A Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-payment of Taxes: Embracing the Decisions of the Federal Courts, and of the Supreme Judicial Tribunals of the Several States |
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... reason why the latter should give way when inconsistent with the former . The oath of fealty taken by every officer of the government , demands , at the hands of the judges , an adherence to the fundamental law . * - Besides , the ...
... reason why the latter should give way when inconsistent with the former . The oath of fealty taken by every officer of the government , demands , at the hands of the judges , an adherence to the fundamental law . * - Besides , the ...
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... reason of his neglect to pay his tax when due , can in no proper sense be termed taxes ; they are , in fact , penalties . Judge Richardson , in Burger v . Carter , says , " It is admitted that under this wise , protective provision ...
... reason of his neglect to pay his tax when due , can in no proper sense be termed taxes ; they are , in fact , penalties . Judge Richardson , in Burger v . Carter , says , " It is admitted that under this wise , protective provision ...
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... reason is that the law treats the instrument by which the power is executed , as a mere appointment or revocation of the use , according to the will of the donor , and if the intention to do this is * 37 manifest * upon the face of the ...
... reason is that the law treats the instrument by which the power is executed , as a mere appointment or revocation of the use , according to the will of the donor , and if the intention to do this is * 37 manifest * upon the face of the ...
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... reason of this precision we are not at liberty to inquire into , nor what the supposed necessity may have been , in the opinion of the legis- lature , for its adoption . It is sufficient to perceive , that the recital of the substance ...
... reason of this precision we are not at liberty to inquire into , nor what the supposed necessity may have been , in the opinion of the legis- lature , for its adoption . It is sufficient to perceive , that the recital of the substance ...
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... reason assigned for this * 44 strictness is that the power of the officer to sell land for the non - payment of taxes by the owner , is a naked one , not coupled with an interest ; and in all such cases , whether the power is general or ...
... reason assigned for this * 44 strictness is that the power of the officer to sell land for the non - payment of taxes by the owner , is a naked one , not coupled with an interest ; and in all such cases , whether the power is general or ...
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acres adverse possession advertisement application assessment assessor auditor authority certificate Circuit Court clerk collector common law complied Constitution construction construed convey conveyance court of equity Curtenius declared defective defendant delinquent divested duty equity execution fact femes covert former owner Gilm grant Greenl heirs held void illegal Illinois intended interest Iowa Judge judgment jury justice land sold law requires legislature levy lien Massachusetts ment notice officer Ohio onus probandi paid party pay the tax payment Penn person plaintiff possession prescribed presumption prima facie principle proceedings proof proprietor purchaser question recited record redeem redemption remedy rule sell sheriff sheriff's deed Smedes Smith sold for taxes South Carolina statute Stead's Executors Supreme Court tax deed tax sale tax title taxation taxes due thereof tion town tract of land unseated validity valuation vested Watts Wend Wisc
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Page 196 - Thousand dollars in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell, unto the said party of the second part...
Page 23 - That they were intended to secure the individual from the arbitrary exercise of the powers of government unrestrained by the established principles of private rights and distributive justice.
Page 19 - No member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers.
Page 9 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.
Page 637 - ... in the city of Chicago, in the County of Cook, and State of Illinois...
Page 22 - The meaning is that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property and immunities, under the protection of the general rules which govern society. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not, therefore, to be considered the law of the land. If this were so, acts of attainder, bills of pains and penalties, acts of confiscation, acts reversing judgments, and acts directly transferring one man's estate to another, legislative judgments, decrees and forfeitures in all possible...
Page 557 - Discretion, when applied to a court of justice, means sound discretion guided by law : it must be governed by rule, not by humour ; it must not be arbitrary, vague and fanciful, but legal and regular " : per Lord afansfield, in Rex vs.
Page 199 - That the land or lot was advertised for sale in the manner and for the length of time required by law.
Page 12 - That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused hath a right to be heard by himself and counsel; to demand the nature and cause, of the accusation against him; to meet the witnesses face to face; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor...
Page 12 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.