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respective pieces of real estate so sold to it, for the taxes,
interest, penalties and costs so assessed and charged
against the same and to obtain a decree for the enforce-
ment thereof. The owner, or owners of each piece of real
estate upon which such taxes, interest, penalties and costs
are sought to be enforced, shall be parties defendant in
said suit, and if residents of the State of Maryland, shall
be personally served with process, and if non-residents,
shall be served with process by publication, as is provided
by law.

The said court is hereby given jurisdiction to hear and
determine such causes, establish such liens and decree the
enforcement thereof. If said court shall determine that
said taxes were legally levied or made by the said Mayor
and Town Council, any defect or irregularity in the tax
sale or in the proceedings upon the report thereof, shall
not be a defense to any of such suits. All such decrees
shall be enforced in the same manner as decrees of said
court are authorized to be enforced by law.

Section 10 O. Said assessors and the Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall have the right at any time to place on
the assessment, real estate, not included therein or on
improvements made or erected after the making of said
assessments.

Section 10P. And be it further enacted, That this Act
is hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary
for the immediate preservation of the health, morals,
safety or welfare and being passed by yea and nay vote
supported by three-fifths of the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 21, 1933.

CHAPTER 172.

AN ACT to ratify and confirm all street, sidewalk, gutter
and curb assessments heretofore levied by the Town of
Riverdale; to provide for the extension of payment on
all unpaid balances due on such assessments and to au-
thorize the Mayor and Council of Riverdale to refund,
renew, re-issue or extend certain debts or obligations of
the Town.