Douglas Island news., 1916-03-29

Section li. When three or more days shall have elaused since demand for personal property taxes was made by the said Mar shal as hereinbeiOre provided, and the Cer- tifcnte above provided for shall have been made and filed; or, in the case of notice by the Clerk by letter, when thirty days or more shall have elapsed since the time that the demand by letter above provided for shall have been deposited in the post office, post paid, and due notation shall have been made of the posting of said demand upon the copy thereof, the Town Clerk must issue warrants Go the said Marshal directing him to forthwith seize, levy upon, distratn and sell such personal property or che person 0s- sessed ms the tax may have been levied upon. And if the same be not sufficient to satisfy the tax, penalty and interest. and costs and expenses or sale, such warrant may author ize the seizure levy distroint ana shie or such other personal property of the person apainst whom the tax was assessed, nS may be sufficient to satisfy the tax penalty ana interest together with the costs or sale.
 Section IS. Notice of sale of such personal property shall be posted and like notice given by the said City Marshal as in the ease of sales of personal property on execution ! in the Territory of Alaska.
 Section l6 On the day, and at the hour fixed for the sale in said notice, or on some subsequent day to which he may have post poned it, the City Marshal must commence the sale of the property advertised.
 Section 17. The City Marshal may post pone the date of sale in like manner, by giv- ing like notice as provided by law for the sale of personal property on execution m the Territory of Alaska; but the sale must be completed within three weeks from the date first fixed.
 Section IS. The owner or agent in control ! of auy personal property offered Tor sale TOT taxes due thereon, may designate in writing to the City Marshal, prior co the sale, what | portion of the property he wishes sold nrsJ' ! if less than the whole; but 1T the owner or | d. hHnr hn of City Marshal may select it. WhereupOn the said City Marshal shall sell the portion desig- mated or selected and such other portion or portions as may be necessary, to the highest bidder for cash. until sufficient shall have been sold to satisfy the whole amount of the taxes penalty and interest due, 5000 costs for making demand, issuing warrant, giy- ing notice of sale certificate ot sales and' 1T necessary, the City Marshal shall sell more than sufficient to pay the amount due Che town.
 Section l9. After receiving the amount for which the property sold, the City Marshal must make out in duplicate, a certificate, dated Ou the day of the sale, which certih- cate must contain the name of the pure chaser, the name of the person GO whom the property is assessed, a description of the property sold. the amount paid therefor, that it was ,old for taxes, giving the total amount of the taxes, including, penalty Inc terest and costs, the year of the assessment; and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a b;ll of sale therefor.
 Section 20. The certificate must be signed by the City Marshal and one duplicate orig iual given to the purchaser; and the other, together with the amount received Tor Said property, given to the City Clerk. The City Clerk must ile and index the certificate, rec tain the amount due the Town and pay the balance of the amount received, 1T any, for the property sold, Go the owner thereof upon taking his receipt.
 Section 2t On the giving of this certificate the property vests in the purchaser, which pro Ierty right is divested only by the pay- ment of the purchase price aud fifty per cent lfhereOu, to the purchaser or Go the Town Clerk for the use of the purchaser.
 Section 20. redemption of the property sold may be made by the owner or any party in interest, within thirty days from the date of the sale.
 Section 23. 1T the property is not rec deemed within the time provided for its re demptiou the Town Clerk must make to the purchaser or assignee a bill of sale of che property, recitiug iu the bill of sale substan- tia Is the matters contained in the certth- cate; aud that no person has redeemed the property during the time allowed for its re- demptiou. Aud the Iowu Clerk shall be en- titled to receive from the purchaser, three dollars for making such bill or sole.
 PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COLLECTION
 OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES
 Section 2l. Within ten days after the date set by the Council when taxes become de- liuQueut the Town Clerk shall make up roll in duplicate of all real property assessed and on which the tax has not been paid aud is delinquent; such roll shall show therein the property assessed. the amount Of the tax due, penalty and interest separately stated, on each tract assessed, to whom each tract is assessed, it assessed as unknown SO stating. Aud thereon shall be endorsed under the hand of the Town Clerk and corporate seal, a certificate to the effect that said roll IS true and correct roll of the delinquent taxes of the town of Douglas for the year Specify jug it), and showing the date when said taxes became delinquent and the total amount or delinquent taxes, penalty and interest sep arately stated, aud the aggregate of tho whole thereof. If the taxes for more than one year be delinquent. such taxes separate ly shown, may be included in said list. Said roll SO made mp shall be known as the de- liuQuent tax roll of the Town of Douglas for the year iu which the same iS made up, the original of which shall be filed with the Town Clerk and remain opeu to the inspec- tiOn of the public. Upon the completion of the said roll the Town Clerk shall, under the direction ot the Council, cause to be pub- lished in a newspaper published tu Douglass to be designated by the Council, once each week for period of four successive weeks a notice under the hand of the Clerk of the Town, setting forth that the delinquent tax roll for the year, stating lt has been conn pleted aud is open for public inspection at the office of the Town Clerk and that on certain day not less than thirty days after the completion of said publication, the said roll would be presented to the District Court for Division No. One at Juneau, Alaska, for adjustment and order of sale
 Said notice shall describe each tract on the roll on which the tax has not been paid. the amount of tax, penalty and interest due thereon, and to whom assessed.
 During the time of publication of notice and up to the time of the order of sale here matter provided for, any person may appear and make payment on any piece or tract set forth therein, together with the penalty and interest, and the Clerk shall make the proper notice of such payment on both the original aud duplicate tax roll.