The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-26
Brown Explains
Auction Sale

| Audiror(;rncr;tl Vernon !. Brown
chairman OF the STATE Land office
Board. has outlined Il plan by which
| properties of aged and deserving per
SONS could he withheld from the com
ina. sale of taxidrlnquent properties
Mr. Brown also urged former owners
If lax delinquent properties which re
verified To the Stale OH November >. To
! take advantage # the provisions of.
rhr SAFE Land office Board act III
order that they might regain posses
SION of heir properties.
An unusual opportunity i offered
| Io prcviuu> owners " stated Mr. Brown
1T has always been true that proper
tie have been lost through failure 10
pay taxes However, realizing that con
drion> have been such during the
past decade thar many honest and
>iucere citizens have defaulted in the
pa yment of tax obligations through no
fault of their own. the legislature
wisely provided methods by which tax
addition To- the many moratorium
plans which have been made available
Through the depression era. the State
Land Office Beard was created so that
those who were unable To avail them
selves Of these plans might still re-
purchase their properties from the
STATE On attractive terms.
An auction sale of these properties
will be conducted in each Of the c0un-
ties under the jurisdiction of the
State Land Office Board This auction
will commence at . II. m. February
f13. 1910. at the office Of the county
treasurer of each of these counties.
Properties lying within that county
will be offered for sale To the highest
bidder provided the bid equals or eX
ct-edS - per cent IF the assessed valu-
alton for 1898 If the former owner
wishes To ,repurchaSe his property he
should he present at the sale 10 see
that at least the minimum bid of -
per cent i submitted In case other
bidders exceed This amount il i I'M
necessary To enter into competitive
bidding. but the former owner may
within 81 days meet any such bid. All
former owners may also have the priv
ilcge of spreading their payments over
Il time payment contract whereas other
bidders must pay cash for the full
amount Of their bid within ~ hours.
Ii i the sincere desire of the State
Land Office Board that I'LL parties
who had any interest in these pre- per
lie and who now wish 10 regain their
rights. shall have every opportunity L"
d. 50 and We believe thar this method
will permit NJ 10 meet every reason
able request Of such persons.
We have been seriously concerned
over the plight II 4 few aged aud lie
>trvin" uredy persons who find their
properties involved in the coming sale.
However. we believe that We have at
least temporary solution for this
situation We are suggesting that the
Investigators for the old Age Assist
aG,@. Bureau and he welfare depart
mcnt> arrange To withhold properties
of their clients from our sale.
We shall likewise cooperate with
township supervisors and village and
ely officials in Withholding other
cases which are MOI on the relief rolls
but which frequently are more de>erv-
ing of consideration. We shall. of
curse. have To depend upon local au-
thuritieS To call these cases L. our al
tpntion. In This connection il should be
lniIrIed cut that our tax laws make IL
The duty Of local assessing Officers 10
exempt from taxation the property Of
those who are financially unable 70
contribute 10 The cost Of government.
and We therefore feel that we are
justified in placing the responsibility
for the withholding of such properties
from The sale in the hands of local Of
ficialS."
II was also suggested by Mr. Brown
thar those who are unfamiliar with
the procedure 10 be followed should
Immediately consult their county trea-
>urPr Lists IT properties L. be offered
for sale and explanatory pamphlets
are available 1T ~, various offices IT
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