Bowman v. Roe
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. Ralph North, Judge. This is an action of ejectment brought by the appellees to recover a tract of land of which it is admitted they were the owners prior -to the first Monday in March, 1879, when it was sold to the State for the taxes of 1878. The tax-title thus acquired by the State has been by several conveyances vested in the appellee, who insists upon its validity, while the appellants contend that the sale to the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. Ralph North, Judge. This is an action of ejectment brought by the appellees to recover a tract of land of which it is admitted they were the owners prior -to the first Monday in March, 1879, when it was sold to the State for the taxes of 1878. The tax-title thus acquired by the State has been by several conveyances vested in the appellee, who insists upon its validity, while the appellants contend that the sale to the State was void because the assessment roll upon which it was based was' not approved within six days after the meeting of…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
The limitation contained in § 1685 of the Code of 1871, upon the right of the board of supervisors to sit, not exceeding six days, to examine the assessment rolls, was not 'removed by “An act to amend §§ 1684 and 1685 of the Revised Code of 1871 in relation to the returns of the assessment rolls,” approved March 6,1875, Acts, p. 50, and the action of the Board of Supervisors of "Warren County in the case before us was void for want of authority to be in session when it was had.
The act entitled “An act legalizing the return of assessment rolls, etc.,” approved July 31, 1875, Acts Special…
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