1338 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 650

shall be reported by him, under a general oath as to their
fairness, to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, sit-
ting in equity. Said sales shall be listed in separate para-
graphs. The Clerk of said Court, upon receiving said report,
shall docket a suit in the equity docket of said Court in the
name of the "Town Treasurer of Glenarden, " as plaintiff,
against each of the persons or corporations named in said
report of sales, as defendants.

The Circuit Court for Prince George's County is hereby
vested with full and complete jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine suits docketed upon said Town-Treasurer's report as
proceedings in rem as fully and completely as it can hear
and determine equity suits within its general jurisdiction.

The said Town-Treasurer's report of sales shall be con-
sidered and treated by the Court as if it were a bill in equity.
Upon the filing of said report the said Court, through its
Clerk, shall issue an order of publication against each of the
persons or corporations named in said report, which order of
publication shall be drawn and published in accordance with
the provisions of the Laws of Maryland authorizing service
of process upon non-resident defendants by publication. Upon
it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that said order
of publication has been duly published and that the time fixed
by law for the defendants to appear and answer has expired,
the Court shall proceed to hear, and determine all questions
raised as to said tax sale or sales and shall enter such decree
or decrees as the nature of the case may require. A substan-
tial compliance with the provisions of this Act by the said
Town-Treasurer in making such tax sale or sales and report-
ing the same to the Court shall be deemed to be sufficient
compliance therewith.

An appeal from a final decree of said Court may be taken
by any party having an interest in any piece of real estate
described in said report, to the Court of Appeals of Maryland,
but such appeal shall apply only to the real estate of the
parties appealing, the decree or decrees rendered in said cause
otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Said appeals shall be taken and perfected as now required
by law.

Whenever the Court shall set aside any sale for taxes so
reported, the taxes, interest and penalties accrued against
each separate piece of real estate in reference to which said
sale has been set aside, shall remain a lien upon said real estate
and, unless paid, shall be advertised for sale by the said Town-
Treasurer at the next annual tax sale.

The Mayor and Common Council of Glenarden shall pay to
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County,