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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

paving or otherwise improving the streets, lanes or alleys in said

town, or any of them, or for any other purpose authorized by law,

Lien.

the sum levied shall be a lien on the lot or lots on which the

same may be levied, or which may be owned by the person to-

whom they are chargeable until paid, and if such sum shall re-

main unpaid for sixty days after the same is due, and there shall

be no personal property within the town on which the bailiff may

levy, the same may be levied on so much of the real estate of the

person owing such taxes as shall, in the opinion of the mayor and

councilmen, be sufficient to pay the same, and the mayor and

How to

conucilmen shall lay off the part so levied upon, and the bailiff

collect

shall after twenty days' notice in one or more newspapers printed

in Allegany county of the manner, time and place of said sales,
sell the part so laid off at public sale, and after deducting the ex-

penses of said sale and paying the sums levied as aforesaid, shall

pay over the balance, if any, to the owner of said property.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the said bailiff shall make re-

turn of the said levy and all his proceedings therein, and about

said sale provided for in the preceding section therein setting

forth the times and length of notice and manner, times and

Return

places of publication or giving notice of said sale to the mayor

and couucilmen who shall forthwith deliver all of said returns

together with all the proceedings under which the same was

made to the clerk of the circuit court for Allegany county.

SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That upon return of said levy and

Proceed-
ings

proceedings to the circuit court, the same proceedings shall be

had therein as provided by the Code of Public General Laws for

constable's fees.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That upon final ratification and

Ratifica-

confirmation of said sale by the circuit court for Allegany county,

tion

the mayor and councilmen, or the mayor and a majority of the

conucilmen shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed of

the property sold with the seal of the town affixed, and the said

deed shall convey to the purchaser the property sold.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the bailiff of said town may

Collect.

make all collections required of him at any time within the year

for which he was appointed bailiff.

SEC. 29. And be it enacted, That the mayor and councilmen

may appoint a supervisor, or supervisors of the streets, lanes and

Supervi-
sors.

alleys of said town, and direct in what manner the same shall be

kept up and repaired, and may allow such supervisor such com-

pensation for his services as they may deem reasonable.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That the bailiff of said town shall

Duties.

attend the meetings of the mayor and councilmen when required

and perform such, services as they shall direct; shall prevent the

tumultuous and irregular meetings of dissolute and disorderly