480 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 169

for previous years, or so much thereof as may be necessary
to pay the delinquent taxes due from the owners thereof re-
spectively, with penalties and costs, including the proportional
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 taxes, penalties
and costs due from each person, computed to the day of the
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 of general circula-
tion in the town and the last day of publication shall be at
least three days before the sale. If the proposed charge for
publication shall be deemed excessive by the Treasurer then
the notice shall be printed and posted in at least five conspic-
uous 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
notice, up to the time at which the property chargeable there-
with is offered for sale.

(E) On the day of sale the Treasurer shall, at the time
and place designated in his notice, offer for sale by public
auction to the highest bidder, so much of the real estate ad-
vertised or posted in the name of each delinquent taxpayer, as
shall be necessary to pay the taxes, penalties and costs due
from said delinquent taxpayers, and shall continue the sale
from day to day until the taxes are paid or until each piece
of property has been sold. Where the real estate advertised
or posted as aforesaid shall consist of more than one parcel
assessed to any one delinquent, such parcels, where it is prac-
ticable to do so, shall be offered singly until enough has been
realized to pay the whole of the tax bill, interest, costs and
charges as in this charter provided, and the remainder of such
parcels shall not be offered. In case, however, said real estate
shall consist of but one town lot, whether improved or not,
it shall be offered as a whole. If such property consists of a
tract of land not subdivided into town lots, then only such
portion thereof, to be determined before the sale and described