HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 377

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 published in Prince George's County,
once in each of three successive 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 properties therein named to the highest bidder for
cash. Such notice shall set out the name or names of the re-
spective owners of real estate, a brief description of the loca-
tion of the property, and the amount of taxes, interest, penal-
ties 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 advertising, 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 penalties.

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, in-
terest, 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 redemption,
and all subsequent taxes, interest, penalties and costs which
shall have accrued thereon.

The sales of all real estate made by the said Town Treasurer
for taxes so due and unpaid to the said Town of Fairmount
Heights shall be reported by him, under a general oath as to
their fairness, to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County,
sitting 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 Fairmount Heights", as
plaintiff, against each of the persons or corporations named in
said report of sales, as defendants.

(2) The Circuit Court for Prince George's County is hereby
vested with full and complete jurisdiction to hear and de