HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-014To: Board of County Commissioners,
Indian River County, Florida.
The undersigned Adelaide T. Zeuch, Warren T. Zeuch, Frederic
E. Zeuch and Katherine Z. Forster, do herewith petition and certify under
oath to iLq Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
as follows, to -wit:
That H. J. Zeuch & Co., a Florida corporation, was the record fee
simple owner of the following described property, situated in Indian River
County, Florida, to -wit:
The West half of the South half of the North half of the
Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 24,
Township 33 South, Range 39 East;
from the year 1927 until the title to said lands became vested in Indian River
County, Florida, under and by virtue of a foreclosure of tax certificates,,
instituted by said County in the Circuit Court in and for Indian River Qounty,
Florida, in Chancery No. 2398.
That said County did, under date of January 31, 1952, convey said
lands after public sale to J. Douglas Baker and Marion Baker, his wife. That
a question has arisen as to the validity of said sale by said County due to the
fact that the said J. Douglas Baker is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Indian
River County, Florida, and as such Clerk made said sale for and upon behalf
of said County.
That subsequently, the said J. Douglas Baker and wife conveyed said
lands to Vero Beach Home Lands, Inc., a. Florida corporation, who subse-
quently conveyed the same to Country and Town Investment Company, Inc.,
a New Jersey corporation authorized to do business in the State of Florida,
who now claim to own said lands.
That the said 1-1. J. Zeuch & Co., acting by and through a majority
of its Trustees, have agreed to sell and convey said lands to said Country and
Town Investment Company, Inc., In the event the same are conveyed by said
County to the Trustees of said 1-1. J. Zeuch & Co. In order that title may be
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then vested in said Country and "Gown Investment Company, Inc. , and said
Trustees make this Petition on that premise and do herewith request said
County to convey said lands to the said Trustees of FI. J. Zeueh & Co., whose:
address is 21.02 Ponce DeLeon Boulevard, Vero Beach, Florida. That the
date of the final decree under which the title to said lands was quieted in the
County is August 14, 1944. That the price of the lands as previously fixed
by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners is $ ;25, 00 That
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no actual use of said lands was enjoyed by such former owner at the time of
entry of said final decree except that of its ownership. That in all good
conscience, said lands should now be conveyed to said former owner in order
that title to said present owner under the deed from the County may be per-
fected. That said former owner offers to pay to the County an amount equal
to all taxes which have become delinquent together with interest and costs
provided by law, less the stun of $25.00 heretofore paid to said County by the
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said J. Douglas Baker and wife. That said lands are not situated and have not
been situated in any municipality and in the event the lands have not been
assessed for taxes for the current year, then in that event in addition to the
amounts above provided for, said former owner offers to include an amount
which would pay the taxes for the current and any omitted years, such latter
amount to be determined by applicable miliage for such omitted years and
based upon said last assessment of said lands.
That said lands were acquired prior to January 1, 1946, by Indian
River County for delinquent taxes under the provisions of Chapter 22079,
Laws of Florida, Acts of 1943, and were described and recorded in the book
designated "County Lands Acquired for Delinquent Taxes" on file in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County and because of the reasons
Hereinbefore recited, have not been previously sold and have not been
dedicated by the County in the manner prescribed by law.
That attached hereto, marked "Exhibit A" and as such trade a part
hereof, is the Certificate of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County
showing the amount of all delinquencies existing at the time the title to the
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lands became vested In the County and estimates of the amount of taxes
which would have accrued to said lands had not the title reverted to the
County. That the total thereof Is $ 47.24 and after subtracting the suin
of $25.00 heretofore paid, the balance Is $ 22. 24 which said sum is
herewith tendered to said County in cash.
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As and constituting a majority of the
Directors of Ii. J. ZeUCh & Co. , a
Florida corporation at the time of Its
dissolution, constituting a majority of
its Board of `Trustees for the property
owned by said dissolved corporation.
Subscribed and sworn to by
Warren T. Zeuch and Adelaide
T. Zeuch before m c this
day of October, 1956.
Notary Public in and for the State of
Florida at Large. My Corrunissi n
expires: Hqpq p4aft- sw— .1 "W44 4W
Subscribed and sworn to by
Frederic E. Zeuch before me this
day of October, 1956.
Notary Public In and for the S7ta�teo
Ohio. My Commission expires:
Subscribed and sworn to by
Katherine Z. Forster before me
this day of October, 1956.
Rotary —FabTFc-fn—and —To—r—tfic—tate —of—
Tennessee. My Commission expires:
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MITCHELL, SMITH & MITCHELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA