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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

appellants, as the circumstances of such appeal, in his opinion,

shall justify. Upon every appeal to the Baltimore City Court

from any action of the Commission on the burnt district, both

the damages and benefits assessed bv the Commission to the

appellant shall be open for review and correction by the said

City Court.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That if no appeal shall have

City Collector
to notify par-

been prayed, then within ten days after the time hereinbefore

ties assessed
for benefits.

limited therefor, or after the return of the decision upon any

appeal shall have been made to the City Register, the said

City Register shall transfer the return of the said Commis-

sion to the City Collector, who shall proceed forthwith to notify

the parties assessed for benefits by means of bills specifying

the several sums so assessed, and warning them that the same

be not paid within the time hereinafter named, he will proceed

to sell the specified pieces or parts of property on which such

unpaid sum or sums of money shall have been assessed, in

the manner, and after having given the notice directed bv this

Act or bv law or ordinance. The said sums so assessed upon

the specified pieces or parts of property shall constitute a lien

upon the property upon which they are severally assessed

from the date when the said return is made by the said Com-

mission to the City Register until the same shall be paid to

the city. and shall be payable at the option of the owner or

owners thereof at any time within five years from date of

this Act, and if paid at any time within three years from said

date shall be payable without interest; but if not paid until

after the expiration of three years from said date and before

five years therefrom, the same shall bear interest at the rate

of four per cent, per annum from and after the expiration of

said period of three years.

SKC. 14. And be it enacted. That if the sum assessed upon

Failure to pay

the property specified shall not be paid within the time above

Sum assessed.

limited, the City Collector is hereby directed to sell the property

or any part thereof on which such assessment bus been laid.

giving thirty days' notice of said sale in two of the daily news-

papers published in the City of Baltimore, the first insertion

of said notice to be made in said newspaper within sixty days

after the expiration of the time limited in this Act for the

payment of said benefits; and the moneys so collected by the

City Collector shall be paid over by him to the city as other

moneys are directed to be paid over, to be by it paid to the

persons entitled to receive the same.