ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1553

taxes paid during July, four per cent; during August, three
per cent; during September, two per cent; and during October,
one per cent.

(G) All taxes and assessments due the town on the date of
the enactment of this Charter whether for the current year, or
for any former year or years, may be collected by any of the
methods herein authorized.

(H) The failure of the Council, or any person designated
by them, or of any official herein charged with any duties in
relation to the assessment, levy or collection of taxes, to per-
form the acts required of them at or within the time specified
shall not affect the validity of such Act, or any proceedings
based thereon, if done within a reasonable time thereafter.

Section 11. (A) On or before the third Monday in April
of each year, but not earlier than the first day of April, the
Treasurer shall offer at public sale, at some place within the
town to be designated in his public notice of sale, all real
property which is then subject to lien for delinquent taxes
under the provisions of this Charter, whether for the year cur-
rent or for previous years, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the delinquent taxes due from the owners thereof
respectively, with penalties and costs, including the propor-
tional cost of giving notice by advertisement or posted notices,
as hereinafter provided.

(B) The notice of the sale shall state the time and place
of sale, the name or names of persons to whom each piece of
property is assessed, and the total amount of taxes1, penalties
and costs due from each person, computed to the day of tne
sale. Subdivided property shall be designated by lot and
block. Property not subdivided shall be briefly described so as
to identify the land to be sold.

(C) The notice shall be published once each week, for three
successive weeks, in some newspaper published in the town, if
any such there be and the last day of publication shall be at
least three days before the day of sale. If there be no news-
paper regularly published in the town as often as once a week,
or if the proposed charge for publication shall be deemed ex-
cessive by the Council, then the notice shall be printed and
posted up in at least five conspicuous places in the town, at
least three weeks before the day of the sale, and no other
notice shall be required.

(D) The Treasurer shall continue to receive such taxes as
are tendered, with penalties and proportioned cost of giving