706

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Enforcement
of collection

68. In order to enforce collection of taxes due and in arrears

of taxi-s.

it shall only be necessary to notify the delinquent taxpayer, by

written notice delivered to said delinquent, or by notice posted

on his or her premises, that unless his or her fixes due and in

arrears are paid within twenty days from date of said notice.

with all interest and costs thereon, the property will be sold

according to law without any levy or appraisement, and after

giving at least thirty days' notice of the time, terms and place

of sale, which place shall be the Court House door for real

estate and on premises of delinquent for personalty, by adver-

tisement in one newspaper in St. Mary's county for real estate,

and by posting notices in at least three public places in said cor-

poration for personalty, the collector shall proceed to sell at the

advertised sale mentioned, by public auction, the property for

cash to the highest bidder, retaining out of the proceeds amount

of taxes due from such delinquent, with six per cent, interest

thereon, together with all costs of making such sale, including

an auctioneer's fee and the advertisement thereof. He shall pay

the surplus, if any, to the owner of the property so sold. In

case of sale of real estate, the same shall be recorded to the

Circuit Court

Circuit Court for St. Mary's County for ratification, which

to ratify sale.

court shall ratify the same if no objection be offered to said

ratification, after the publication of an order nisi, as required

in sales made on the equity side of the Circuit Court of Mary-

land, and if not redeemed within six months, the collector shall

convey the same in fee simple to the purchaser or purchasers

thereof. In case of sale of real estate, where it is found that

part of the property upon which the taxes is levied and in de-

fault will pay the whole amount of taxes, the said collector shall

sell only such part of the real estate as may be necessary to pay

the said taxes. He shall be entitled to the following fees:

For giving notice to enforce the payment of any tax bill in the

sum of fifty cents, and, in addition thereto, for the property to

be sold he shall receive, when sold, a poundage fee of three

per cent, of the gross amount of sale, but if the amount of bill

be paid without sale, after advertising, he shall receive as

poundage fee, ten per cent, of the amount collected, these sev-

eral fees to be charged against the tax bill of the delinquent

taxpayer. The Commissioners may allow such commission or

sum to the collector for collecting taxes as they may deem right

and proper, and, in addition to the remedy above provided for

Provisions

the enforcement of the taxes so levied, the collector may, in the

apply to all
taxes levied

name of "The Commissioners of Leonardtown," by suit and

execution, enforce the payment and collection of taxes in the

manner and to the same extent as debts due and owing indi-

viduals are now or may hereafter be collected by process of law.

and these provisions shall apply to all taxes now levied and un-

collected, and the same be collected, as herein provided.

Commission-
ers' rights.

69. The Commissioners shall have charge and control of the

lighting of the streets of the town and shall have power to

contract for lighting the same ; to contract with any water com-

pany for the use of water in case of fire, for sprinkling streets