WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL IN NO WAY INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTS AND
DUTIES OF COLLECTORS OF TAXES APPOINTED UNDER THE LAW IN
EXISTENCE PREVIOUS TO THE PASSAGE OF CHAPTER 199 OF THE ACTS
OF 1904 AND THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND, TITLE "REVENUE AND TAXES," AND ALL
AMENDMENTS TO THE SAME RELATING TO THE DUTIES, COMPENSATION
OR REMEDIES OF COLLECTORS OR PROCEEDINGS ENTERED AGAINST
THEM OR THEIR BONDS, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT MAY BE
REPEALED BY CHAPTER 199 OF THE ACTS OF 1904, AND THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND BE
APPLICABLE, AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, TO THE OFFICE OF TREASURER
HEREBY CREATED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL SALES MADE BY
THE TREASURER AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED, ON ANY ONE (1) DAY
OR SERIES OF DAYS, SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
CHARLES COUNTY FOR RATIFICATION AT ONE (1) TIME AND IN ONE (1)
PAPER, TO BE DOCKETED BY THE COURT AS IN ONE (1) CASE, AFTER
WHICH THERE SHALL BE PUBLISHED, IN THE SAME NEWSPAPERS THAT
PUBLISHED THE TAX SALES, AN ORDER NISI, SETTING FORTH, IN
SUBSTANCE, THAT UNLESS ANY OF THE PERSONS WHOSE LANDS WERE
SOLD (GIVING THE NAME OF DELINQUENTS WITHOUT ANY DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY) SHALL SHOW CAUSE TO THE CONTRARY WITHIN THE
TIME NAMED THEREIN, THE SALE SHALL BE RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED,
AND SAID ORDER SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY AT LEAST THREE (3) WEEKLY
INSERTIONS IN SAID NEWSPAPERS, AND THE COST THEREOF TO EACH
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING THE SAME SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
($0.25) PER NAME. AT THE END OF THAT TIME, ,IF NO CAUSE SHALL BE
SHOWN, THE SALE SHALL BE RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED BY THE COURT.
AN APPEAL SHALL BE ALLOWED, HOWEVER, TO THE EXCEPTANT TO THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF THIS STATE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE
TIME OF THE DECISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.

B. SALE REPORTS; ISSUANCE OF TITLE; EFFECT OF RATIFICATION.
THE REPORTS OF SAID SALES SHALL BE AMENABLE, IN THE DISCRETION
OF THE COURT, TO CONFORM TO THE FACTS IN ANY MATTER SET FORTH
THEREIN, AND NO SALE SHALL BE SET ASIDE IF THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE LAW SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH NOR FOR ANY
MATTER OF MERE FORM. WHEN SUCH SALE SHALL BE FINALLY
RATIFIED, THE PURCHASERS SHALL, UPON PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE
MONEY, HAVE A GOOD TITLE TO THE PROPERTY SOLD, AND IF SAID
RATIFICATION SHALL BE MADE BY THE COURT, AFTER EXCEPTIONS
FILED BY ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY SOLD, THE
RATIFICATION OF THE SALE, SUBJECT TO THE APPEAL AS AFORESAID,
SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AS TO THE REGULARITY OF THE SALE, EXCEPT
IN A COURT OF EQUITY UPON THE GROUND OF FRAUD OR COLLUSION
OR OTHER USUAL EQUITABLE GROUND SETTING ASIDE SALES IN A
COURT OF EQUITY.

C. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS AUTHORIZED; DISTRIBUTION OF

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