Certificates of Sale.

Milwaukee City Charter § 19-18

in effect

19-18. Certificates of Sale. Certificates of the sale of lands for nonpayment of taxes or assessments, and charges, hereafter to be issued by the treasurer of the city of Milwaukee, under the act to which this is amendatory, shall be in the following or equivalent form: STATE OF WISCONSIN ) Milwaukee City and ) ss. County) I, , treasurer of the city of Milwaukee, in said state, do hereby certify that on this day of , A.D. 19 , I sold at public auction, pursuant to law (here describe the land sold), unto for the sum of dollars and cents, being the amount due for city taxes, assessments and charges, on said . This certificate bears interest at the rate of 1% per month or fraction thereof from January 1 after the tax levy year, and if the land so sold is not redeemed according to law, the owner of this certificate will be entitled to a conveyance of so much of said land as shall remain unredeemed. This certificate is transferable by endorsement. ....(city treasurer) (HISTORY: Section 19-18 am. Ch. Ord. 435 File #76-756, Oct. 5, 1976.)

Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH19.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/26/2026