HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1349

property as the needs of the town may require. Provided,
however, that the Mayor and Common Council shall have the
power by ordinance to exempt not exceeding $500. 00 of house-
hold 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 deposit-
ing the same in the mail or otherwise, or if the address 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 newspaper pub-
lished in Prince George's County, once in each of three suc-
cessive 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 proper
ties therein named to the highest bidder for cash. Such
notice shall set out the name or names of the respective owners
of real estate, a brief description of the location of the prop-
erty, 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 ad-
vertising, 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 pen^
alties.

No piece of real estate offered at tax sale by said Town
Treasurer shall be sold for less than the total of the taxes,
interest, penalties and costs for which it is liable. If such a
bid for the same be not made, it shall be considered and re-
corded as sold to The Mayor and Common Council of Fair-
mount Heights for the total amount thereof. In such case
it shall remain on the assessment books of the Town of Fair-
mount Heights 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 redemp-
tion, and all subsequent taxes, interest, penalties and costs
which shall have accrued thereon.