Chapter 41. relating to sales for taxes in the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 41.— An Act relating to sales for taxes in the District of Columbia.Jan. 26, 1887. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Real estate, District of Columbia.Purchasers of, at tax sales to have valid title after two years.Deed to issue. That hereafter sales of real estate, after advertisement as required by law, by the collector of taxes for the District of Columbia, for taxes or assessments that have been or may be levied by the Commissioners of said District, or by other law full authority, shall entitle the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, if the property be not redeemed within two years from the date of suck sale, to a deed from the Commissioners of the District, which deed shall vest in the grantee a good and valid title, and shall be presumptive evidence in all controversies in relation thereto that the property so conveyed was subject to the taxes for which the property was sold, that such taxes were, not paid, and that the property was not redeemed before the execution of the deed, and that the manner of levy, notice, sale, and all the other prerequisites of law were complied with necessary and proper to make such deed and title valid.
Approved, January 26, 1887.