742 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 372

taxes, were regularly and validly taken; that the land was
subject to taxation, that the taxes had not been paid before
the sale, that the property had not been redeemed and that
the deed vested in the grantee an absolute title, according to
its tenor. The Town of Washington Grove is hereby author-
ized and empowered to purchase any property offered for
sale for the payment of taxes, provided it shall not bid a
sum greater than the taxes in arrears upon said property,
and the interest and expenses of sale and costs and fees,
and the same shall be reported as hereinbefore provided, as
sold to the Town of Washington Grove, which said Town
of Washington Grove shall be treated and considered the
same as any other purchaser. If any person claiming title
under a tax deed made as hereinbefore provided shall be
defeated in any suit or proceedings by or against him for
the recovery of the land purporting to be conveyed by such
tax deed, the successful claimant shall be adjudged to pay
him the full amount paid by the purchaser, al the tax sale,
with interest at the rate of fifteen per centum (15%) per
annum on the total amount thus paid, also the amount of all
taxes, State, county or municipal, general or special, paid by
the purchaser, his heirs or assigns after the date of the cer-
tificate of purchase, and interest thereon at six per centum
(6%) per annum; this judgment shall be a lien on the land
in controversy. The Bailiff shall immediately after the re-
demption of any property certify the said redemption to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, and the
said Clerk shall record the same according to the customs
now pursued in said office.

The failure of the Council, or any person designated by
them, or of any official herein charged with any duties in
relation to the assessment, levy or collection of taxes to per-
form the acts required of them at or within the time specified,
shall not affect the validity of such act, or any proceedings
based thereon, if done within a reasonable time thereafter.

1046. All taxes and assessments as aforesaid shall bear
interest at the rate of six per cent. (6%) after thirty days
from the date of the rendition of the bill for taxes and assess-
ments.

1047. No license shall be issued by any authority for the
sale or barter in any way of spirituous or malt liquors, wines,
or cider within the Town of Washington Grove; provided,
that no land or any improvements erected or to be erected
thereon within the Town of Washington Grove shall be used
for mercantile, manufacturing or mechanical purposes unless
specific permission is given in writing by the Mayor after a