HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1337

vided however, that the Mayor and Common Council shall
have the power by ordinance to exempt not exceeding $500. 00
of household goods of each person from taxation. Such tax
shall be in default after the first day of October of each year
and shall thereafter bear interest at one per centum (1%) per
month until paid. The Treasurer of said town shall calculate
the amount of taxes due by each person and shall render a
bill to the address given on such lists of assessments either
by depositing the same in the mail or otherwise, or if the ad-
dress of any such person is unknown, to the best address
ascertainable. All taxes on real estate not paid by the first
day of March next succeeding their levy shall be collected in
the following manner: The Treasurer shall make up a list of
the unpaid taxes, and shall advertise the same in some news-
paper published in Prince George's County, once in each of
three successive weeks, and give notice in said advertisement
that on a day to be named therein not later than one month
from the date of the first insertion therein, he will sell the
properties therein named to the highest bidder for cash. Such
notice shall set out the name or names of the respective own-
ers of real estate, a brief description of the location of the
property, and the amount of taxes, interest, penalties and
costs for which the same is liable. Each piece of real estate
so in default shall bear a charge of $2. 50 to cover the costs
of advertising, and to cover the cost of verifying the names
of the owners of such real estate in the Land Records of the
County, which shall be a lien on the real estate, and collected
as other town taxes are collected, and with the same interest
and penalties.

No piece of real estate offered at tax sale by said Town
Treasurer shall be sold for less than the total of the taxes, in-
terest, penalties and costs for which it is liable. If such a bid
for the same be not made, it shall be considered and recorded
as sold to The Mayor and Common Council of Glenarden for
the total amount thereof. In such case it shall remain on the
assessment books of the Town of Glenarden and be taxed as
other property thereon; but not resold at the succeeding
annual tax sales.

Any real estate sold under the provisions of this Act may
be redeemed within two years after the published date of the
sale thereof by the payment of the total amount of the taxes,
interest, penalties and costs for which the same was sold,
interest at twelve per centum per annum on the amount of
such sale from the date of sale, as published, to the time of
redemption, and all subsequent taxes, interest, penalties and
costs which shall have accrued thereon.

The sales of all real estate made by the said Town Treasurer
for taxes so due and unpaid to the said Town of Glenarden