1390 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 790]

per annum from the day of the sale, and also the amount of
all taxes, general or special, paid by the purchaser, his heirs
or assigns, after the date of the sale, with interest at the same
rate from the date of such payment, (c) The treasurer shall
deliver to the person making the redemption a certificate of.
redemption, and shall enter the same with the name of the
person so redeeming on his record, and shall keep in a separate
fund all moneys received by way of redemption to be paid
without interest to the tax purchaser, their heirs or assigns,
upon the delivery to him of their certificates of purchase, (d)
If real property sold for taxes be not redeemed within two
years from the date of the sale, the Mayor shall, on presenta-
tion of the certificate of purchase and the payment of the
amount of taxes then due, execute in the name of the town and
deliver a deed conveying to the purchaser, his heirs or assigns,
the property described in the certificate; such deeds shall vest
in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple, free from all
liens or incumbrances whatever except liens for State, county
or municipal taxes; such deeds shall be prima facie evidence
in all courts that the proceedings prior to the execution and
delivery, including the assessment and levy of the taxes, were
regularly and validly taken, that the land was subject to taxa-
tion, that the taxes had not been paid before the sale, that the
property had not been redeemed, and that the deed vested in
the grantee an absolute title, according to its tenor. The town
of Gaithersburg is hereby authorized and empowered to pur-
chase any property offered for sale for the payment of taxes;
provided, it shall not bid a sum greater than the taxes in
arrears upon such property and the interest and expenses of sale
and costs and fees, and the same shall be reported, as herein-
before provided, as sold to the town of Gaithersburg, which said
town of Gaithersburg shall be treated and considered the same
as any other purchaser, (e) If any person claiming title under
a tax deed, made as hereinbefore provided, shall be defeated
in any suit or proceeding, by or against him, for the recovery of
the land purporting to be conveyed by such tax deed, the suc-
cessful claimant shall be adjudged to pay him the full amount
paid by the purchaser at the tax sale, with interest at the rate
of fifteen (15%) per centum per annum on the total amount
thus paid, also the amount of all taxes. State, county and
municipal, general or special, paid by the purchaser, his heirs
or assigns, after the date of the certificate of purchase, and
interest thereon at six (6%) per centum per annum; this judg-
ment shall be a lien on the land in controversy, (f) The treas-
urer shall, immediately after the redemption of any property.