The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-12-08

upon payment of the whole purchase
money for anv such parcel resold as
aforesaid to said County Treasurer for
the time being, he shall execute to the
purchaser thereof under such resale
good deed in fee simple thereof. i
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That all Acts and parts Of Acts incon
sIstent with the provisions OF tins
Act be and the same are hereby repeal
ed to the extent Of such inconsistency.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency Act and necessary Tor
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie safety. and being passed upon
yea and nay vote supported by three
f1fths of all the members elected TO
each of the two houses of the Generai
Assembly of Maryland, the same shall
take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
True copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly, approved by the Governor,
April 13, 1922.
A. j. ALMONEY, Chief Clerk.
CHAPTER 9s5
An Act to add new section to Ar
ticle II of the Code of Public Laws
of Maryland (Duckett & Clagetts Edl-
ton). title "Prince Georges County,,
subtitle ELECTIONS" said new sec
tions to be known as Section 24oA
and to follow Immediately after sec
ton 24S of said Article, relating to
the payment of the judges and clerks
of election.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
| General Assembly of Maryland. That
new section be and it is hereby added
| to Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (Duckett &
Clagett's Edition.) title "Prince
Georges County," subtitle 'Elec-
tions,' said new section to be known
as Section 248A, to follow immedi-
after Section 249 of said Article and
to read as follows:
24SA. The judges and clerks OF
election shall be paid cash Immediately
upon the performances OF their duties
and upon the presentation of proper
vouchers for the same. The County
Commissioners are hereby authorized
and directed to include in the annual
levy a sufficient sum so that the said
Judges and clerks Of election shall be
paid promptly and in order to accom-
plish this, the said County Comm'ss-
toner's shall include in the levy for the
wear 1892 a sum sufficient to pay the
salaries of said judges and clerks of
election for two years, and thereafter
annuallya a sum sufficient to pay the
said salaries for that year.
Sec, 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
1, 1922.
True copy of an Act of the General
Assembly, approved by the Governor.
prll 13. 1922
CHAPTER 43S
An Ac9 to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section 115A of Article
II of the Code uf Pub Ic Local Laws
eff Mlryland, title Prince Georges
COUNTY," sub tile "Coutty Treas
urer", as the same was enacted by
Chapter 1874 of the Acts of 1912 Of
the General Assembly Of Maryland,
the said amendments relating to the
collection of taxes on personal prop
erty by the Treasurer of said Coun
ty by suit.
Sec,lon l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
section 116A of Article II of the Code
of Publia Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Princ. Georges County," sub
title County Treasurer, as the same
was enacted by Chapter 1S4 of the
Acts of 1919 of the General Assembly
of Maryland. be and ii is hereby re-
peale aud re enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:
lisa That if any person or persons,
association or body corporate. shall
be'ass, ssed upon the asst ssment books
of said county with personal property
only, and the amount of taxes leVit d
thereon snalf remain unphid on the
first day of January next succeeding
the annual levy oftaxes in said 'unty,
the said Treasurer shall within one
month after said 1st day of January in
each and every year, or within one
month after the discovery of any pro-
petty belonging to such delinquent,
subsequent to the first day of January
in each and every year levy upon such
portion as may be necessary to pay
said taxes, interest, costs and fees as
herein provided, of the personal pro-
perty assessed to such delinquent tax
payers, in the same manner as the
sneriff of said county is now or may
hereafter be apthC rized by law to levy
upon property upon execution on
judgments, issued out of the Circuit
Court for said county, and shall ads
vertise and sell personal property in
the same manner as is now or may
hereafter be required by law in the case
of sales of personal property by the
sheriff of said county, and to deliver
the property so sold to the purchaser
or purchasers thereof, and for the pur-
pose of the levy of the sale herein ro-
vided for, said etreasurer shall have
all the powers now had or lawfully eX
ercised by the sheriff of said Court, ex
ecuting executions on judgments of
the Circuit COURT for said county, and
shall if it be necessary have the same
power now or hereafter to be prescrib-
ed by law for the levy upon and the
sale Of shares of stock in any associa-
tion or corporation which the sheriff
of said county may or shall possess in
executing executions or judgments Of
said Court; and said treasurer shall be
entitled to receive out of the proceeds
of sales made under this section, the
same fees and allowances as are now
or may hereafter be allowed by law to
the sheriff of said county on executions
Issued as aforesaid; this section to be
construed as an addition to, and not
as substitution for the powers of
the treasurer to collect taxes assessed
upon personal property by suit; and it
is hereby expressly provided that said
treasurer, if he deem such course ap-
visable, may proceed to collect any and
all taxes due upon any personal prop
erty by suit, in the name of the County
Commissioners of Prince Georges
County, before any justice of the peace
in and for said county, provided, that
at the time of instituting any suit for
the collection of taxes upon personal
property before any justice Of the
peace, said treasurer shall file certfi-
cate. verified by his oath, stating that
at least thirty days prior to the institu-
ton Of said suit be sent notice dir
ected to the defer dant taxpayer at
the last known mailing address or at