336 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 368
CHAPTER 368.
(House Bill 499)

AN ACT to add seventeen new, sections to Article 22 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Washington County", sub-title "Tax Collector", said new
sections to be known as Sections 805B to 805R, inclusive, and
to follow immediately after Section 805A, providing an
alternative procedure for tax sales in Washington County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted 'by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That seventeen new sections be and they are hereby added
to Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Washington County", sub-title "Tax Col-
lector", said new sections to be known as Sections 805B to
805R, inclusive, to follow immediately after Section 805A of
said Article, and to read as follows:

805B. In addition to the procedure for tax sales as provided
by Sections 72 to 90W, inclusive, of Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement), an alternative pro-
cedure as provided by this sub-title may be followed in Wash-
ington County.

805C. At least thirty days before any property is first ad-
vertised for sale under the provisions of this sub-title, the
Treasurer or Collector of Taxes shall cause to be mailed to the
person who last appears as owner thereof on the tax records at
the last address shown on said records, a statement giving the
name of said person and the amount of taxes due. On the
statement there shall also appear the following notice:
"Date......................

This is a final bill and legal notice to the person whose name
appears on this notice. According to the Treasurer or Col-
lector's tax record you are the owner of the property appearing
on this notice. Some of the taxes listed are in arrears. Notice
is hereby given you that unless all taxes in arrears are paid
within thirty days from the date hereof, the Treasurer or Col-
lector will proceed to sell the above property to satisfy your
entire indebtedness. Interest and costs will be added to the
total at the time of payment.

Treasurer. "

After the expiration of the above notice and on the first day
of November of each year the Treasurer of Washington County
shall make up a list of all taxpayers assessed with real estate,
who are delinquent for a period of two years or more, and if