ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1257

of the General Assembly of Maryland, codified as Section 233
in Duckett and Clagett's Code for Prince George's County, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

Section 233. All tax sales of real estate shall be advertised
for four consecutive issues, any other provisions in any of the
local laws relating to tax sales in Prince George's County to
the contrary notwithstanding, in three newspapers published
in Prince George's County, to be selected by the Treasurer;
provided that the newspapers so selected shall have been estab-
lished in their respective towns at least two years preceding the
date of the first publication of said advertisement; and the cost
of such advertisement in and for each newspaper shall not ex-
ceed the sum of seventy cents for a tax sale, which sum of
money shall be charged against the property offered for sale
as items of cost. A tax sale shall consist of all the real estate
in any election district of the county advertised for sale and
belonging to the same person. In the matter of the sale of per-
sonal property for taxes, the Treasurer shall be allowed costs
similar to those allowed by law in the cases of seizure and sale
of personal property by distraint, except he shall receive no fee
or commission therein.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on the first day of June next.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 523.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 28
of Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1904, relating to the collection
of taxes in Wicomico County and the election of a Treasurer,
as said section was amended by Chapter 494 of the Acts of
1920 increasing the compensation of the Deputy Treasurer
of Wicomico County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 28 of Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1904 re-
lating to the collection of taxes in Wicomico County and the
election of a Treasurer, as said section was amended by Chap-
ter 494 of the Acts of 1920, be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

28. The Treasurer shall appoint a deputy, who shall per-
form such duties as said Treasurer shall require and for whose