ART. 81] SALES—ASSAULTING COLLECTOR—RECORDING. 1817

has been sold for taxes, pursuant to law, by one city collector,
and such sale has been reported by the city collector who made
the same, but the deed for such property has been executed
and delivered by the successor in office of the city collector
who made such sole and report as aforesaid, such conveyance
shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as it would have
been if made by the city collector who made and reported the
sale.
Taylor v. Forrest, 96 Md. 529.

1888, art. 81, sec. 59. 1860, art. 81, sec. 66. 1844, ch. 236,sec. 7.
1874, ch. 483, sec. 58.

60. In all cases where personal property is sold by a
collector, he shall deliver possession thereof to the purchaser;
but if the property is not present, or if for any other cause
the collector cannot deliver possession thereof, the purchaser
may recover possession by action of replevin, together with
damages for the detention thereof from the time of sale, or
may recover the value thereof and damages in an action of
trover.

Ibid. sec. 60. 1860, art. 81, sec. 67. 1843, ch. 329. 1874, ch. 483. sec. 59.

61. Whenever personal property that has been assessed as
the property of any individual, in any county, city or election
district shall be removed before the tax levied thereon has
been collected, the collector in whose hands the levy is may
pursue said property and collect said tax in the same manner
as if the property reamined in his said county, city or district.

Ibid. sec. 61. 1860, art. 81, sec 68. 1844, ch. 236, sec. 9.
1874, oh. 483, sec. 60.

62. If any person shall resist, strike or menace with violence
any collector in the discharge of his duties, or shall resist,
attack or menace with violence any person present, and bidding
or proposing to bid at any such sale of property by a collector
as aforesaid, the said collector may summon for his defense
the posse comitatus, and each person so summoned shall be
allowed fifty cents per day, to be levied on the county or city
as other charges; and if any person summoned 'shall refuse
to serve, he shall be liable to a fine of five dollars, to be recov-
ered before a justice of the peace, one-half to the use of the
party prosecuting and the other half to the county or city.

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