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and be a lien on the several parcels of property charged supe-
rior to all other liens from the date of the ordinance, and if
not paid within thirty days from the filing of the verdict of
the jury an execution shall issue against the several lots or
parcels of land against which assessments for benefits are so
made, which execution shall describe the parcel of ground and
the amount assessed against the same, as shown by the ver-
dict of the jury, and state that the assessment has been made
to pay compensation for property taken for the purpose speci-
fied in the ordinance, and be directed to the Sheriff of Mont-
gomery County, and command him, in case said assessment, in-
terest and costs be not paid, to sell the property therein de-
scribed, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the
same. The proceedings under said execution, including the
making of the deed to the purchaser, shall conform to ordinary
proceedings on execution in said court,, and the deed of the
sheriff, made pursuant thereto, shall convey a good title to the
purchaser. All moneys collected in said Circuit Court shall
be forthwith paid to the Treasurer of said town for disburse-
ment to the parties entitled thereto.

Section 14. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by
this Charter, or by any ordinance of the Council, may be col-
lected in the name of the "Town of Takoma Park," before
the Mayor or any justice of the peace, in the same manner as
small debts are collected, and the delinquent shall be committed
to the town lock-up or county jail until the same are paid, with
costs.

Section 15. Whenever it shall become necessary, for any
purpose under this Charter, to serve a notice or process of any
kind whatsoever upon any person or persons owning property
within the limits of said town who may be absent therefrom
or a non-resident thereof, or upon whom for any other reason
personal service cannot be had and the bailiff shall make re-
turn to that effect, service of said notice or process may be
made by a publication of said notice or process once a week
for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper having general
circulation in said town, which said notice by publication shall
be as good and effective as personal service. The affidavit of
the publisher or proprietor of said newspaper as to such publi-
c&tion shall be evidence of the fact thereof.

Section 16. The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of
July of each year, and shall be known by the name of the cal-
endar year in which it begins.