PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1527

until such taxes and penalties shall be paid; provided, how-
ever, that taxes paid prior to the first day of November of any
year shall be subject to a discount as follows: Taxes paid dur-
ing July, four per cent.; during August, three per cent; dur-
ing September, two per cent.; and during October, one per cent.

Ibid. sec. b.

588. On or before the third Monday in April of each year,
but not earlier than the first day of April, the treasurer shall
offer at public sale, at some place within the town to be desig-
nated in his public notice of sale, all real property which is then
subject to lien for delinquent taxes under the provisions of this
charter, whether for the year current or for previous years, or
so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the delinquent taxes
due from the owners thereof respectively, with penalties and
costs, including the proportional cost of giving notice by adver-
tisement or posted notices, as hereinafter provided.

1900, ch. 117, sec. c.

589. The notice of the sale shall state the time and place of
sale, the name or names of persons to whom each piece of prop-
erty is assessed, and the total amount of taxes, penalties and
costs due from each person, computed to the day of the sale.
Subdivided property shall be designated by lot and block. Prop-
erty not subdivided shall be briefly described so as to identify
the land to be sold.

Ibid. sec. d.

590. The notice shall be published once in each week, for
three successive weeks, in some newspaper published in the
town, if any such there be, and the last day of publication shall
be at least three days before the day of sale. If there be no
newspapers regularly published in the town as often as once a
week, or if the proposed charge for publication shall be deemed
excessive by the Council, then the notice shall be printed and
posted up in at least five conspicuous places in the town, at least
three weeks before the day of sale, and no other notice shall be
required.

Ibid. sec. e.

591. The treasurer stall continue to receive such taxes as
are tendered, with penalties and proportion at cost of giving
notice, up to the time at which the property chargeable there-
with is offered for sale.

Ibid. sec. f.

592. On the day of sale the treasurer shall, at the time and
place designated in his notice, offer for sale so much of the
real estate advertised or posted in the name of each delinquent