Groom v. State ex rel. Bowlin

The act “To amend the several acts for the loaning and collecting of the Sinking Fund, and for other purposes,” approved January 13, 1845, provides that “in cases of future sales of lands and lots bid in for the State, and in all cases of sales heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, upon foreclosure of mortgages to said fund, a certificate of purchase, signed by the president of the board, or by any member thereof by order of the board, shall be deemed sufficient evidence of such purchase; and where full payment of the purchase money shall have been, or may be, made, it shall be lawful for…