Van Husan v. Heames

Section 135 of Act No. 206, Laws of 1893, reads as follows;

“When any deed, land contract, plat of any town site, village, or addition to any town site, village plat, or city, or other instrument for the conveyance of title to any real estate, is presented to the register of deeds of any' county in this State for record or filing in his office, he shall require of the person presenting the same a certificate from the Auditor General, or from the county treasurer of the *506county, -whether th'ere are any tax liens or titles held by the State, or any individual, against such piece or description of…