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taxes, charges on said real estate and the costs of sale as provided by this
Article to be paid; otherwise to be charged against and paid by the pur-
chaser.

1929. ch. 226. sec. 81.

81. In all cases where a collector shall have commenced proceedings
for the enforcement and collection of taxes under the provisions of this
Article, and his term of office shall expire by death, resignation, removal
or otherwise before such proceedings are completed, any successor in office
of such Collector, is hereby authorized, and directed to continue and com-
plete in every way all such proceedings commenced by such predecessor in
the same manner and with like effect as such predecessor would have been
authorized and empowered to do had his term of office not ceased or ex-
pired as aforesaid, and such successor shall have the authority to report
sales made by a predecessor and execute and deliver any and all deeds to
properties sold and reported by a predecessor, and generally to do any and
all acts and things necessary or proper to be done in order to continue and
finally complete the enforcement and collection of taxes, and the sale and
conveyance of property commenced and carried on by a predecessor in
office.

1929, ch. 226. sec. 82.

82. In any case where a collector shall refuse to make a deed for the

conveyance of real estate sold and ratified, the Court ratifying such sale
may appoint a special agent to execute such deed, upon application of the
purchaser, and said agent shall act pursuant to said order.

1929, ch. 226. sec. 83.

83. The County Commissioners of the several counties and the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore City, the latter acting through its Comp-
troller, may bid at any sale of real estate for State and county taxes due
thereon, and may purchase any of such real estate offered at such sale;
and in case any of such real estate shall be purchased by them at said sale,

on the final ratification thereof the deed for the property so purchased shall
be made to said County Commissioners or the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore by the Collector and the property be held for the use of the
county or city, as the case may be.

1929. ch. 226. sec. 84.

84. At any time after any county, or the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore shall have acquired property by conveyance from the Collector,
the County Commissioners or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
the latter acting through its Comptroller with the consent of the Board of
Finance Commissioners of Baltimore City, shall after giving public notice
by advertisement inserted once for three successive weeks in some news-
paper published in the County, and in Baltimore City once for three suc-

cessive weeks in two newspapers published in said City, offer the said real