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IN THE ARKANSAS COUNTY CHANCERY COURT
STATE OF ARKANSAS............PLAINTIFF
VS.
DELINQUENT LANDS IN SOUTHERN DIST., ARKANSAS COUNTY FORFEITED FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES AND SOLD TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS..........DEFENDANTS.

NOTICE

.....Notice is herby given that pursuant to Act No. 119 of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1935, there has been filed in the office of the Clerk of Arkansas County Chancery Court the Complaint of the State of ARkansas to quiet and cinfirm in said State and/or redeemers, purchasers, donees and assigns, the ttile to certain lands mentioned in said Complaint and lying in the County of Arkanss, Southern Dist. and State of Arkansas.
.....All persons who can set up any right to the lands so forfeited and sold are hereby warned to appear in the Arkansas County Chancery Court at the September 1942 Term, after the publication of this notice, to-wit on the 28 day of September, 1942, and show cause, it any there be, why the title to said forfeited lands should not be confirmed, quieted and vested in the State of Arkansas and/or redeemers, purchasers, donees and assigns in fee simple forever.
.....The description of said lands and the names of the persons, firm or corporation last paying taxes theron are as follows:

LIST OF STATE LANDS IN ARKANSAS COUNTY SOUTHERN DISTRICT FORFEITED FOR 1938 TAXES

In Whose Name Assessed
Part of Section
Section
Area
Tax, Penalty and Cost
TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST
 
Ed Pitts
N 1/2 NE
15
80
$........ 7.73
Alice S. Branstetter
Frl. NW SW
.30
38.48
 
TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST
 
S.H. Bitely
N 1/2 NE
16
80
6.57
TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST
Lillie LaCotta
SW SE
36
40
3.74
TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST
W.D. Larance
SE SE
24
40
3.74
R.C. Haller
SE SE
25
40
3.74
Ruby M. Haller
SE SW
36
40
3.74
TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST
C.B. Ferguson & Son
Frl. SE NW
30
5.25
1.74
TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST
Layne Ark. Co.
Frl. N 1/2 NW
34
73.46
6.53
Layne Ark. Co.
Frl. SW NW
34
37.64
3.74
Layne Ark. Co.
NW SW
34
40
3.75
TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 5 WEST
Joe Warring
Frl. E 1/2 NE
19
86.90
7.33
Joe Warring
Frl. NW NE
19
45.69
4.13
W.N. Vancleve
E 1/2 NE
31
80
6.93
         
In Whose Name Assessed
Lot
Block
Tax, Penalty and Cost
TOWN OF DEWITT
Improvement Co. Addition to DeWitt
 
C.A. Lumsden
1-2
72
 
2.07
TOWN OF GILLETT
J.W.A. Norden
9-10-11-12
4
 
18.99
H.H. Collier
1-2-3
10
 
3.72
Will Mall
15-16
20
 
2.81
Alta Parker
1-2-3-4
68
 
11.90
Alta Parker
7-8-9-10
68
 
3.38
J. Floyd Vizzier
7-8
73
 
3.36
Thomas Additon to Gillett
Martin Bros.
13-114-15
3
 
2.81
TOWN OF ST. CHARLES
F. J. Selix
4 to 9
42
 
5.08
         
Witness my hand and seal on this 3 day of March, 1942
(Seal) JOHN GUNNELLl, Chancery Clerk
By F.J. BASS, D.C.
Osborne W. Garvin, Lawyer, Little Rock, Ark., for Plaintiff.
(Source: DeWitt Era-Enterprise, March 19,1942, Vol. 59, Page 4)

State of Arkansas……Plaintiff
vs
Deliquent Lands in Southern Dist., Arkansas County forfeited for non-payment of taxes and sold to the state of Arkansas…..Defendants.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Act No. 119 of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1935, there has been filed in the office of the Clerk of Arkansas County Chancery Court the Complaint of the State of Arkansas to quiet and confirm in said state and/or redeemers, purchasers, donees and assigns, the title to certain lands mentioned in said Complaint and lying in the County of Arkansas, Southern Dist. And State of Arkansas.
All persons who can set up any right to the lands so forfeited and sold are hereby warned to appear in the Arkansas County Chancery Court at the September 1942 Term, after the publication of this notice, to wit on the 28th day of September 1942 and show cause, it any there be, why the title to said forfeited lands should not be confirmed, quieted and vested in the State of Arkansas and/or redeemers, purchasers, donees and assigns in fee simple forever.
The description of said lands and the names of the persons, firm or corporation last paying taxes thereon are as follows:
List of State Lands in Arkansas County
Southern District
Forfeited for 1938 Taxes

Name

Part of Section

Section

Area

Tax Penalty & Cost

Township 6 South, Range 2 West

Ed Pitts

N ½  NE

15

80

$7.73

Alice S. Branstetter

Frl. NW SW

30

38.48

 

Township 7 South, Range 2 West

S. H. Bitely

N ½ NE

16

80

$6.57

Township 3 South, Range 3 West

Lillie LaCotts

SW SE

36

40

$3.74

Township 6 South, Range 3 West

W. D. Larance

SE SE

24

40

$3.74

R. C. Haller

SE SE

25

40

$3.74

Ruby M. Haller

SE SE

36

40

$3.74

Township 7 South, Range 3 West

C. B. Ferguson & Son

Frl. SE NW

30

5.25

$1.74

Township 6 South, Range 4 West

Layne Ark Co.

Frl. N ½ NW

34

73.46

$6.53

Layne Ark Co.

Frl. SW NW

34

37.64

$3.74

Layne Ark Co

NW SW

34

40

$3.75

Township 5 South, Range 5 West

Joe Warring

Frl. E ½ NE

19

86.90

$7.33

Joe Warring

Frl. NW NE

19

45.69

$4.13

W. M. Vancleve

E ½ NE

31

80

$6.93

Name

Lot

Block

Tax Penalty & Cost

Town of DeWitt
Improvement Co. Addition to DeWitt

C. A. Lumsden

1-2

72

$2.07

Town of Gillett

J. W. A. Norden

9-10-11-12

4

$18.99

H. H. Collier

1-2-3

10

$8.72

Will Mall

15-16

20

$2.81

Alta Parker

1-2-3-4

68

$11.90

Alta Parker

7-8-9-10

68

$8.88

J. Floyd Vizzier

7-8

73

$3.66

Thomas Addition to Gillett

Martin Bros.

13-14-15

3

$2.31

Town of St. Charles

F. J. Selix

4 to 9

42

$5.06

Witness my hand and seal on this 8 day of March 1942.
(Seal) John Gunnell, Chancery Clerk
by F. J. Bass, D. C.
Osborne W. Garvin, Lawyer, Little Rock, Ark., for Plaintiff.

(Source: DeWitt Era-Enterprise, Thursday, April 23, 1942, Vol. 60, No. 6)



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