Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-01-27
The Legislature.

business in earnest and the fret two
days after the organization there
were lis bills introduced In the
senate and I08 in the house. Some
OF these bills are meritorious, while
others are of little consequence.
One of the bills prepared bJ Aud.
itor Darst, introduced in the senate
and known az the Senate Bill No.
II and also House Bill 90, makes a
radical change In the present .ystem
of sales of real estate for taxes
Under the present law as set out
in chapter 81 of the code, all de.
lilquent lands are returned to the
auditors office where they remain
until the first day of November of
the following year, unless redeemed,
aud are then certified TO the sheriff
to be sold, after publication, to the
individual who will pay the taxes
for the smallest share Of the tract,
which really meaus the lowest bid.
der. All tracts not purchased by
individuals are sold to the state,
and if not redeemed within one year
become forfeited to the state, and
are certified to the commissioner of
school lands, TO be proceeded against
az provided in chapter los of the
code.
Under the change proposed by
done away with and there are neith-
er sales to individuals nor to the
state. Instead of the auditor re.
turning the delinquent lists to
the sheriff on or before the lst day
of November of each year to be
sold to individuals, or purchased
for the state, they are cent to the
prosecuting attorney or collector OF
the county on that date, who pub
fishes an abstract of the various
tracts and gives notice that unless
the tracts are redeemed on or be-
fore the 81 day of January follow
ing the first publication thereof,
suit will be instituted for the pur.
pose of collecting the taxes or en-
forcing the lien created on the prop
erty, just as any other suit is in-ti
tuted and prosecuted for the en-
forcing of any ordinary lien or col
Letting any debt.
1t is proposed in the new law
that instead of permitting the props
erty to be sold to practically the
lowest bidder it will be disposed Of
at regular public sale after regu
lar judicial proceedings of which
the owner will have had due and
timely notice and all over and above
the taxes, interests and costs, is to
be deposited In the state treasury.
heretofore the state has received
bat little financial benefit from the
sale of these lands, as the attorneys
fees and costs have practically con-
sumed every dollar for which the
property has been sold. By the
proposed law thousands of dollars
will be saved in attorney fees alone
and hundreds of homes belonging to
poor, innocent and sometimes ignor.
ant persons, saved.
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, HoNoRED:
The senators from the Sixth dis
trict are on the following commit
tees: Goodykoontz-Finance CHAR
MANI, Judiciary, Redistricting,
Virginia Debt, Forestry and Con-
servation, Rules, Unappropriated
Lands, Railroads and Banks and
Corporations. Strother-Claims and
Grievances (cbairman), Privileges
and elections, Banks and Corpora
tions, Public Buildings and Humane
Institutions, Federal Relations, In
surance, Medicine and Sanitation,
Claims and Grievances and to E1-
anime Clerks office.
The Wayne county represents.
tives are on the following commit
tees: Pricbard-TaIstion and FL
nance, Mines and Mining, Counties,
Districts and Municipal Corpora.
Lions, and Forfeited and IInannrn.