1332 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 548

to be regular and the provisions of law in relation thereto
have been substantially complied with, shall order notice to be
given by advertisement published in some newspaper or news-
papers of general circulation printed in Caroline County as
the Court shall direct, warning all persons interested in the
property sold to be and appear by a certain day, in said notice
to be named, to show cause, if any they have, why said sale
shall not be ratified and confirmed, and if no cause or
insufficient cause be shown against the said ratification, t
said sale shall by order of said Court be ratified and con-
firmed, and the purchaser shall on payment of the purchase
money have a good title to the property sold.

SEC. 19. Whenever real estate shall be sold by a Clerk of
Ridgely the owner thereof prior to the sale may redeem the
same by paying into Court, to be paid to the purchaser thereof
within the period of twelve calendar months from the date of
such sale, the amount of the purchase money with interest
thereon at the rate of ten percentum per annum from the day
of sale.

SEC. 20. Any sale of lands by the Clerk of Ridgely for
taxes due and in arrears where the owners are described as the
heirs of a named person shall pass the title as fully as if such
heirs were each named in the proceedings by his other proper
name.

SEC. 21. If the purchaser of any real estate sold for taxes
hereunder shall die without having procured a deed from the
Clerk of Ridgely, the Clerk of Ridgely may convey the said
real estate to the devisees or heirs of the purchaser. And if
lands shall be sold by the Clerk of Ridgely for taxes and the
said Clerk shall die, remove or refuse to make a deed therefor,
the Court ratifying such sale may appoint a special trustee to
execute such deed upon application by the said purchaser, and
may order said special trustee to execute said deed. When-
ever property in the town of Ridgely has been sold for taxes
pursuant to law by one Clerk and such sale has been reported
and the deed executed by the successor in the office of the Clerk
of Ridgely who made the sale as aforesaid, such report and
such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents and purposes
as they would have been if made by the Clerk who made the
sale, and whenever property has been sold for taxes pursuant
to law by one Clerk and such sale has been duly reported by
the Clerk who made the sale but the deed for such property
has been executed and delivered by the successor in office of
the Clerk of Ridgely who made such sale and report as afore-
said, such conveyance shall be as valid to all intents and pur-