Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-08-17

Court that the Clerk be and is hereby
directed to enter and file a release of
any and all taxes appearing in the re-
cords of this county against block l8,
"a, %, 33 and 80 in Phelps addition to
the Town of Newport. Lincoln county,
Oregon, for the taxes for each aud every
year therefor, or for any delinquencies
thereon that may appear upon the said
records and to issue to your petitioner
herein and e. Martin, jointly, certifi.
cate of full redemption of said block
Is. "a, 25. 33 and 80 in said Phelps Addi-
tion to the Town of Newport, Lincoln
county, Oregon, and that the said re-
lease so entered upon the record shall
transfer and pass to the petitioner and
E. Martin, jointly, any and all right,
title and interest of every nature and
description that might have been ac-
0quired in the said blocks IS, "a, %, 33
and SO in Phelps addition to the Town
of Newport, Lincoln county, Oregon, by
reason of the said levy of the said taxes
or any oi them Oh The sale thereof or
the purchase of any of the said above
described property and that the petit
TONERS herein shall pay any and all cost s
of this proceeding and entering of this
order, which amount paid by said petit
tion into the county treasury by virtue
thereof is the sum OF S73.
B. F. SwoPE, County Judge,
F. A. THOMPSON, Commissioner.
JOHN FoGARTY, Commissioner.
In the matter of the settlement of
taxes of The Coast Land and Live Stock
Company for the years 1900 and 1902.
At this time came on for consideration
the petition of the Coast Land and Live
Stock Company, by M. M. Davis, presi-
dent thereof, praying for an order of
this Court directing the Sheriff OF LIN
coin county, state of Oregon, to accept
the total amount of taxes due on it's
real estate in said county, less penalty
and interest, in full payment for it's
taxes for the years 1900 and 1902, and
also directing said Sheriff to issue re-
demption certificates for said years to
said company; now, therefore it duly
appearing to the Court therefrom
that the Coast Land and Live Stock
Company is the owner of said land at
this time; that said property was as.
sessed for the year 1900 to Arthur Mas.
ten and the Astoria Company in the
sum of S755.23; that said taxes became
delinquent for said year and was there
after sold 10 Lincoln county at delin.
quent tax sale for amount of said taxes;
that said property OF said company was
assessed for the year 1902 to the Coast
Land and Live Stock Company for
SlO5l.72 and thereafter became delin-
quent and was sold at delinquent TAX
sale for said year TO Lincoln county for
said taxes; that said company has here
tofore, namely on the day of July,
1906, rendered to the Sheriff of Lincoln
county, Oregon the said sum of s1SO6. .95
in full payment and complete satisfact-
ion for said taxes for said years, 1900
and 1902, but said Sheriff could not ac-
cept the same on account of the penal
ty and interest thereon accrued,
amounting to s3G4.SS; that said Arthur
Masten did not at the time said assess.
ment was made in 1900 ON said land nor
has he at any time since since SAID as
sessment, and the said Astoria Company
had no interest in said land until on or
about April l1th, 1900; that by reason
thereof and other errors and Irregular
tiles in the assessment, levy and sale
for said year 1900, the sale made there
on was irregular and erroneous and
void; that the assessment made for
the year 1902 on said property was at
the valuation of 50 per acre, the same
being in excess of the cash value at
which said land sold for at said time,
said land selling at said time at $l.5O
per acre, the purchaser to pay the tax
es against the land and by reason of
other irregularities in the assessment.
and lew made upon said property for
said year 1902, the sale made Hereunder
is void; that said company, for the
purpose Of settling said taxes peaceablv
and amicably is willing to pay the same
by paying $lsO695, in full payment of
said taxes. The Court being fully ad-
vised in the premises and having care.
fully examined said petition, it is order
ed by this Court, sitting as board for
the transaction OF county business, that
,he sheriff of Lincoln county, Oregon,
receive from and accept the said sum of
SlSO6.95, in full payment OF the taxes on
said property for the years 1900 and