The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-10
REAL ESTATE TAX REVISED
The Anderson Bill Is Passed by the
Senate.

The Anderson bill, containing in a
slightly amended form the real estate tax
features Of the rejected tax code, was
passed by the senate this morning 40 to 2.
Senator MCGOWAN voted mo" He ex-
planned by saying that the bill was de-
signed chiefly to validate tax sales. This
means that the state can take away a
mans property IL he is unable to pay
taxes within three years. 1 do not be-
lieve in this and desire to be recorded
voting no.
Senator Dart did not vote when his
name was called, but later stated that he
would vote mo- for the reasons given by
the senator from Hennepin
What 1t Provides.
The provisions of the bill are, in brief,
as follows:
Taxes become delinquent June and sub
1ect to q 10 per cent penalty However, the
present system dual payments is retained, the
second payment becoming delinquent Nov. l.
On the lst of January following an additional
penalty OF 5 per cent is added.
BY Jan. 25 county auditors are required to
hle delinquent lists, the filing being deemed
equivalent to an action against the delinquent,
and within five days following this list is to
Do published, together with formal sum-
mons directing the delinquent to appear and
make defense if he has any. The list is to
be published in the legal newspaper submit
ting the lowest bid, and is to appear twice,
in consecutive weeks, prior to Feb. 20. II no
defense is interposed within twenty days fol-
lowing the final publication the amount Of
taxes and penalties is to be adjudged lien
against the property. II defense is made the
case is to be tried the same any other
civil action. Payments may be made any
time prior to the entry of judgment and before
sale
The annual sale is to be held On the second
of nd IF ic
to the sold separately, to whomsoever will pay
the amount OF judgment In case the property
is bid in for private individual or corpora
ton the county auditor is authorized to issue
q certificate which shall have the full force
of deed. Property bid III for the state may
be sold at any time to anyone who will pay
the amount for which the tract was bid in,
together with interest at the rate of IL per
cent.
Property sold for taxes may be redeemed
at any time within three years upon the pay
ment Of the amount OF judgment with costs
and together with subsequent taxes, the whole
to bear II per cent interest. The certificate
issued upon redemption is to have the full
force and effect of deed. When land held
jointly is sold tor taxes it may be redeemed
by any part-owner, who shall then be entitled
to recover their percentage from the other
owner owners. County auditors are re-
Quired to publish notices of the amount neces-
sary fo- redemption, together with the time
at which right to redeem will expire.
UnredeemeG lands, on which the right to
redeem has expired, are to be sold by the
county auditor, to the highest bidder, the pur-
chaser being entitled to q deed from the
state.
Refundments are allowed when it shall be
made to appear that the land i'll ~.' - = -
EXEMPT from taxation; when the ssessm ent O
The property TIE levy OF tne I0L.--
to have been void, or when the retundnent is
allowed for any cause, in judicial proceedings.
Freedom for the "'U."
Senator Snyder asked suspension that
his bill removing the university from the
management of the board Of control might
be given it's first second and third read
ing and placed upon it's final passage.
Senator Dart object ed and called for the
ayes and nays. Senator Snyder then de-
manded a call of the senate. The bill was
finally passed 50 to %. The vote was as