1496 ARTICLE 5.

1924, ch. 107, sec. 29.

207. The Treasurer shall deliver to the person making the redemption
a certificate of redemption, and shall keep in a separate fund all moneys
received by way of redemption, to be paid without interest to the tax
purchaser, his heirs or assigns, upon the delivery to the Treasurer of his
certificate of purchase.

1924, ch. 107, sec. 30.

208. If real property sold for taxes be not redeemed within two years
from the date of sale, the Mayor shall, upon presentation of the certificate
of purchase and the payment of the taxes then due, if any, 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 deed shall
vest in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple, free from all liens or
encumbrances whatsoever except liens for State, county or municipal
taxes: such deed shall be prima facie evidence in all courts that the pro-
ceedings 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 taxation, 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.

1924, ch. 107, sec. 31.

209. The County Commissioners of Calvert County shall annually
pay to the Treasurer of North Beach that proportion of the total amount
levied for the repair of roads in said county which the total amount of
property assessed within said town bears to the total amount of property
assessed in said county, according to the tax books of said county.

1924, ch. 107, sec. 32

210. The Council shall have the same powers as the State Board of
Health of this State, restricted, however, to the limits set forth in Section
179 of this Article.

1924, ch. 107, sec. 33.

211. The Council shall have the power to pass ordinances to prevent
and abate nuisances, to regulate sanitation, to preserve health, morals,
peace and good order, and generally to provide for the regulation, good
government, maintenance and improvement of said town, and may enforce
its ordinances by such penalties, fines and forfeitures, as it may deem
proper and prescribe; provided, that the manufacture or sale of spirituous
and malt liquor is hereby prohibited within the corporate limits of said
Town and for a distance of one thousand feet beyond the boundaries thereof.

1924. ch. 107, sec. 34.

212. The Council shall have power to take by ordinance any ground
deemed to be necessary for the laying out of any new street or alley, pay-
ing the owner just compensation therefor, and to assess damages and beue-