HOWARD COUNTY. 3075

been complied with, shall order notice to be given by advertisement warn-
ing all persons interested in the property sold to be and appear in said
Court by a certain day to be named in said order, to show cause, if any
they have, why said sale should not be ratified and confirmed; and after
hearing the objections, if any, the Court, in its discretion, shall in one
order ratify and confirm all sales so made, and then entitled to be ratified
and confirmed, and the purchaser or purchasers thereof, shall, on pay-
ment of the purchase money, have a good title to the property sold; but,
if in the judgment of the Court, good cause be shown against the ratifica-
tion of the sale of any parcel of land or other property so sold, the said
sale shall be set aside as to such parcel or property; in which case the said
registrar shall withiu thirty days proceed to a new sale of said property
and bring the proceeds into Court, out of which shall be paid the pur-
chase money paid to the registrar on said rejected sale, and all taxes,
assessed on said property since said sale, and all costs and expenses prop-
erly incurred in said Court, with interest on all such an ma from the time
of payment; but such sale shall not be set aside if the provisions of the
law appear to have been substantially complied with, and the burden of
proof shall be on the exceptant to show the same to be invalid; and for
the purpose of making a just distribution of the proceeds of any sale
ratified and confirmed, the said Court may pass all such orders as may
be just and equitable; and shall have as full and complete jurisdiction as
though it were sitting as a Court of Equity.

1914, ch. 836, sec. 80.

153. Whenever real estate shall be sold by the registrar, the owner
thereof prior to the sale, may redeem same by paying into said 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, all
subsequent taxes paid by the purchaser, and all Court costs, with interest
thereon, at the rate of fifteen per centum per annum from the date of
sale, and the date of the payment of such taxes and costs respectively.
After the expiration of said period of twelve calendar months, provided
the property has not been redeemed and the sale finally ratified and con-
firmed by the Court, the registrar then in office shall, at the expense of the
purchaser, by a good and sufficient deed executed and acknowledged ac-
cording to law, convey to the purchaser or purchasers the parcel or par-
cels of land sold to them respectively; and the deed of the successor in
office of the registrar who made the sale shall be valid in law as though it
had been executed and delivered by the said last named registrar.

1914, ch. 836, sec. 81.

154. The Commissioners of Ellicott City may purchase, in their dis-
cretion, any property for sale for the payment of taxes, provided they
shall not bid a sum greater approximately than the taxes in arrears on
said property and the interest and expenses of sale and costs, and may
sell and convey or lease the same, as in their judgment and discretion
shall be deemed best for the interest of the city.