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26-38-101. Uncertified sales to state prior to 1970 canceled.
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26-38-101. Uncertified sales to state prior to 1970 canceled.
(a) All sales of lands to the state for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1970 and all years prior thereto, which have not been certified to the Commissioner of State Lands and respecting which sales there is no record in the office of the Commissioner of State Lands, are canceled. The state releases all of its right, title, or interest in and to:
(1) All lands sold to the state for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1970 and all years prior thereto, to which lands the Commissioner of State Lands has executed deeds in favor of the grantees in such deeds, their heirs, successors, and assigns; and
(2) All such lands as have not been disposed of by the Commissioner of State Lands as aforesaid, but which lands have been placed back on the tax books of the counties wherein the lands lie, and the taxes have been paid thereon for more than seven (7) years since they were sold to the state.
(b) The provisions of this section apply whether or not the lands were ever certified to the county clerk and whether or not the lands were certified by the county clerk to the Commissioner of State Lands.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-38-101
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26-38-101. Uncertified sales to state prior to 1970 canceled.
(a) All sales of lands to the state for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1970 and all years prior thereto, which have not been certified to the Commissioner of State Lands and respecting which sales there is no record in the office of the Commissioner of State Lands, are canceled. The state releases all of its right, title, or interest in and to:
(1) All lands sold to the state for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1970 and all years prior thereto, to which lands the Commissioner of State Lands has executed deeds in favor of the grantees in such deeds, their heirs, successors, and assigns; and
(2) All such lands as have not been disposed of by the Commissioner of State Lands as aforesaid, but which lands have been placed back on the tax books of the counties wherein the lands lie, and the taxes have been paid thereon for more than seven (7) years since they were sold to the state.
(b) The provisions of this section apply whether or not the lands were ever certified to the county clerk and whether or not the lands were certified by the county clerk to the Commissioner of State Lands.
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