The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-06

collection of said taxes, a surplus OF the pro-
ceeos of such sale, and it snail be uncertain
who is emitted to receive said surplus or any
portion thereof, some all OF those per-
entitled to receive said surplus shall be
non-residents of the State of Maryland, and
whether said person or persons are adults or
infanls, and whether said persons are non
compos mentis or not, it shall be lawful for
any person interested in or entitled in any
way to any part of said surplus to file petit
ton in the Circuit Court for Cecil County In
the proceedings under which said tax sale was
had, in which petition shall be set forth the
facts the interest of the petitioner in sand sur
plus is based and asking that all persons in
terested in said surplus may De required TO
come into Court to prove their claims to said
surplus, and that distribution or said surplus
shall be made by said Sheriff or ex-SheriH to
the persons entitled thereto ana tnereupon
the said Court may pass an order directing
that notice of the substance and object of such
petition shall be given TO all persons interest
ed in said surplus by actual service upon
them if they are known and are residents of
the State OF Maryland. and if they are not
known non-residents of the State Of
Maryland, and whether infants or adults and
whether non compos mentis or of sound mind,
by publication of said notice in some newspa-
per published in Cecil County once a week for
three successive weeks warning them to APP
pear by day to be named in said order and
notice and answer said petition and prove
their respective claims to said surplus and at
any time after the day upon which appear
ance and answer is required to be made
aforesaid said petitioner or any person who
may have appeared and answered said petition
may upon proper application to said Court ask
to have said proceedings referred to the Audi
tor of the Court with directions to take such
testimony as may be produced 20 MIN by any
of the parties interested, touching the matter
of said petition and from said testimony and
proceedings to state account distributing
said surplus which said account the said Au-
ditor shall with the testimony taken by him
return 10 the Court on or before a day to be
named by said Court and thereupon the said
Court shall set down said petition and pro-
ceedings hereunder for final hearing, and it
shall then be determined by said Court as to
what persons are entitled tc receive said sur
plus, and when decided said Court shall
pass order directing said Sheriff or ex-
Sheriff the case may be to pay over said
surplus in accordance with the decision and
finding of said Court, and said Sheriff
Sheriff shall not be held liable in any respect
for so doing, and there shall be appeal from
the decision of said Court in the premises.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
P. L. GOLDSBOROUGH,
Governor.
JAMES Nee. Triple,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE d. PRICE,
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House.
Hereby Certify, That the afore-
going is true copy of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed ct the January Session, 1914.
ALBERT ]. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.