760 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 459

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 166 to 169, inclusive, of Article 19 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"St. -Mary's County", sub-title "Railroads", be and they are
hereby repealed.

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

Approved April 23, 1941.

CHAPTER 459.
(House Bill 641)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section
103 of Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "St. Mary's County", sub-title
"Leonardtown", correcting certain errors in said section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 103 of Article 19 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "St. Mary's
County", sub-title "Leonardtown", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

103. In order to enforce collection of taxes due and in
arrears it shall only be necessary to notify the delinquent tax-
payer, by written notice delivered to said delinquent, or by
notice posted on his or her premises, that unless his or her
taxes due and in arrears are paid within twenty days from
date of said notice, with all interest and costs thereon, the
property will be sold according to law without any levy or
appraisement, and after giving at least thirty days' notice
of the time, terms and place of sale, which place shall be the
Court House door for real estate and on premises of delinquent
for personalty, by advertisement in one newspaper in St.
Mary's County for real estate, and by posting notices in at
least three public places in said corporation for personalty,
the collector shall proceed to sell at the advertised sale men-
tioned, by public auction, the property for cash to the highest
bidder, retaining out of the proceeds amount of taxes due from
such delinquent, with six per cent, interest thereon, together
with all costs of making such sale, including an auctioneer's
fee and the advertisement thereof. He shall pay the surplus,
if any, to the owner of the property so sold. In case of
sale of real estate, the same shall be reported to the