale shall be made to the person Offering to buy
for any given tax, and payiig the full amount
charged against such parcel, and accepting a
conveyance OF the smallest undivided fee simple
interest therein; or. II no person will buy for
any of said several taxes and pay the balance
thereof, and take conveyance of less than the
entire the reof, then the whole parcel shall be
offered and sold. II any parcel of land cannot
be sold for taxes, interest and charges, such
parcel shall be passed over for the time being,
and shall, on the succeeding day. or before the
close OF the sale. he re-offe red, and II on such
second offer or during such SALE the same can.
not be sold for the amount aforesaid, the
County Treasurer shall bid off the same in the
name of the State
Witness the Hon. Stearns f. Smith, Circuit
Judge, and the seal of said Circuit Court of
Shiawassee County, this Goth day of December
A. ID. 1898.
SEAL STEARNS f. SMITH.
Countersigned, Circuit Judge.
DUANE G. COOPER Register.