EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 191

titled "An Act to repeal Sections 94 to 112 of Article 23
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title 'Wi-
comico County. ' sub-title 'Revenue and Taxes' as repealed,
amended and re-enacted by Chapter 398 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, session of 1894, providing
for the collection of taxes in Wicomico County and election
of Treasurer and to re-enact same with amendments, " and
to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 16 of Chapter 14 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, session of 1904, entitled "An Act to
repeal Chapter 76 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of the Acts of 1902, entitled 'An Act to repeal Sec-
tions 94 to 112 of Article 23 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title 'Wicomico County, ' sub-title 'Revenue and
Taxes' as repealed, amended and re-enacted by Chapter 398 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, Session of 1894,
providing for the collection of taxes in Wicomico County and
election of Treasurer and to re-enact same with amendments"
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments so as to read as follows:

SEC. 16. And be it enacted. That when any real estate shall
be sold under this Act for taxes, the sale, together with, the pro-
ceedings had in relation thereto, shall be reported to the Circuit
Court for Wicomico County by the Treasurer, and if, upon the
report, the Court shall find that the provisions of this Act in
relation thereto have been complied with, the Court shall pass
an order nisi, giving three weeks' notice, naming all persons
interested in the property sold to be and appear by a certain
day in the said order nisi, named to show cause why said sale
shall not be ratified, and a copy thereof shall be published as
the Court shall direct, and if no objections to the ratification of
such sale shall be filed within the time limit by said order nisi,
or if objection be filed and the objector is unable and fails to
show that the Treasurer has failed to comply with the provisions
of this Act, the sale shall be finally ratified by said Court; and
for the purpose of hearing objections or passing orders under
this Act, said Court shall be deemed always to be opened as in
chancery proceedings; if the objection to sale under this Act
shows to the satisfaction of the Court that the Treasurer had
failed to comply with the provisions of this Act, said sale shall
be set aside and said Treasurer shall at once proceed to make a
new sale of the property. Under the ratification of a tax sale