10-12 LAWS OP MARYLAND. [Ch. 665]

within the period of twelve calendar months from the date of
such sale, the amount of the purchase money, all subsequent
taxes paid by the purchaser and all Court costs, with interest
thereon at the rate of fifteen per centum from the date of sale,
and the date of payment of such taxes and costs, respectively.
After the expiration of said period of twelve calendar months,
provided the property has not been redeemed and the sale
finally ratified and confirmed by the Court, the registrar then
in office shall at the expense of the purchaser, by a good and
sufficient deed, executed and acknowledged accordingly to law,
convey to the purchaser or purchasers the parcels of land sold
to them respectively, and the deed of the successor in office of
the registrar who made the sale shall be valid in law as though
it had been executed and delivered by the said last-named
registrar.

SEC. 68. The Commissioners of Ellicott City may purchase
in their discretion any property for sale for the payment of
taxes; provided, they shall not fix the sum greater approxi-
mately than the taxes in arrears on said property and the inter-
est end expenses of sale and costs; and may sell and convey
or lease the same, as in their judgment and discretion shall be
deemed best for the interests of the city.

SEC. 69. The President of the Board of Commissioners of
said city may call upon any officer of the city intrusted with the
receipt and expenditure of public money for a statement of his
accounts as often as he or the commissioners of said city may
think necessary.

SEC. 70. The President of the Board of Commissioners of
said city shall see that the ordinances are duly and faithfully
executed, and shall report annually to the whole board of com-
sioners of said city during the first five days of their session a
general state of the city, with an accurate account of the money
received and expended.

SEC. 71. The Commissioners of Ellicott City shall by ordi-
nance have the power to appoint policemen as they shall deem
proper, not exceeding three, who shall have and exercise within
the limits of the city all the power commonly known as the
police power to the same extent as the police officers of the
State have or could exercise said power within said limits.

SEC. 72. They may pass all ordinances necessary to regu-
late or prevent swine going at large; to tax, regulate, restrain
or prevent the going at large of dogs, and to provide for killing
the same in default of payment of such tax.