FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

by a certain day, in said notice to be named, to show cause,
if any they have, why said sale shall not be ratified and con-
firmed; and if no cause to the contrary appear to the court, the

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said sale shall, by the order of the said court, be ratified and
confirmed, and the purchaser shall then, on payment of the
said purchase money, if not before paid, have a good and
indefeasible title to said property; but if good cause, in the
judgment of the court, be shown, the said sale be set aside,
in which case the court shall order a resale of said property,
unless it shall appear to the court that the taxes have been
paid, together with the interest and all costs pertaining to the
said sale and the proceedings; and if a resale shall be ordered
by the court, then all costs attending the first sale shall be paid
out of the proceeds of the resale, on the ratification thereof by
the court, together with all subsequent taxes that may have
accrued or been levied upon the said property, if the proceeds
of the sale be sufficient; but such sale shall not be set aside
if the provisions of the law appear to have been substantially
complied with, and the burden of proof shall be upon the
exceptant to show the same invalid.

Ratification
of sale.

143 B. Whenever property, real or personal, shall be exposed
for sale by the said collector, for taxes, under the provisions
of this law, the collector or clerk of the said council, or the
mayor, may bid for and purchase the same at the sale thereof,
for the use of the said mayor and council; provided, that the
sum bid shall not in any case exceed the amount of taxes
charged against the owner, together with costs and expenses.

Mayor may
purchase at
tax sales.

143 C. That in addition to the remedy above provided for
the enforcement of the payment of taxes levied by the said
mayor and council, the said mayor and council may, by suit
and execution, enforce the payment and collection of taxes in
the same manner and to the same extent as debts due and
owing individuals are now or may hereafter be collectible by
process of law.

May sue for

taxes.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

Effective,