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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Topographical
Survey Com-
mission to

accepted. Said Topographical Survey Commission is hereby
authorized to make such rules and regulations regarding sur-

make rules,
etc.

veys, plots or plans relating to the location of avenues, streets

or alleys as they may deem proper from time to time.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 434.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 117 A and 117B of Article 17 of

the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Prince George's

County," sub-title "Treasurer," as enacted by Chapter 477

of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of the year

1900, and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Sections 117A and 117B of Article 17 of the Code

Treasurer of

of Public Local Laws, title "Prince George's County," sub-

Prince

title "Treasurer," as enacted by Chapter 477 of the Acts of the

George's
County, Md.

General Assembly of Maryland of the year 1900, be and the

same are hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows :

117A. All tax sales of real estate shall be advertised for the

Tax sales of
real estate.

full time hereinbefore required in two newspapers published in

Prince George's County to be selected by the Treasurer, one

of which newspapers shall be published in the town of Upper

Marlboro and the other shall be published either in the town

of Hyattsville or in the town of Laurel ; provided, that news-

papers so selected shall have been established in their respective

towns at least two years preceding the date of the first publica-

tion of said advertisement; and the costs of such advertise-

ment in and for each newspaper shall not exceed the sum of

fifty cents for a tax sale, which sum of money shall be charged

against the property offered for sale as items of cost. A tax

sale shall consist of all the real estate in any election district

of the county, advertised for sale and belonging to the same

person. In the matter of sale of personal property for taxes,

Costs allowed.

the Treasurer shall be allowed costs similar to those allowed

by law in the cases of seizure and sale of personal property

by distraints, except that he shall receive no fee or commission

therein.

117B. The Clerk of the Circuit Court upon receiving from the

Clerk of Court
to verify.

Treasurer a list of real estate about to be advertised by him

at tax sales shall verify the Treasurer's reference in said list