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1867, c. 186 adds the following :
63. In all cases were lands held in fee-simple or
by lease have been sold or shall be sold for pay-
ment of taxes in arrears according to the provisions
of existing laws, it shall be the duty of the collector
of taxes to report the said sale, together with, all the
proceedings had in relation thereto, to the judge of
the circuit court of the judicial circuit, where said
lands are situate, who shall examine the said pro-
ceedings, and if the same appear to be regular, and
the provisions of law in. relation thereto have been
complied with, shall order notice to be given by
advertisement published in such newspapers as he
shall direct, warning all persons interested in the
property sold to be and appear by a certain day in
the said notice to be named, to show cause if any
they have, why said sale should not be ratified, and
confirmed, and if no cause or an insufficient cause
be shown against the said ratification, the said sale
shall by the order and decree of the said judge or
court be ratified and confirmed, and the purchaser
shall have a good title, but if good cause, in the
judgment of the said judge, be shown in the prem-
ises, the said sale shall be set aside, in which case
the said collector may proceed to a new sale of the
property.
64. Wherever real or leasehold property which
shall be sold for taxes in arrears shall belong solely
to minors, married women, or persons non compos
mentis, it shall be lawful for the collector to rent or
lease said property for the amount of the taxes in
arrear and the expenses of the proceedings, by pub-
lic auction at the court house door of the county
where the lands are situate, and the property in
such case shall be struck off to the bidder, who will
take it for the shortest period of time, not less than
one year, for the said taxes, expenses and interest.
65. Nothing in the two preceding sections con-
tained, shall be authorized to affect any question of
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1867, C 186, s 1
Collector to
report to judges
of circuit
courts sales of
lands for taxes
Notice to show
cause.
Ratification of
sale and pur-
chaser's title
Ibid s 2.
In case of
minors, mar-
ried women,
&c
Property to be
rented for
taxes at public
auction
Ibid s 3
How this act
construed.
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