The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-20


! capped taxation, at the rate of tax fixed
for such year, and the same shall be a
1lrst lien thereon and be collected by
the treasurer. for the time being. in
the manner of collecting the current
levy, provided by law.
SECTION ll6 &. No piece of real
estate offered at tax sale shall be sold
for less than the taxes, interest, penal
ties and costs Of sale, for which it is
liable: and in the absence ofa sufficient
hld Tor the same, it shall be sold to the
County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County for the amount there
OF. In such case it shall remain on the
assessment book and be taxed as other
property but not he re-sold at the sue
ceeding annual tax sales. Report of
sale and final ratification thereof shall
be made and had rs hereinbefore pro-
vided, and if such real estate so sold be
not redeemed within the two years al
lowed therefor, by the payment of the
purchase money, with interest on the
same at the rate Of twelve per centum
per annum, and ofall subsequent taxes
interest and penalties accrued thereon
it shall. thereupon, be forfeited to. and
| a fee simple title to the same, be vested
in the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County, without the execu-
tlon OF any deed therefor. After each
period of forfeiture. the treasurer, for
the time being, shall make up list of
all forfeited property. Said list shall
be inserted weekly, for six consecutive
weeks before the day of sale, in one
newspaper published in PrinceGeorge's
County, Maryland, to be selected by
said treasurer, and shall contain de-
scription of each piece of such forfeited
property, its location by district, its
name, if any and known, and the guam
tity of land it contains. To such list
shall be appended notice that on a
certain day, Ito be named therein the
treasurer will, at ten o'clock a. m, at
the Court House door, in The town Of
Upper Marlborough, in said County
proceed to offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, for cash,
each of the said forfeited parcels of real
estate, as the property Of the County
Commissioners of Prince Georges
County, beginning with the first parcel
on said list, and continuing on in the
order Of said list, from day to day, if
necessary, from ten o'clock a. m. to
three o'clock p. M, Sundays excepted,
until all have been offered for sale.
And on said day Of sale the treasurer
shall proceed to make sale in conform
ity with his published notice. Upon
payment Of the whole purchase money,
and not before, the treasurer, for the
time being, shall execute deed in fee
simple to the purchaser, for the parcel
Of real estate sold to him.
SECTION JIG H. The treasurer of
Prince Georges County, for the time
being shall make up a list of all taxes as
sessed by the County Commissioners of
Prince Georges County, upon real
estate in said county from and including
the last Monday of March in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety, which
taxes have not been paid aud for which
the real estate, liable therefor. has been
offered at tax sale, and remain unsold
at the time Of making the list herein
ordered, for want of bidders, default of
purchasers or any other cause. Said
list shall be published weekly, for six
consecutive weeks, before the first
Monday of August, in the year eigh-
teen hundred and ninety eight, and be
inserted in one newspaper published in
Prince Georges County Maryland to be
selected by said treasurer; and shall con-
tain the name or names Of the person or
persons appearing upon the assessment
books as the owner or owners of each
piece of said real estate, and if said real
estate has changed hands, in whole or
in part, and such change is known to
the trea Surer, also the present owners
thereof; the location of the same by
district, the quantity of land it con-
tains; and other matters of descrip-
ton that may be known to the treasurer
such as its name, the adjacent prop
erty holders, the book and page of the
land records Of Prince Georges Coun-
ty. which contain the transfer of said
property to the present owner, If as
certained, and the amount of taxes as
sessed and in default, with the interest,
penalties and costs of sale accrued,
and to accrue to day of sale, upon each
piece of said real estate. TO said list
shall be appended a notice that if such
tax or taxes, interest, penalties and
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first Monday of August next following,
the said treasurer will, on said day, at
ten o'clock 4. IN. at the Court house
door, in the town of Upper Marlbo-
rough, in said county, proceed to offer
each Of the said parcels of real estate,
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, to satisfy said taxes, in
terest, penalties and costs of sale, for
which the same is liable, beginning
with the first parcel on said list, and
continuing on, in the order of said list,
from day to day, from ten O'Clock am.
until three O'Clock p. m, Sundays eN-
cepted. until all shall have been offered
for sale. And on said day of sale the
treasurer shall proceed to make said
sale in conformity with said published
notice Thereafter all proceedings, in
the matter of the sales made as requr-
ed by this section, shall be in conform
ity with thos, provided for the annual
sales made on the first Monday of March
in each year, except that the report OF
sale shall be made on or before tue
first Monday Of September next follow
inc said sale. exceptions to such sales
shall be filed on or before the first
Monday of October next following,
and the period of redemption shall be
two years from the first day of sale,
to wit : the said first Monday of Au-
gust. All provisions of this article,
relating to tax sales, so fur as they
may be applicable to the tax sales re-
quircd 10y this section, are hereby eN-
rrcsSly made applicable thereto.
SECTION IlG |. All the instructions
and directions hy law given for the