The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-02
Commissioners.

/ Commissioners.
Regular meeting.
Washburn, N. D., July Z, 1902.
2 O'Clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present chairman Wing and
commissioners Solenberger and
Putz.
On motion, board adjourned to
meet July 8, 1902 at 2 o'clock. p.
m.
Washburn, N. D., July 8, 1902.
2 o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present chairman Wing and
commissioners Solenberger and
Putz.
Attorney Murphy, representing
F. A Simons, presented an offer
proposing to buy the county's in
terest in all unpaid taxes on lands
under the Wood bill and subse-
quent years.
On motion board adjourned to
meet July 9, 1902 at 9 O'Clock a.
m.
Washburn, n. D., July 9, 1902.
9 o'clock a. III.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment'
Present chairman Wing and
commissioners Solenberger and
Putz.
The offer of Attorney Murphy
on delinquent taxes was taken up,
which was as follows:
To the Honorable Board of
County G Commissioners, of Mclean
county, N. D.
Gentlemen:-We hereby agree
to furnish you a purchaser for all
the lands (not town lots) bid in by
Mclean county N. d., for taxes
under the Wood law, and each sue
ceeding tax sale thereafter, who
will pay you therefore the follow
ing price: For the sale under
the Wood law, the amonnt sold for;
for all subsequent sales the
amount sold for with I per cent
interest per annum, from the date
Of each sale. In case the county
is obliged to pay back to purchaser
on account of illegal sales, such
purchaser to accept the net amount
received by the county with inter-
est from date Of this purchase at
the rate of Z per cent per apnum. !.
wv F "A. Simons,
sNuchols & Murphy,
Attorneys.
Commissioner Solenbergers Of
fered the following resolution and
moved it's adoption, which motion
was seconded:
Resolved that the foregoing Of
fer Of r. A. Simons Of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, be accepted, and re-
solved further that Aug. b. John
son, county auditor of Mclean
county, N. D., is hereby author
lied and directed to execute tax
deeds and assignments to. said r.
A. Simons of Minneapolis, or to
whomsoever he may direct, upon
the payment into the county treas
ury of Mclean county the full re-
demption value thereof, but said
purchaser shall receive a. refund
ing order for the difference be-
tween the full redemption value
land the amount sold for under the
Woods law and the amount sold
for at each subsequent sale with Z
bper cent per annum thereon from
date of sale to- present time, lin
other words the purchaser pays
net to the county as follows: Un-
der the Woods law sale the amount
sold for: under subsequent sales
the amount sold for with z per
cent interest per annum from date
Of sale to the date Of making as
;signments.)
Resolved further that in case
ANY refundments become neces-
sary on the part Of the county un-
der this agreement, on account of
illegal or void sales, said county
shall then in that case refund to
the purchaser not only the actual
net amount received by the county
with interest at the rate Of Z pei
cent from date Of this purchase,
on each sale when declared illegal
and void. /.
The ayes and nays being called
upon the adoption Of the resolution
there were three ayes and no nays
and SO the resolution was adopted
On motion, board adjourned to
meet July 10, 1902, at 9 o'clock d;
M. . IL:
Washburn, N. D. July 10, 1902
SC clock a. m.
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