WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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ninety-four, be and the same is hereby repealed, and

the following enacted in lieu thereof:

SEC. 44. Be it enacted, That the treasurer of

Prince George's county shall be the collector of all

State and county taxes for Prince George's county

Collector of
taxes.

that may be levied by the county commissioners of

said county; that he shall have full power and

authority to receive and collect all State and county

taxes levied as aforesaid, with all power to enforce

the payment of the same, and to convey title to any

real or personal estate sold by him for the payment

of State or county taxes; the sale of any real estate

sold by him shall always be reported to the Circuit

Reported for

Court for Prince George's county for ratifica-

ratification.

tion, and if it shall appear that the said treasurer

has complied with the requirements of this act

and the existing laws of the State of Maryland

not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, it

shall be the duty of the said court to ratify the

same, either party to such proceeding to have the

right of appeal to the Court of Appeals, and if not

redeemed within the time prescribed by existing

Right of ap-
peal.

law, the treasurer shall convey the same in fee-

simple to the purchaser thereof; the said treasurer

shall receive county certificates of indebtedness from

persons owing county taxes to the amount of two-

thirds of the county taxes hereafter to be placed in

his hands due by them respectively; provided the said

certificates are payable out of the levy of the current

year; and he shall reserve out of the money so col-

lected by him a suffcient sum to pay the amount

levied in each current year for public schools, and for

the court-house fund; and shall pay the said school

Reserve— how

fund over to the board of county school commission-

paid over.

. ers of said county, as follows : One-fourth on or

before the first day of November next succeeding

the date of the levy; one-fourth on or before the

first day of February; one-fourth on or before the

first day of April next, and the remaining one-fourth

on or before the first day of July thereafter; and the

said court-house fund he shall disburse according to

Court house

the provisions of chapter thirty-five of the acts of

fund.

eighteen hundred and eighty, and the deduction

allowed on the county tax by this section shall not

be made to any person or persons unless the whole

county tax against them be paid before the time