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A. On the day and hour fixed for the sale, all the property upon which the taxes of all kinds, penalties and costs have not been paid, shall by operation of law and declaration of the tax collector, be sold to the city, and the tax collector shall make an entry “Sold to City, ____, 19___,” on the delinquent list, opposite the taxes; provided, that any time prior to the day and hour fixed for said sale the owner or person in possession of any property offered for sale for taxes due thereon may pay the taxes, penalties and costs due, and; provided further, that when the original tax amounts to the sum of the hundred dollars or more, upon any piece of property, the city may bring suit against the owner of said property for the collection of said tax or taxes, penalties and costs as provided in Section 3.28.595, and; provided further, that any property contained in the advertised list as provided for in Section 3.28.335, which has not been redeemed from the sale made to the city five or more years previously, shall be sold by the tax collector at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States; but no bid shall be accepted at such sale for less than the amount of all taxes, penalties and costs due as shown in said advertised lists.

2. After such bid has been made and accepted the right of redemption ceases, except as to the purchaser, who shall have thirty days within which to make redemption as provided in Section 3.28.395, and if not so redeemed, or if no sale is had under the provisions of this subsection, then said property shall be deeded to the city, as provided in Section 3.28.390.

B. And, provided further, when any property is to be sold at public auction as provided in this section, within five days after the first publication of said delinquent list, the tax collector shall mail a copy of said list or publication, postage thereon prepaid and registered to the party to whom the land was last assessed next before said sale, at his last known post office address, or in lieu of mailing the entire printed list, said tax collector may mail to the party to whom the land was last assessed next before the sale, at his last known post office address, postage thereon prepaid and registered, a printed notice of such sale, which notice shall be in substance, and may be in form as follows:

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

In pursuance of ordinance of the City of Bakersfield, notice is hereby given that unless sooner redeemed, the undersigned will on the ____ day of ____, 19_____, commencing at _____ o’clock __ M., and continuing from day to day thereafter if additional time is required to complete the sale, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all properties which were sold to the City of Bakersfield for delinquent taxes for the year 19______, on which the taxes remain unpaid, of which the following described property is a part, and which property was assessed for the year 19_____ to ______, and described as follows___________________________.

Redemption of any of the above described property may be had at any time prior to said sale.

For full information as to the amount necessary to redeem the said property apply to the Tax Collector of the City of Bakersfield.

(Signed) _______________________

Tax Collector of the City of

Bakersfield, California.

C. The money received under this section shall be distributed as provided in Section 3.28.495. (Prior code § 6.04.730)