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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ages; and all assessments of benefits made under this

act shall be credited with the amount which -may

have been heretofore paid on account of the previous

assessment of benefits upon the same property for
said avenue ; any assessment made for benefits under

this shall be a tax and lien upon the property upon

which the same is assessed, and shall be due and

collectable at any time after the statement and pro-

ceedings of the examiners shall be ratified and con-

firmed as herein provided for ; and said assessments

Who to col-

shall be collected by the examiners ; and after such

lect.

ratification and confirmation, the said examiners shall

proceed forthwith to notify the owner or owners of

the property assessed for benefits, by means of bills

specifying the sum so assessed, and warning them

that if the same is not paid within thirty days from

the date of said bill, the said examiners will proceed

to sell the property on which such unpaid sum or

gums of money shall have been assessed ; and the said

Give public

examiners shall give not less than thirty days' notice

notice.

of said sale by public auction in one or more news-

papers published in Baltimore county, once a week,

and one or more newspapers published in Baltimore

city, twice a week, for three successive weeks ; and

the said examiners shall sell such property to the

extent and subject to the same conditions which are

now or may hereafter be provided for the sale

of real estate for State taxes in Baltimore county ;

and in the event of the purchaser or purchasers

failing forthwith to comply with the terms of said

sale, the examiners shall resell the same at the

risk of the former purchaser, giving not less than

ten days' notice in one or more newspapers pub-

lished in Baltimore county, and in one or more

newspapers published in Baltimore city, and when

the examiners shall receive the full amount of the

Execute deed

purchase money on such sale, they shall execute a

of convey-

deed of conveyance in favor of the purchaser or pur-

ance.

chasers, which deed shall convey a fee simple or

leasehold estate, as the case may be, in and to such

property, and after deducting the amount of assess-

ment, or such portion of the same as may be due

and unpaid, the cost of sales, advertising and other

necessary expenses, the balance shall be paid, or ten-

dered to be paid, to the person or persons legally

entitled to receive the same ; and if such balance