HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 935

the said sale has not been ratified and confirmed any pur-
chaser at any such prior tax sale is hereby empowered to
proceed under the provisions of this Act to foreclose all
rights of redemption in the property purchased. The Col-
lector, upon surrender to him of a receipt or of any other
instrument evidencing payment of the necessary part of
the purchase price, shall deliver to such purchaser a cer-
tificate signed by the Collector containing all available in-
formation concerning the prior sale. Any certificate issued
under this Section shall have the same force and effect as
other certificates issued under the provisions of this Act
and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Act
relating to such other certificates of sale. Any Collector
may issue the certificate provided for in this Section, not-
withstanding the fact that any such prior tax sale was
made by any of his predecessors in office. The provisions of
this Section shall not affect the right of any purchaser at a
tax sale held prior to the taking effect of this Act to pro-
ceed under the provisions of laws existing prior to the tak-
ing effect of this Act. Any such purchaser may, at his
option, proceed under the provisions of this Act or under
the provisions of such prior existing laws.

Section 62C. Proceeding to Foreclose Right of Redemp-
tion—Must Be Brought Within Two Years. The holder
of any certificate of sale, his heirs or assigns, may at any
time after the expiration of one year and a day from the
date of sale, file a bill in equity to foreclose all rights of
redemption of the property to which such certificate re-
lates, as hereinafter provided. The right to redeem shall,
nevertheless, exist and continue until finally barred by the
decree of the court of equity in which the foreclosure pro-
ceeding is filed. Unless a proceeding to foreclose the right
of redemption is filed within two years of the date of the
certificate of sale, the said certificate shall be void and any
and all right, title and interest of the holder of the cer-
tificate of sale or his predecessors thereof, in and to the
property sold shall cease and all money received by the
Collector on account of the said sale shall be deemed for-
feited.

Section 62D. Jurisdiction of Court. The equity court,
upon the filing of a bill to foreclose the right of redemp-
tion, shall have full equity jurisdiction to give full and
complete relief under the provisions of this Act, in accord-
ance with the general equity jurisdiction and practice of
the said Court, and with all provisions of all laws and rules
of court relating to the equity courts of the City of Balti-
more, except as otherwise provided in this Act, to bar all