JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQCIHE, GOVERNOR. 751

tor of said county, or any or all of them, in the dis-
cretion of the State's Attorney, and the proceedings on such attachments shall, in all respects, be the same
as in other attachments, or judgments or decrees.
SEC. 76. Whenever real estate, or property of any	Bid for and
description, shall have been seized and taken in ex- :	purchase
ecntion at the suit of the State, the State's Attorney
for the proper county or City of Baltimore, may bid
for and purchase the same at the sale thereof for the
use of the State, if, in his opinion, it shall be neces-
sary and proper to do so for the protection of the in-
terest of the State; provided the sum bid shall, in
no case, exceed the amount of the State's demand,
and the costs and expenses of sale.
SEC. 77. Whenever the State's Attorney shall pur-
chase any property under the last preceding section,	Soil or lease.
he may sell or lease the same, and may recover any
money due the State by such sale or lease by sale
or distress ; and he may, in case of a sale, execute a
deed for the property sold, upon a compliance by the
purchaser with the terms of sale; and the Treasurer
shall pay the cost of advertising such property as may
remain unsold, but nothing therein contained shall
deprive any party of the right of redemption given
in this article.
SEC. 78. If any collector of county or city taxes
shall refuse or neglect to pay over any money he has	Refuse or
received or collected, or ought to have collected, the	neglect
person entitled to receive the same may apply to the
circuit court of the county, or the court of law in
Baltimore city, having jurisdiction over the amount
claimed, and such court shall render judgment
against such collector for the amount due from him ;
provided, that no such judgment shall be entered
unless the person applying for the same shall exhibit	Proviso.
to the court an account of the sum due, verified by
affidavit and such other proof as the court may re-
quire, and shall also prove to the satisfaction of the
court, that he hath served a copy of such account on
said collector, and demanded payment thereof at
least twenty days before the meeting of the court at
which the application is made.
SEC. 79. If such collector shall controvert the
demand and desire a jury to be empanelled, the court