GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1851.

said unpaid sum, or sums, shall have been assessed, giving

CHAP. 257.

not less than thirty days notice, of such intended site, in the

daily newspapers aforesaid; and the collector on receiving

the purchase money on such sales, shall execute deeds of

conveyance therefor, in favour of the purchaser, or purcha-

sers; which deeds shall convey the lot, lots or property so

sold and paid for, to the purchaser, or purchasers, his or

their heirs and assigns; and such deeds shall vest in such

purchaser, or purchasers, a good and sufficient title, in fee

simple, in the property therein described, and so as afore-

said sold; and the said collector after deducting the costs of

sale, advertising and other necessary costs, shall pay over

the balance of such purchase money to said register, who

shall pay over the said balance, atter deducting the amount

assessed on said property, to the person or persons entitled
thereto, oil demand, without interest.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted. That the sums assessed upon

Such assessment

the property benefitted, shall be a lien thereon; and any per-

made a lien on the
property.

son, or persons not claiming title to any lot, or peice of pro-

perty, upon which any sum shall be assessed, as aforesaid;

may pay the amount so assessed within the time, to said

register, and obtain his certificate of having paid such sum,

without claiming title to the property; and such payment

shall vest in the person, or persons paying, and his, or their

heirs or assigns, the lien on such lot or property.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That if any person, or persons,

Allowance on pay-

within sixty days after the first publication of the notice to

ment

pay, herein before directed to be given, shall pay over to

said register the amount assessed on such person, or per-

sons, for the expenses of opening and extending said street;

he, she, or they shall be entitled to a deduction of two per

centum, on the amount assessed on his, her, or their lot or

property; and the said register shall be allowed two per

Allowance to re-

centum on all sums so received by him; and also two per

gister.

centum; on all sums so received by him, under the fifth

section of this act.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of

Notice for pay-

said register, within five days after the damages and expen-

ment.

ses assessed as aforesaid, shall be paid to him: to give notice

thereof, in the aforesaid daily newspapers, and that he is

ready to pay the same on demand, to any person, or persons
entitled thereto; and the city commissioners shall have full

Commissioners

power, and it shall be their duty if the obstructions in the

empowered to re-
move obstructions.

street so as aforesaid intended and directed to be extended,

shall not be removed within thirty days after the first pub-
lication of the notice last mentioned; to proceed to open

Fayette street to the extent hereinbefore limited, and re-

move all obstructions from and out of the same.