The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-12-15
Public Local Laws
Passed at the 1922 Session of
the Maryland Legislature
CHAPTER 1913

count of defaulted State and County
taxes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eraI Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 116G of Article II of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title. t:County Treasurer" as repealed
and re-enacted by the General Assem-
bIy of Maryland, Acts of 1902, Chapter
469, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, as
follows:
116G. No piece of real estate, offer
ed at tax sale, shall be sold for less
than the total of the taxes, interest,
penalties and costs of sale for which it
is liable; and if such bid for the
same be not made. it shall be sold to
the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County for such total amount
thereof.
In such case it shall remain on the
assessment books of the county and
| be taxed as other properties thereon,
| but not be resold at the succeeding
| annual tax sale. Report of such sale
and final ratification thereof shall be
made and had, as hereinbefore provid
| ed, in the matter of tax sales generally
and if such real estate so sold be not
| redeemed within the two years allowed
| therefor by the payment of the pur-
| chase money, with interest on the same
| at the rate of II per cent per annum,
| and of all subsequent taxes, interest
| and penalties accrued thereon, it shall
thereupon be forfeited to, and good
fee-simple title to the same be vested
| in the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County, without the execution
| of any deed therefor. Each piece Of
| property SO forfeited shall be removed
| from said County assessment books
| and be entered in book to be provided
| for the purpose, TO be called "Prince
| Georges Couhty's Tax Properties"
and to be kept in the Office of the
| County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County, shall not be listed, as
sessed, advertised or sold in the annual
tax sales for defaulted taxes to be held
and begun on the first Monday of
March in each year, but upon sale of
| any parcel thereof by said County
Commissioners to purchaser thereof
| and conveyance made, shall be stricken
from the said book and be assessed
| anew to the said purchaser and placed
unon the assessment books of said
county. After each period of forfeit
| ure said County Treasurer. for the
time being, shall make up list of all
such forfeited properties, which list shall
be inserted weekly for six consecutive
weeks before the day of sale herein
after provided for in three newspapers
published in said Prince Georges
County, to be selected by said County
Treasurer, one of which newspapers
shall be published in the town of Up
per Marlboro, one thereof in the town
of Hyattsville, and one thereof in sthe
, town of Laurel, provided that such a
newspaper exist and shall have been
esta blished in its respective town at
least two years preceding the date of
the first publication of said advertise
ment; and shall contain description
of each piece of such forfeited pro-
perities, its location by. district, its
name. If any and known, and the
quantity of land approximately it con-
tains, any other information, known
to said County Treasurer, which may
more fully identify the same. To such
list shall be appended notice that on
said County Treasurer will at half-past
ten O'Clock 4. NJ, at the courthouse
door, in the town of Upper Marlboro,
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sale, at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, each of the said for
feited parcels of real estate as the pro-
perty of the County Commi ,sioneis of
Prince Georges County, beginning
| continuing on in the order of said list
from day to day, if necessary, from
half -past ten O'Clock A. M, 10 three
/ M Cun love o,,6 ,aroY
| days excepted, until all have been Of
| fered for sale: and on said day of sale
| said County Treasurer shall proceed to
make sale in conformity with his said
published notice. No piece of such
| forfeited real estate offered for sale as
| aforesaid shall be sold for less than the
| total of the taxes, interest, penalties
| and costs of sale, including such tax or
| taxes, interest and penalties as would
have been levied upon it had it remain
| ed on said county assessment books,
| for which it is then liable; and if no
| such bid for the same be made. it shall
| be withdrawH from such public sale:
thereafter said County Commissioners
of Prince Georges County are author
| lied and empowered to sell the same,
| at public or private sale, for such price
as they deem advisable. and upon paw
| mens of the whole purchase money for
any Parcel of forfeited real estate, sold
| as aforesaid, and not before, to said
County Treasurer for the time being.
he shall execute to the purchaser there
| of good deed in fee simple thereof.
But the owner or owners of any parcel |
of real estate forfeited, or forfeited
and sold, as hereinbefore provided.
may, at any time prior to the actual pay
ment of the purchase money for such
parcel of real estate by the purchaser,
pay to said County Treasurer, for the
time being, the total of all taxes, in
terest. penalties and costs of sale due
and accrued to date of, upon and
against such parcel of real estate. in
Guiding such tax or taxes, interest and
penalties as would have been levied |
upon it had it remained on said
county assessment books, and there |
upon such forfeiture or forfeiture and |
sale shall cease to be Of any force and |
effect and become null and void; and |
such owner or owners shall become |
reyested of his, her on their former |
right, title, claim, interest and demand |
at law or in equity of, in and to such |
parcel of real estate. The right of re- |
demption hereby given shall apply to |
any and all forfeitures and forfeitures |
and sales Of real estate, whether here |
tofore occurred or hereafter to occur |
ana any and all such redemptions here. |
tofore made are hereby ratified and |
confirmed; and whenever said C.unty |
Treasurer, acting under formal order |
in writing Of said County Comm ission-
ers, has heretofore received and receipt |
ed for the taxes, interest. penalties and |
costs due upon any piece or parcel of |
ground heretofore sold to the County
Commissioners, for want Of satisfac-
tory bid, the forfeiture of said property
shall thereupon cease as fully as if
said property had not been so sold to
the said County Commissioners. Upon
such redemption said County Treas
urer, for the time being, shall enter
uron the proper books of his Office
and upon the report of, sale relating
to such parcel of real estate redeemed,
the date and fact of such redemption.
Said County Commissioners of Prince
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