The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

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the same manner as is now provided by law
tor the sale of lands for the nonpayment of
state and county taxes, except as herein other.
wise provided, but no lands which have pre-.
Viously been sold for the non-payment of such
tax or assessment and for which unredeemed
tax certificates are outstanding shall be again
advertised and sold for the non-payment of
Such tax, but the tax or assessment for each
SAID land, superior in dignity to all other
liens, except the lien for State and County
taxes until paid The Board of Drainage
commissioners may select the newspaper in
which the advertisement shall be published,
which shall be such newspaper as might
legally be selected for the publication of the
notice OF sale of State and County taxes; il
the Board shall not select such newspaper and
before the first day of April of any year, the
advertisement shall be published in the news.
paper selected by the Board of County Com.
missioners for the publication of advertise.
there be such a newspaper, and the charges
tor advertising shall be the same as those pro-
ylded for the sale of State and County taxes
The charges for the publication thereof and all
other charges in connection with the collection
OF the taxes herein levied and imposed shall
be paid in the first instance by said Board
II, tor any reason, sale of any lands for
delinquent drainage taxes shall not be made in
the year in which they are required to be sold.
such lands may be advertised and sold in any
year thereafter until sold and there shall be
due upon such drainage taxes interest comput.
ed at the rate of eight per centum per an.
mum from the first day of April of the first
year in. which sale is required to be made
to the first day OF April of the year in which
sale is actually made.
Sec. 8. That Section 70 of Chapter 6456,
Acts OF 1913, Laws of Florida, be, and the
same is, hereby amended so as to read as
follows
Section 12. On the day designated in the
notice of sale at II o'clock A. NJ, the Tax
Collector shall commence the sale of those
lands on which the drainage tax or assessment
has not been paid as aforesaid and shall con.
tinue the same from day to day until so much
of each parcel thereof shall be sold as shall
be sufficient to pay the drainage tax or assess.
ment, costs and charges thereon, and in case
there, are no bidders the whole tract shall
be bid off by the Tax Collector for the Trus-
tees of the Internal Improvement Fund and
shall be held by said Trustees during the
period herein allowed for the redemption of
said lands in like manner and with like effect
as lands sold to the State for non-payment of
State and County taxes held BY the State
as now provided by law and the Tax Colec.
tor must offer all such lands as assessed. The
land shall be struck off to the person who
will pay tax, costs and charges for the least
portion Of the land, and the portion thereof
sold shall be taken from the southeast corner
OF such parcel and described in a square form
as may be.
Sec H. That Section 16 of Chapter 6456,
Acts of 1913. Laws OF Florida. amended by
Chapter 1857, Acts Of 1915, Laws of Florida,
be, and the same is, hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section 16. When land is bid off by the Tax
Collector for the Trustees Of the Internal I'M
provement Fund, the tax certificate shall be
issued by the Tax Collector as of the date
of sale in the name of the Trustees of the
Internal improvement Fund, and if the land
is not redeemed on or before two years from
the date of such certificate, the title to the
same shall Immediately vest in the said Trus-
tees without the issuing of any deed as pro-
vided in other cases. and the certificates held
by the said Trustees shall be evidence of the
title of the said Trustees. The said Trustees
may sell and convey the said lands by deed
at the best price obtainable therefor, pro-
vided such price shall not be less than the
amount OF all drainage taxes upon said lands
which shall have become due and payable
thereon pursuant to the provisions of this Act
and, provided further. that no such lands shall
be sold by the said Trustees until four weeks
notice of the said Trustees intention to make
such sale shall have been published once each
week in newspaper published in the County
in which such lands lie, and if there be. no
newspaper published in such County. then
in a newspaper published in Jacksonville,
Florida. The Trustees may reject any and
all bids offered for said lands.
The deed of conveyance executed by the
said Trustees to any such lands shall be sign
ed by the said Trustees as other deeds made
by them are signed and shall vest in the
grantee of such deed the fee simple estate to
such lands free from all liens of any character
County taxes thereon and such deed shall be
incontestable. The proceeds Of the sales of
said lands shall be applied by the said Trus.
tees in the payment of drainage taxes or assess
Sec. 5. That Section II of Chapter 6456.
Acts OF 1913, Laws of Florida, as amended
by Chapter 6957, Acts OF 1916 Laws Of Florida,
be. and the same is, hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. II. Any tax certificate issued under
the provisions of this Act may be redeemed
by the owner of said lands covered by the
certificate, any person claiming to be the
owner thereof, or his agent or attorney, by
paying to the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for
the County wherein such lands may lie on or
before two years from the date Of such GER
tificate the amount of the drainage tax due
thereon for such year and all costs and charges
as shown by said certificates, and interest on
said amounts from the first day of April pre-
ceding such sale at the rate Of two per
centum per month for the first year and there
after eight per centum per annum, together
with all subsequent omitted taxes or assess
ments imposed under authority of this Act
due and payable thereon. In the event any
certificate is not redeemed as herein provided
for, the holder thereof may apply to the Clerk
OF said Circuit Court for deed to said lands
described in said certificate. The said Clerk
shall thereupon cause to be published at the
expense of such applicant in newspaper pub
lished in said County once each week for
four weeks notice of such application for
deed to said lands and of his intention to exc
cute such deed, and during such time the
owner of said lands, or any one claiming the
ownership Thereof, or his agent or attorney,
may redeem such certificate by paying to said
Clerk the amount due for unpaid drainage
taxes, charges and costs, and interest as afore.
said, and the publishers charge for said
notice, but if at the expiration of the time
fixed in said notice for the making of the
deed, such certificate is not redeemed as atore.
said, the Clerk shall execute a deed to the
holder of said certificate for the lands therein
described. Such deed shall be in substantially
the same form now prescribed for tax deeds,
and shall vest in the grantee the fee simple
title to said lands therein described free from
all liens except for the State and County taxes.
Before being entitled to receive such deed
the grantee named therein, or his agent or at.
torney, shall pay to the Clerk OF said Court
be paid upon the application for tax deed
in cases where lands have been sold for unpaid
State and County taxes. Whenever any tax
certificate is returned or deed issued thereon,
the Clerk shall enter such fact in the book
hereinbefore required to be kept by him, op.
posite the number of such certificate, and
Shall enter the date when redeemed or the
date when deed was executed, and by whom
redeemed or to whom decided and the amount
paid on such redemption. If the certificate
so redeemed is held by the said Trustees, the
Clerk shall transmit to such Trustees the
amount paid on the redemption OF such GER
tiicate, and said Trustees shall forward to
the Clerk said certificate for cancellation, 1t
such certificate is held by an individual or
corporation the said Clerk shall pay such sum
received for the redemption OF such certih-