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ratification, then said sale shall by order of said Court be ratified and
confirmed, and the purchaser shall on payment of the purchase money
have a good title to the property sold.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 21.

198. Whenever real estate shall be sold by a Clerk of Federalsburg
the owner thereof prior to the sale may redeem the same by paying into
Court, to be paid to the purchaser thereof within the period of twelve
calendar months from the date of such sale, the amount of the purchase
money with interest thereon at the rate of fifteen percentum per annum
from the day of sale.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 22.

199. Any sale of lands by the Clerk of Federalsburg for taxes due and
in arrears where the owners are described as the heirs of a named person
shall pass the title as fully as if such heirs were each named in the pro-
ceedings by his other proper name.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 23.

200. If the purchaser of any real estate sold for taxes hereunder shall
die without having procured a deed from the Clerk of Federalsburg, the
Clerk of Federalsburg may convey the said real estate to the devisees or
heirs of the purchaser. And if lands shall be sold by the Clerk of Fed-
eralsburg for taxes and the said Clerk shall die, remove or refuse to make
a deed therefor, the Court ratifying such sale may appoint a special trus-
tee to execute such deed upon application by the said purchaser, and may
order said special trustee to execute said deed. Whenever property in the
town of Federalsburg has been sold for taxes pursuant to law by one Clerk
and such sale has been reported and the deed executed by the successor
in office of the Clerk of Federalsburg who made the sale as aforesaid, such
report and such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents aud purposes
as they would have been if made by the Clerk who made the sale, and
whenever property has been sold for taxes pursuant to law by one Clerk
and such sale has been duly reported by the Clerk who made the sale but
the deed for such property has been executed and delivered by the suc-
cessor in office of the Clerk of Federalsburg who made such sale and re-
port as aforesaid, such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents and
purposes as it would have been if made by the Clerk of Federalsburg
who made and reported the sale.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 24.

201. The Clerk of Federalsburg making sale of property for the pay-
ment of taxes due and in arrears shall be entitled to the same fees as is
allowed a Sheriff by law for selling property under execution.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 25.

202. The Mayor on the first Monday of May of each and every year
shall appoint, subject to confirmation by a majority of the Council, not