EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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interest, costs and charges, as in this charter provided, and
the remainder of such parcel shall not be offered. In
case, however, said real estate shall consist of but one town
lot, whether improved or not, it shall be offered as a whole.
If such property consists of a tract of land not sub-divided
into town lots, then only such portion thereof shall be sold
(same to be determined before the sale and described in the
advertisements), as, in the judgment of the treasurer, shall
be sufficient to pay the amount properly chargeable against
the delinquent owner.

18. (a) The purchaser at a tax sale shall pay forthwith
to the treasurer the amount of taxes, penalties and costs.

CHAP. 292

The treasurer shall sign and deliver to the purchaser a cer-
tificate of purchase, designating the land sold and the
amount paid therefor, and stating that unless the property
shall be redeemed within two years from the date of the sale,
41 deed will be given by the Mayor of the town. Such certifi-
cates shall be assignable, and an assignment thereof shall
vest in the assignee all the rights, title and interest of the
original purchaser. The holder of any certificate shall have
the right to pay all taxes, general or special, levied against
the property after the date of the sale. The said treasurer

Certificate of
purchase
given.

shall, within thirty days after the close of the sales made and
herein provided for, make a full report of the sales made by
him to the Circuit Court for Montgomery county, setting
forth his proceedings in the premises in detail, and show-
ing to whom and at what price such several parcels
were severally sold, the amount of tax, the interest
accrued, proportional cost of advertising such sale, and
the cost and expenses of making and reporting said sale,
including a reasonable counsel fee, and of the surplus
iund in each instance; with such report he shall also
file a copy of the printed and posted list aforesaid. The
said court shall examine the said proceedings and if the
same appear to be regular and the provisions of law in rela-
tion thereto to have been substantially complied with, shall
under notice to be given by advertisement in such newspaper
or newspapers as the court shall direct, warning all persons
interested in the property sold to be and appear in said
court by a certain day to be named in said order to show
cause, if any they have, why said sale or sales should not
be ratified and confirmed, and in those cases where no cause,

Report of sale,
to be made.