148 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 125

proper person the balance, if any, of the proceeds of sale. If
real estate is sold, he shall report his proceedings to the
Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sitting in equity, and
the Circuit Court may ratify or reject such report and order
a new sale. If report is ratified, the delinquent or owner of
property sold may redeem such property within six months
from day of sale by paying to the purchaser the amount paid
the collector for the property, with legal interest additional.
If not so redeemed within six months, the collector or his
legal representative shall give a deed to the purchaser, and
such deed shall convey all the title of the delinquent in such
property so sold to the purchaser.

The Commissioners may allow such commission or sum to
the collector for collecting taxes as they may deem right and
proper, and on the amount of sales of any property, the col-
lector shall be entitled to charge a commission of ten per
centum on amount of taxes the property is sold for.

In addition to the remedy above provided for the enforce-
ment of the taxes so levied, the collector may, in the name of
"The Commissioners of Delmar", by suit and execution, en-
force the payment and collection of taxes in the manner and
to the same extent as debts due and owing individuals are
now or may hereafter be collected by process of law, and these
provisions shall apply to all taxes now levied and uncollected,
and the same be collected as herein provided.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved April 15, 1941.

CHAPTER 125.
(House Bill 248)

AN ACT to add three new sections to Article 23 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Wicomico County", sub-title "Delmar", providing that all
town taxes, special assessments and other pubic charges due
to the Town of Delmar be paid before property shall be trans-
ferred on the assessment books or deed conveying the same
be recorded.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That three new sections be and they are hereby added
to Article 23 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland