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1.7 LAND AUCTION ORDINANCE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. PURPOSE The Douglas County Board of Supervisors and the duly appointed Land Committee may from time to time determine that it is in the best interests of the citizens of Douglas County to hold a Land Auction of tax delinquent real estate pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 75.69.01 et seq. SECTION II.. PROCEDURES A. Notice of such Land Auction shall meet the requirements set forth in Wis. Stat. 75.69(b). B. Douglas County hereby reserves the right provided by Wis. Stat. 75.69 to sell tax delinquent real estate by either open or closed bids. Whether or not the bidding will be open or closed shall be stated in the notice (Subd. A above) provided. C. Resolution #74-84, passed by a majority of the County Board of Supervisors on August 16, 1984 describes additional land auction procedures pursuant to Wis. Stat. 75.69.01 et seq. SECTION III. SALES PROVISIONS A. All sales of tax delinquent real estate shall be by Quit Claim Deed. B. Douglas County shall retain mineral rights in all sales of tax delinquent real estate. Mineral rights are all minerals which include but are not limited to the following: all iron, copper, coal, oil, gas and other minerals, including uranium, thorium and all other materials determined to be particularly essential to the production of fissionable materials, together with the usual mining rights, powers and privileges, including the right at any time to enter upon the land and use such parts of the surface as may be necessary in prospecting for, mining, saving and removing said minerals and materials. C. Douglas County requires full purchase price upon execution of quit claim deed. D. It is an offense to "Stop Payment" on a check issued in payment of County land bid at a land sale. Penalty 1.1, Section III, Douglas County Code of Ordinance. ---PAGE BREAK--- SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication. Any change in number or wording in any of the above mentioned statutes shall automatically become a part of this ordinance. Dated this 16th day of August, 1984. Amendments: January 20, 2000