1124 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 6-95]

on the property so sold, together with all costs and charges, and
no more, and the residue of the purchase money shall remain
on a credit of one year and a day.

SEC. 229. If the property so sold shall not be redeemed at
the expiration of a year and a day from the day of sale, the
collector shall, when required, and on payment of the full
amount of the purchase money, execute a deed for the same
to the purchaser, and the balance of the purchase money so
received by him shall be paid to the treasurer. If it shall
appear that the owner of the said property prior to the execu-
tion of the deed for the same by the collector, cannot, after
reasonable effort, be found, or if said owner shall refuse to
receive said balance of money, then in either case the treasurer
shall invest the same for the benefit of such owner, and shall
safely keep the same, and from time to time collect the interest
thereon, and invest for the benefit of such owner the interest
from time to time.

SEC. 230. Whenever property in the town of Laurel has
been sold by one Collector for taxes pursuant to law, and such
sale has been reported and the deed executed by the successor
in office of the Collector who made the sale as aforesaid, such
report and such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents and
purposes as they would have been if made by the Collector who
made the sale. Whenever property in the town of Laurel has
been sold for taxes, pursuant to law, by one Collector, and such
sale has been reported by the Collector who made the same, but
the deed for such property has been executed and delivered by
the successor in office of the Collector who made such sale and
report as aforesaid such conveyance shall be as valid to all
intents and purposes as it would have been if made by the Col-
lector who made and reported the sale.

SEC. 231. Whenever there shall be a default in the pay-
ment of taxes on personal property and the Collector shall have
distrained or levied upon the same for non-payment of any
taxes due by the owner thereof, before making sale of the prop-
erty so distrained or levied upon, said Collector shall give
notice by advertisement published once a week for two succes-
sive weeks prior to the day of sale, in one or more newspapers
published in said town, or if there be no newspaper published
in said town, then in some newspaper published elsewhere in
Prince George's County that he will sell for cash, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, on the day and at the time and
place mentioned in said advertisements, the property therein
specified, unless on or before the day of sale the entire amount