The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-23
Public Local Laws
SHERIFF'S DISTRIBUTION OF
SURPLUS
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AN ACT to provide for the distribu-
ton in certain cases of the surplus
funds remaining in the hands of any
Sheriff or ex-Sheriff of Cecil County
from tax sales.
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, 1hat in any and all
cases of sales OF property by .he sheriff or ex-
Sheriff of Cecil County for the purpose OF
enforcing the collection Or any MUNICIPAL
County or State taxes, whore there shall re-
main in the hands OF said Sheriff or ex-
Sheriff after the payment % s.'td taxes ana
uroper interest thereon and all legal costs and
expenses in connection with saiG safe ana the
collection OF said taxes, a surplus oil the pro-
reeds OF such sale. and it small 1e uncertain
who is entitled to receive said surplus or any
nortiOn thereof, or some all OF those per-
sons emitted to receive sand surplus shall be
non residents OF the State OF Maryland and
whether said person persons are adults or
infants, and whether sand persons are non
romuos mentis or not, it shall be lawful for
any persun interested in or ehUlsicd IN any
2ay to any part of said surplus To file petit
ton in the Circuit Court Tor Cecil County IN
the proceedings under which sad tax sale was
had, in which petition shall be set forth the
facts the interest of the petitioner in said sur
plus is based and asking that all persons IN
terosted in said surplus may oe required 10
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; anc tnereupon
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 or are 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 Tor
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 as
aforesaiu, said petitioner or any person who
NAV have appeared and answered said petition
may upon proper application to said Court ask
70 have said proceedings referred to the Audi
tor of the Court with directions to take such
testimony as may be produced 10 MIN by any
of the parties interested. touching the matter
Of said petition and from said testimony and
proceedings to state an account distributing
said surplus which said account the said Au-
ditor shall with the testimony taken by HIM
return to the Court on before day to be
named by said Court and thereupon the said
Court shall set down said petition and pro-
ceedinys hereunder for final hearing, and it
shall then be determined by said Court as TO
what persons ere entitled to receive said sur
flus and when decided said Court shall
PASS an order directing said Sheriff or ex-
Sheriff as the may be to pay over said
surplus in accordance with the decision and
finding of said Court, End said Sheriff or ex-
Sheriff shall not be held liable in any respect
Cor so doing and there shall ne no appeal from
the decision of said Court in the premises
SEC. 2. And be il enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage