ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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and not collected by him, with notice that in case they are not

paid before the first Monday of March then next ensuing, he will

on that day proceed to offer for sale each parcel of land in respect

to which such default in payment of taxes shall have been

made; and

WHEREAS, section one hundred and sixteen B of said article,

further provided that said treasurer shall on the first Monday of

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March next thereafter proceed to sell accordingly; and

WHEREAS, it has been represented that because of the loose and

evil modes prevailing in former years, in respect to the collection

of taxes and financial matters of the county, and the consequent

impoverishment of the people, it may work hardship to them to

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enforce the payment of the taxes of the present year's levy at so

early a date; now, therefore, to enable the people of said county

more easily to escape from the pernicious modes of a loose credit

system and establish themselves on a cash basis.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That in respect to the enforcement of payment of taxes levied in

March for the year eighteen hundred and ninety in the county of

Prince George's, the publication of list of taxes required by said

section one hundred and sixteen B, to be made on the second

To adver-
tise.

Monday of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, shall be

made on the second Monday of March, eighteen hundred and

ninety-one, and the sale so advertised to be made shall be begun

continued and made on the first Monday of May, eighteen hun-

dred and ninety-one, and thereafter all proceedings shall be as

provided in said sections and other sections of the act, chapter

one hundred and thirty-seven of the laws of the general assembly

of the session of eighteen hundred and ninety.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTEE 383.

AN ACT to amend article seventeen, of the Code of Public Gen-

eral Laws of Maryland, entitled "Clerks of Courts," by adding

thereto an additional section to be designated "Section two A."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That article seventeen, of the Code of Public General Laws of

Repealed.

Maryland, entitled "Clerks of Courts," be and the same is hereby

amended by adding thereto an additional section to be designated

"Section two A," and to read as follows :

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