St. Mary's gazette., 1867-04-25
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAT,
Secretary Of the Senate.
" r. COLE,
Chief Clork House Of Delegates.
April 25th. 1867.

An Act to add tie following sections TO
article cighty-one Of the code Of Public
General Laws, tile Revenue and Tax
es, subtitle Direct Taxes. relating to
the sale Of real and leasehold estates for
taxes in the several counties.
Sec. /. BE it enacted hy tie General
Assembly of Maryland, That the following
sections he added to article eighty lone. OF
the code Of Public General Laws, title rev.
enue and taxes, subtitle direct taxes. and
rcarrangod undcr the head of section d.
rect taxes 10 said article:
Sec. /. That in all cases whore lands
held in tee simple or by lease, have been
sold or shall be sold for payment Of taxes
ia arrear, according to the provisions Of
existing Jaws, II shall be the duty of the
Collector Of taxes to report the said sale
together with all the proceedings had in
relation thereto, to the Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the judicial Circuit, where
said lands are So ,ated, who shall examine
tie said proceedings and if the same ap-
pear to be regular, and the provisions of
law 10 relation thereto have been complied
with, shall order no ice to be given by I'D
vertiscment published in such newspapers
as he shall direct, warming all persons in
tcrested in the property sold to be and ap-
pear by certain day, in the SAID notice to
be named, to show cause, if any they have.
why SAID sale should not be ratified and
confirmed, aud Il no cause or an iusufli-
cent cause be shown against Tie sail rai
ficatioa, the said sale shall by the order
and decl &c of the srid judge or court, be
ratified and confirmed, and the pure a>er
shall have good title but if good cause,
inrthe Judgment of the said judge, be shown
in the promises, the sad sale shall be set
aside. n which case the SAID Collector ma.r
proceed to new sale Of the property.
Sec. .. And be it enacted Th,,t vhen-
ever real Or laascho'd property which shall
be sold for taxys in arrear, shalt belong
solely 10 minors, married women, or per
sou non compos montis. It >hall be lawful
for The Collector t0 r.nt or lease SAD pro-
per;y 5or the amount Of the taxes in arcear
aad the expenses Of the proceedings, py
public auction at the court house 1oor 1f
the county where the lands arc situated,
and the property in such case shall be
struck of to the bidder who will take it
for the shortest period Of time. not less
than ore year, for the said taxes, expenses
anl interest
SEC 3. And be it enacted, That no.h
iar III the two preceding sections eo9tain-
81. Shall lie authorized to affect any qucs-
tion u t;le, not counectod with or 4 pen
don; On the said sale b tie Collector
See And be It enacted That in all
case. of the sale Of property. real or lease
hold. for the payment Of taxes III 'arrcar,
i sha,l bethe duty Of ;he Collector At TIE
time Of the sale to require the payment Of
the taxes il arrear ana expenses Of sa}c;
the balance If the purchase money shall be
;ail II the expiration Of year and day
from the time Of sale and until payment
q tho whole Of the purchase money, the
purchaser shall have no title.
Sc ). 81 i enacted, Tha; this &c.
shall take effect froa tL1 date Of Is pas
saso.
We certify that The. aforcgoing IS true
copy Of an act which passed the General
AZ, 5,l'y of Nary,auG J,nu.ry session