Jackson v. Rose McCarron

Two questions are presented:(1) Is the tax deed void because not attested by the-official seal of the county? The written certificate of the county clerk recites: “I . . . have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said county,” and a seal is affixed with this device:

“COUNTY CLERK SEAL

LOGAN COUNTY, KANSAS.”

And it is also shown that this seal had been used by the county clerk (with the exception of only one instance) and by his predecessors in office for years to attest all of his and their official acts. The evidence, however, showed that the county had another seal,,…