North Dakota Code 57-28-16 – Form of deed to purchaser
The deed which the county shall execute and deliver to the purchaser must be substantially in the following form:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-28-16
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
COUNTY DEED This indenture made on , , between the county of , North Dakota, party of the first part, and , party of the second part, witnesseth:
WHEREAS, the real property hereinafter described was acquired by the county through tax deed proceedings for the nonpayment of taxes levied and extended against the property for the years of to inclusive, with interest and penalties, amounting to the sum of dollars; and
WHEREAS, the real property was offered for sale, and sold, pursuant to authority of law, on , , and at the sale, the second party became the purchaser of the whole thereof, for the sum of dollars, which has been paid in full; NOW, THEREFORE, the county as party of the first part, in consideration of the premises, and pursuant to authority of law, hereby does grant, bargain, sell, and convey to the second party, the second party’s heirs and assigns, that certain real property situated in the county of , North Dakota, described as follows:
To have and to hold the above described real property with all of the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the party of the second part, heirs and assigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF and , as chairman of the board of county commissioners and county auditor, respectively, of said county, hereby do set their hands the day and year first above written and do cause the seal of said county to be affixed thereto.
County, North Dakota Chairman, board of county commissioners STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of County auditor On , , personally appeared before me, a notary public within the aforesaid county and state, and , to me personally known to be the chairman of the board of county commissioners and the auditor, respectively, of said county, and acknowledged to me that they executed the foregoing deed for and on behalf of said county.
My commission expires . Notary Public, for County, North Dakota.