The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-07

scription of the property levied on, the name of the person who owned the pro- perty when the assessment was made, the name of the present owner of the property or a statement that either of said owners Is unknown, the number of the ordinance under which the assess ment was made and the general charac- ter of the improvement, the amount of the assessment, and interest and costs due, the city treasurer shall before the doors of the city hall in said city be- tween the hours of ten Q0) in the morn ing and four (D in the afternoon offer for sale to the highest bdderfor cash and sell so much of the property levied on as may be necessary to pay the taxes and costs due for which he can get purchaser, and shall endorse upon each writ tn eamount of property sold off, and return the same to the city clerk who shalll file tn esame in his office. Any number of executions may be included in tn same advertisement and If all the pro- perty advertised to be sold on one day can not be sold by the city treasurer he may continue the sale from day to day until all the property advertised has been sold.
 Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, that the city treasurer shall immediately after the sale of any property under the provisions of this ordinance. upon the purchaser
  amount bid make an absolute deed to the purchaser to the property sold, said deed may be substantially in the following form:
 STATE OF ALABAMA, Jefferson County.
 City of Birmingham:
 Whereas, the following described real property, viz. (1ere give description), situated in the city of Birmingham, Ala, was assessed under Improvement Ordi- nance No - for (here give general char acter of improvement.
 And, whereas, the assessment aforesaid upon said property as aforesaid remained due and unpaid at the date of this sale thereof as hereinafter set out; And, whereas, the city treasurer under and by virtue of an execution issued by the city clerk and levied upon said pro- perty same having been assessed and having become liable for the amount of Improvements as aforesaid i
 And. whereas, the city treasurer did on the ........ day of ............ by virtue Of tn eauthority vested in him by law at a sale begun and publicly held on said day between the legal hours of sale expose for sale in front of the city hall door in the city of Birmingham, Ala. the pro- perty above described for the payment of assessment. interest and costs then due and remaining unpaid on said property.
 And whereas, at the time and place
 
 sum of .......... being the whole amount of assessment, interest and costs then due and remaining unpaid on said pro perty for the following described property (here describe property sold) which was the least quantity bid for and the said property was sold to him for that price. Now, therefore, I, .................. city treasurer of the city of Birmingham, for and in behalf of said city and for the consideration of said sum to me as city treasurer, paid as aforesaid. and by vir- tue of an ordinance adopted on the 2nd day of August, 1905, entitled An or dinance to declare delinquent all due and unpaid special assessments for public im- provements and to provide for the sale of the property against which said assess ments have been levied" have sol~ and conveyed unto the said A B, his heirs, executors. administrators and assigns the property which is herenabove described.
 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD UNTO the said B. his heirs. executors, adminis- trators and assigns. subject however to all rights of redemption as provided by law
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, .......... .. as city treasurer as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and seal this ........ day of ...........-
 ......................... (L- S.) City Treasurer. Said deed shall be acknowledged be- fore some person qualified to take ac- knowledgements of deeds in substantially the following form.
 STATE OF ALABAMA. Jefferson County:
 I, ...........-..--.........-. ...-....-...-. ....................... in and for said state and county hereby certify that city treasurer of the city of Birmingham. Ala, whose name Is signed to the foregoing conveyance. who is known to me and who Is also known to