276 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 128]

every survey, plat and description so made and delivered, said
sum to be fixed by the Treasurer in each case after considera-
tion of the work involved therein, and to be taxed as part of
the cost and paid out of the proceeds of sale of such land, or by
the delinquent taxpayer if payment is made before the day of
sale; and the Treasurer shall direct the surveyor where to
locate the part of said property to be sold and shall file the plat
and description thereof with his report of sales to the Circuit
Court for said county; the provisions of this section shall not
apply to lots in towns and sub-divisions in said county near or
adjacent to towns or laid off for town purposes, but such lots
shall be sold entire, and in the advertisement thereof it shall be
a sufficient description to give the number of the lot or blocks
or section and reference to the plat of said town or sub-division
where such lot is located and the place where such plat is
located; provided, that if a delinquent taxpayer is assessed with
more than one lot in towns and sub-divisions in said county as
aforesaid, only such number of lots shall be sold as may be
necessary to discharge all taxes in arrear, interest and costs,
with which such taxpayer may be charged.

262U. All notices and advertisements required by this act
shall be published in two or more newspapers of general circula-
tion published in said county.

262V. All laws or parts of laws, general or local, inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

262W. The intention of this act is to facilitate and expedite
the collection of taxes in Harford county, and thereby generally
promote the business of the County Commissioners' office in
said county, and for that purpose all the provisions of this act
shall be liberally construed and all powers belonging to collectors
of'taxes of said county at the date of the passage of the Act of
1898, Chapter 204, so far as the same are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act and its purposes, and so far as the
same will facilitate the treasurer of said county in the discharge
of his duties hereunder, shall be possessed by and hereby given
to said treasurer; but he shall not by implication be held to
possess any of the powers of such collectors as might tend to
delay him in the discharge of his duties, or render the purpose
of this act more difficult.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the 10th day of April, 1912.

Approved April 11, 1912.