ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  607

izing The Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville, in
Prince George's County, a municipal corporation, with the
approval of the qualified voters of said town, to construct
roadbed, sidewalk, curb, gutter and street improvements in
said town; to borrow on the credit of town not to exceed
eight per centum of the assessed valuation of property in
the town, and to issue therefor bonds or certificates of in-
debtedness which shall be the direct obligation of the town;
to provide for the liquidation of the same by special assess-
ment on the lands abutting said improvements; to bring
within the provisions of this Act special assessments hereto-
fore made or to be made under provisions of laws hereto-
fore in force; and to change the provisions of laws relating
to streets and tax sales in the town to meet the requirements
of this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 521, 523, 538, 539, 540 and 554
of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County, " sub-title
"Hyattsville, 7' be and the same are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, and that Sections 540A, 540B and
540C be added to said Article, to read as follows:

521. All taxes levied by the Mayor and Common Council
of Hyattsville on real estate and franchises to use the streets
shall be due on the first day of July next succeeding their levy
and shall bear interest from that date. On such as remain un-
paid after the first day of November following there shall ac-
crue, in addition to said interest, a penalty of one-half of one
per cent, for each month that may elapse thereafter until paid,
or a sale for default shall have finally been ratified by the
court. All special assessments made by the Mayor and Com-
mon Council of Hyattsville shall bear interest as fixed by the
Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville at the time of the
making of such assessment, and if real estate upon and against
which a special assessment has been made shall be sold at tax
sale as prescribed by law for default in any semi-annual install-
ment of such assessment, in addition to such interest there shall
accrue a penalty of one-half of one per centum for each month
that may elapse until paid or a sale for default shall have been
finally ratified by the court.

523. The treasurer of the Mayor and Common Council of
Hyattsville shall prepare, after the first day of February in