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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Commissioners; and nothing in this section shall be construed
to interfere with or affect the rights, powers and duties of the
County Commissioners under and by virtue of the General
Laws of the State in relation to such new and other assess-
ments of property.

Land in hands
of trustees.

SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That where land is in the
hands of a trustee or trustees for sale or otherwise, whether
by virtue of a decree of Court, under a deed of trust, or under
the provisions of a will, and the taxes thereon are in arrears
under the provisions of this Act, the said Treasurer may
enforce the payment of such taxes in the same manner as
if such land were not in the hands of a trustee or trustees.

Owner may
redeem land
sold for taxes

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That whenever land shall be
sold by the Treasurer the owner thereof prior to the sale may
redeem the same by paying into the Circuit Court for Talbot
County, to be paid to the purchaser of said land within the
period of twelve months from the date of such sale the amount
of the purchase money, with the interest thereon at the rate
of fifteen per cent, per annum from date of sale, and the cost
of the Treasurer's deed to the purchaser, if any such deed
has been executed.

Shall issue
certified state
ment of taxes
assessed, due
and unpaid,
etc.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall issue
-whenever requested, and upon the payment to him of a fee of
fifty cents, a certified statement over his signature of all taxes
assessed since the first day of January, nineteen hundred and
two, that may be due and unpaid at the time of making said
certificate, and are a lien upon any certain real estate located
in Talbot County, and of any tax sale affecting said piece of
property since that date; and said certificate shall be a bar to
the collection or recovery from any purchaser of real estate
after the issue of said certificate, of any tax or assessment
omitted therefrom, and which may be a lien upon the real
estate mentioned therein, but said certificate shall not affect
the liability therefor of the person who owned the real estate
at the time such tax was levied, or at any time after such levy
and before the issue of said certificate; and said Treasurer
shall be responsible to said county for any loss of taxes that
may arise from error in said certificate.

Salary.

SEC. 29. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer shall receive
as compensation for his services as Treasurer and as clerk to
the County Commissioners an annual salary of eighteen hun-
dred dollars, payable by Talbot County.