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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...the fact of such protest on the tax roll and in the receipt given. The person paying under such protest may, within thirty days, and not afterwards, sue the township for the amount paid, and recover, if the tax is shown to be illegal payment or tax for the reason specified in such protest. Any person owning onanaiTidea fin un(ivide(j share, or other part or parcel of real property assessed in one description, may pay on the part thus owned by paying an amount having the same relation to the whole tax as the part on which payment is made has to the whole parcel. The person making such payment shall accurately describe the part or share on which he makes payment, and the receipt given and the record of the receiving officer shall show such description, and by whom paid; and in case of the sale of the remaining part or share for non-payment of taxes, he may purchase the same in Bi«ht«o holder like manner as any disinterested person could. Any person having a lien on property may, after thirty days from the time the tax is payable, pay the taxes thereon, and the same may be added to his lien and reoovered with Bighteeitenant, the rate of interest borne by the lien. A tenant of real estate may pay the taxes thereon and deduot the same from his rent, unless there be an agreement to the contrary. Such payment may be made to the township treasurer while the tax roll is in his hanfls, or afterwards to Evidence of pay-the county treasurer. The receipt given shall be evidence of such payment. u?wi«nientreL-EC-Within one week after the time speoified in nrer. '"" his warrant, the township treasurer shall pay to the county treasurer, all State and county taxes collected: Provided. That the township treasurer of the township of South Manitou, in ...