ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1033

deduct the sum so received from the total amount to be
levied by the Board of County Commissioners for the en-
suing year.

207. Immediately after the first day of January in
each and every year he shall make up an alphabetical
list by collection districts as now established by law, in
their numerical order, of taxes due and in arrears, which
list shall contain the name or names of the person or per-
sons or body corporate assessed with property upon which
taxes are due and in arrears, a brief description of the
property and such references to conveyances as will render
the same certain of identification, and the amount of the
tax levied and in arrears, with the interest and costs ac-
crued and to accrue thereon to the day of sale, to which
list shall be appended a notice that if said tax or taxes, and
interest thereon are not paid on or before the second Mon-
day hi April next ensuing, together with the costs of adver-
tising and fees he will proceed at ten o'clock A. M. on
said second Monday in April, at the court house in said
county, to offer each and every of said parcels of land and
premises for sale to the highest bidder for cash, which
said list and notice shall be published in one newspaper
printed and published in said county for two successive
weeks prior to the second Monday in March, the first
publication of such list to appear not later than three
weeks before the said second Monday in March, and
the said Commissioners may in their discretion additionally
publish such list and notice or any part of such list apply-
ing to any one or more Election Districts or any part of an
Election District in such other newspaper or newspapers
published in Montgomery County for the time hereinabove
set forth; and on said second Monday in April the Treas-
urer shall at the hour and place named in said advertise-
ment, proceed to sell any and all such pieces or parcels of
land and premises, beginning with the first on said list and
so on in order, upon which taxes, interest, costs and fees
shall not then have been paid, and shall continue such sale
on each secular day, legal holidays and Sundays excepted,
from ten o'clock, A. M.. until three o'clock, P. M.. until
every parcel shall have been offered; should the Treasurer,
by reason of illness or other disability, be unable to attend
and conduct such sale or sales in person, a deputy shall
conduct such sale or sales and in such case the deputy shall
make the affidavit to the report of sales provided for in
Section 210 of this Article, but the Treasurer or deputy
shall not be required, in less than sixty days after the close