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this Act shall place a cross (X) mark in the square opposite
the words "For Increasing Tax Rate, " and all voters desiring
to vote against the provisions of this Act shall place a cross (X)
mark in the square opposite the words "Against Increasing
Tax Rate. " If at the regular town election a greater number
of persons shall vote "For Increasing Tax Rate" than "Against
Increasing Tax Rate, " then the provisions of this Act shall
immediately go into effect. In case a greater number of per-
sons at said election shall vote "Against Increasing Tax Rate. "
then and in that event this Act shall be null and void.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.
Approved April 2, 1929.
CHAPTER 208.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 4
of Chapter 173 of the Laws of Maryland, 1927; to fix the
amounts of costs to be charged upon real estate sold for taxes
and special assessments, made and levied by the Mayor and
Common Council of Hyattsville, in default and not paid.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 4 of Chapter 173 of the Laws of Maryland,
1927, be repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:
Section 4. The Treasurer of said Mayor and Common Coun-
cil shall prepare, after the first day of February in each year, a
list of all taxes in default levied, and all special assessments not
paid within two years from the date made, by the said Mayor
and Common Council upon real estate within the corporate
limits of the town of Hyattsville, commencing with the tax year
1927-1928. Said list shall set out respectively the name or names
of the owner or owners of the real estate so listed; a fair de-
scription of each piece of real estate sufficient to notify the owner
or owners thereof that it is his property which is advertised;
the amount of the taxes and/or assessments, interest, penalties,
and costs for which the same is liable; and a reference to the
sub-division in which said real estate is situated. Said refer-
ence shall be sufficient if made by using the last initials of the
sub-dividers and the abbreviations of the sub-division as, for in-
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