ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR, 661.

duty of the Collector, if his books disclose the fact of such
ground rent or lease or if he be actually notified thereof prior
to the sale, to sell the leasehold interest only with the im-
provements erected thereon, if any; provided that in case the
leasehold interest and improvements shall not sell for the
amount necessary to pay the taxes due on said parcel or par-
cels of ground, together with all costs, charges and interest,
then the Collector shall sell the whole fee simple of such par-
cel or parcels of ground.

74. The Collector shall require the purchaser of any real
estate sold to pay on the day of sale, or the day following,
the full amount of the purchase price which shall be retained
by the Collector until the final ratification of the sale; and
within thirty days from the day of sale the Collector shall
report the same with the amount thereof and all proceedings
relating thereto, including a statement of taxes, charges and
all costs incident to the sale, to the Circuit Court of the county
sitting in equity, the Circuit Court or the Circuit Court No.
2 of Baltimore City, as the case may be. The Court shall
examine the proceedings and if the same appear to be regular
and the provisions of law relating thereto have been complied
with, shall enter an order nisi, similar to and published in the
same manner as in case of judicial sales by trustees, warning
all persons interested in the property sold to appear on or be-
fore the day designated in such order to show cause why the
same should not be finally ratified and confirmed on a day to
be designated in said order which shall not be less than thirty
nor more than sixty days from the date of the order. The pur-
chaser at any such sale shall be deemed to be a party in inter-
est in the same manner as a purchaser at an ordinary judicial
sale. Such order nisi shall be published in such manner as
the court shall direct but not less than once a week for four
different weeks. At the time of entering said order there shall
issue out of the court a subpoena directed to the person against
whom the tax or assessment is last charged as shown on the
books and report of the Collector commanding such person
within the time limited in the order nisi to show cause by such
time why the sale should not be finally ratified and confirmed.
Said subpoena if practicable shall be served by the sheriff
upon such person, and also upon any person who may be found
in actual possession of the property, and if no person be in such
actual possession, shall be conspicuously posted by the sheriff
on the property. The sheriff shall make his return within