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by him, upon payment of the costs of such deed by the pur-
chaser, and the bond of the treasurer shall be liable for the
money paid by the purchaser in the event of the sale not being
so ratified, with interest, and for all costs and expenses accru-
ing from such sale; the treasurer shall retain out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale, when ratified, the amount of taxes and in-
terest thereon, and costs of notices, levy, sale and of the report
thereof to the court, and pay over any excess to the owner of
the property thus sold, after deducting therefrom a fee not ex-
ceeding two dollars in each case as compensation to such per-
son as the treasurer may select for an examination and report
as to the title of the property examined preparatory to a sale
of same for delinquent taxes, and such fee be a proper charge
for all titles actually examined preparatory to a sale for taxes;
no such sale shall be set aside if the provisions of law appear to
have been substantially complied with, and the burden of
proof shall be on the exceptant thereto.

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

Approved April 6, 1908.