Prescott v. Beebe
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Saline District Court. Injunction, brought by Prescott. The S.W.|- of sec. 36, in township 14 south, range 3 west, in Saline county, was a part of the lands reserved to the state as “school lands.” In January 1869 said tract of land was sold in accordance with the laws of this state for $800, payable in ten equal annual installments, with interest. One George Pearson was the purchaser. Pearson assigned his certificate of purchase to Prescott.
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Error from Saline District Court. Injunction, brought by Prescott. The S.W.|- of sec. 36, in township 14 south, range 3 west, in Saline county, was a part of the lands reserved to the state as “school lands.” In January 1869 said tract of land was sold in accordance with the laws of this state for $800, payable in ten equal annual installments, with interest. One George Pearson was the purchaser. Pearson assigned his certificate of purchase to Prescott. Said land was assessed in 1869 for the purposes of taxation, and was valued at the full sum of $800. . The taxes not being paid, the land'was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
The question in this case is, whether school lands, after they have been sold, and before they are fully paid for, are subject to taxation and to sale and conveyance by tax-deed. The plaintiff in error claims that this land cannot be conveyed by a tax-deed, for the following reasons: “First, The law in reference to the sale of school lands, is unconstitutional and void, as to said § 14, on the subject of taxation, because the law contains more than one subject, and one not clearly expressed in its title. Second, This section, and the…
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