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(1) A description of the property by giving the street
number of the improvement and the frontage and depth
of the lot, as the same appears on the Collector's tax roll.

(2) The name of the person who last appears on the
Collector's tax roll as the owner of the same.

(3) The amount of all taxes due and unpaid on the
property.

(4) If the property be unimproved, or has no street
number, the notice shall describe the same as it is de-
scribed on the Collector's tax roll, and no unimproved prop-
erty or property having no street number, need be described
by metes and bounds. If necessary to properly describe the
property, the Collector shall procure a description and plat of
the same from the County or City Surveyor, for which the
sum of $7. 50 shall be added to the total charges due on
the property. If it is necessary to procure a description
from the County or City Surveyor, the said description
shall be kept among the records of the Collector's office
and the published notice of sale shall contain a statement
to the effect that a detailed description of the property to
be sold, as prepared by the County or City Surveyor, is on
file at the Collector's office and may be examined by any-
one interested therein.

(5) The assessed value of the property as determined
by last assessment. Failure of the Collector to include any
taxes in the published notice of sale shall in no way affect
the validity or collectibility of the said taxes, except such
as are required to be but have not been certified as pro-
vided in Section 74, or the validity of any sale "made here-
under to enforce the payment of taxes, nor prevent nor
stay proceedings under this sub-title nor affect the title
of any purchaser.

The expense of publication of all notices relating to the.
sale, the cost of the County or City Surveyor's description
and plat, if necessary, the auctioneer's fee for making the
sale, which said auctioneer's fee in no case shall exceed
Two Dollars for each property sold; and in Baltimore
and Cecil Counties where provision has been herein-
before made for the posting of the premises to be
sold, there shall be allowed a sum not in excess of $7. 50
for said service, and the expenses of conducting the sale
shall be liens on the property to be sold.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 5, 1945.