870 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 355

first day of January in each year fix the annual tax rate for
the calendar year. Said Mayor and Common Council shall
have the right, authority and power, beginning with the year
1950, annually to levy an additional assessment at a rate
not exceeding ten cents per one hundred dollars for the
purpose of maintaining fire prevention equipment, said rate
of ten cents per one hundred dollars to be in addition
to the fifty-five cents per one hundred dollars herein referred
to. The Treasurer, upon receiving assessment and rate of
taxation, shall give notice by posting in public places or by
advertising once in some newspaper circulated in the Town
that the said taxes are due and payable and will be received
by him on certain days and at a certain place to be named in
said notice or notices. All taxes are due and payable on the
first day of April in each and every year and if not paid on
or before the first day of October shall bear interest at the
rate of one percentum per month until paid and if not paid
on or before the first day of January next following, the
Treasurer shall make up a list of the unpaid taxes and shall
certify the list to the Treasurer of Prince George's County
for advertisement, sale and procedure with respect thereto as
provided in Article 81, sub-title "Tax Sales", of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, 1939 Edition, as amended.
All property sold at a tax sale may be redeemed by the owner
thereof or his assigns within the time and in the manner
therein provided and in the event of the non-redemption of
the property, the holder of a certificate of sale therefor, his
heirs and assigns may within the time prescribed file a bill
in equity to foreclose the right of redemption upon the part
of the owner, his heirs or assigns. All taxes duly levied, after
the transmittal of the list to the Treasurer as in this section
hereinbefore provided, shall be a first lien upon the property
against which they are assessed. The Mayor and Common
Council shall have the right at any time to place on the assess-
ment, real estate not included therein or on improvements
made or erected after the making of said assessments upon
notice of such assessment and valuation from the County
Commissioners of Prince George's County.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as invalidating
any tax or assessment heretofore levied by the Mayor and
Common Council of Riverdale which are hereby ratified and
confirmed.

SEC. 2. And lye it further enacted, That this Act shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the Town of Riverdale at
the regular municipal election May 2, 1949. There shall be
printed on each ballot to be used in the election the title of
this Act, and underneath thereof on separate lines, the words,