The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-02-09
DELINQUENT TAXES MAY
BE PAID IN 20 PAYMENTS
Continued from PAGE One)

ing the year 1888, nor any sub
sequent year, against the property
embraced within any such con-
tract shall be unpaid on the date
when such contract is entered
into.
Section 2. Any taxpayer desir-
ing to avail himself OF the pro-
visions of this act shall apply
on or before January l., 1888, to
the board OF county commissioners
Of the county wherein such taxes
are payable, to adjust and pay
such taxes as follows: The ap-
plication shall be in writing, exc
cuted in triplicate, and shall show:
/. The full name and ad-
dress Of the applicant.
2. The legal description OF
all property against which said
taxes or assessments are a lien
or charge.
8. An itemized statement of
such taxes and assessments and
the total amount thereof, includ-
ing interest, penalties and costs,
If any.
4. That there is no tax
sale certificate covering any OF
said taxes or assessments outstand-
ing, and held other than by the
county.
S. A certificate from the county
treasurer showing that all taxes
becoming due subsequent to taxes
for the year 1882, have been paid.
6. That the applicant contracts
and agrees to pay all prior and
delinquent taxes in twenty (20)
semi-annual payments, beginning
with the acceptance of the appli-
cation.
Section 8. If the board of county
commissioners finds that the
statements contained in said ap-
plication are true and correct, it
shall grant the same by resolu-
ton, and the chairman shall en-
dorse such approval on the back
of each triplicate application, and
thereupon a written contract shall
be made and entered into between
the applicant and the board of
county commissioners embodying
the terms and provisions of such
application, n copy to remain
with the board of county commits
sioners. one to be delivered to the
county treasurer and one deliver
ed to the applicant, and there
after no sale or assignment of
tax sale certificate shall be made
by the county treasurer upon any
real or personal property included
in such contract while its terms
and provisions are in force. If the
board finds that any required
statement is not contained in said
application. or if any statement
is not true and correct, it shall
deny the same.
Section 4. In the event that any
taxes o. assessments levied after
the passage of this act become de-
linquent, or if the taxpayer fails
to pay two (2) successive install
ments on his contract when the
same becomes due, then, in either
of such events, said contract shall
become null and void, and Shall
be so declared null and void by
the board of county commissioners
by a resolution of the board to
that effect, spread on the minutes
of their meeting, and the county
officers responsible shall proceed
to take tax deed to such property
as provided by law in the same
manner as though the taxpayer
had not availed himself of the
provisions of this act.
Section S. The amount of de-
linquent taxes, assessments, penal
ties and interest, as specified in
said contract, shall bear interest
at the same rate as such delin-
quent taxes would bear, and such
interest shall be payable semi
annually upon the balance re-
naming unpaid at that time, and
t ehinterest shall be computed only
to such date of final payment.
Section 6. This act applies to
all taxes or assessments on any
real property and all taxes or as
sessments now levied against per-
sonal property that are a lien
against real property which has
been advertised or sold for taxes
prior to November 1, 1888, and up
on which tax deed has not passd,
except where sale or assignment
has been made to private persons.
Section 7. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall be deemed or con-
sidered as a release or postpone
ment of any tax or assessment
due, but shall be considered as a
method whereby the taxpayer may
fund said taxes or assessments
over a period of time, and IS
thereby deemed an emergency.