CHAPTER 7. Sale of Land for Delinquent Installments [9535. - 9577.]

Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.

§§ 9535–9577 · 29 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Notice and Sale §§ 9535–9544 · 10 sections

   • § 9535 If both portions of the installments, levied pursuant to Chapter 6 of this part, are not paid before the last Monday in April at 6 o'clock p.m., the board…
   • § 9536 The notice shall contain the following: (a) A description of each parcel of land assessed within the county whereon an installment or installments are…
   • § 9537 The sale shall be held not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days from the date of delinquency.
   • § 9538 At the time and place stated in the notice the county treasurer shall sell each parcel of land described in the notice to the highest bidder unless prior…
   • § 9539 No bid for any parcel shall be accepted less than the aggregate sum then due for the installment or installments thereon, together with the penalty, except…
   • § 9540 Any bonds or coupons so received in payment shall be canceled by the county treasurer and transmitted to the State Treasurer.
   • § 9541 If the entire amount of any bond or coupon tendered in payment is not required to complete payment of the purchase money, the county treasurer shall indorse…
   • § 9542 The bond fund of the assessment shall be credited with the amount of purchase money paid in bonds or coupons on delinquent sales, and of all sums indorsed as…
   • § 9543 The county treasurer shall execute to each purchaser at the delinquent sale including the drainage district, a certificate of sale, which shall be recorded by…
   • § 9544 The county treasurer may if directed by the board postpone the delinquent sale from time to time for not less than 10 nor more than 30 days by a written notice…
2. ARTICLE 2. Purchase and Sale of Land by the Drainage District §§ 9550–9558 · 9 sections

   • § 9550 If no bid is made for any parcel at the delinquent sale equal to the amount of installment or installments delinquent thereon, including the penalty, the…
   • § 9551 Any parcel of land bid in and purchased by the drainage district at the delinquent sale shall be held in trust for the bond fund of the assessment upon which…
   • § 9552 Payment for the land purchased under the next preceding section may be made by the purchaser either in cash or matured bonds and coupons issued upon assessment…
   • § 9553 The board shall execute a deed to the purchaser at the sale conveying the property, free of encumbrances except State, county and other municipal taxes,…
   • § 9554 The purchase price received in cash shall be paid by the board to the State Treasurer and any bonds or coupons received in payment by the board shall be…
   • § 9555 All such money paid over and the canceled bonds or coupons delivered to the State Treasurer shall be credited to the bond fund of the assessment.
   • § 9556 If any land held by the drainage district, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, remains unsold after the final installment of the assessment has been…
   • § 9557 The board shall execute to the purchaser a conveyance of the land free of incumbrances except State, county and municipal taxes, and assessments levied or…
   • § 9558 The board shall deposit the proceeds of the sale with the State Treasurer to the credit of the bond fund of the assessment.
3. ARTICLE 3. Redemption and Conveyancing of Lands §§ 9565–9571 · 7 sections

   • § 9565 Any person interested in any tract of land sold at a delinquent sale, made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may redeem the tract of land at any time…
   • § 9566 If no redemption is made within one year the board upon demand and the surrender of the certificate of purchase and the delivery of a certificate of the county…
   • § 9567 The deed shall convey to the grantee therein named the land free and clear of all encumbrances except State, county and municipal taxes, assessments levied or…
   • § 9568 Each installment of the encumbrances mentioned in the preceding section may be called and collected as provided by law.
   • § 9569 No parcel sold and conveyed to the drainage district shall thereafter, until redeemed or until sold and disposed of by the board, be subject to sale by the…
   • § 9570 Every deed by the board purporting to be executed under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the matters therein recited and of ownership…
   • § 9571 All deeds required by this chapter to be executed by the board may be executed by the president and secretary thereof on behalf of the board.
4. ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Proceeds §§ 9575–9577 · 3 sections

   • § 9575 Out of the proceeds of a delinquent sale, made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the county treasurer shall transmit to the State Treasurer the…
   • § 9576 The State Treasurer shall place the amount to the credit of the bond fund of the drainage district for the particular bond issue upon the assessment.
   • § 9577 The county treasurer shall pay to the owner of the property any surplus remaining after the payment to the State Treasurer.