1174 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 408

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 13, 1951.

CHAPTER 408
(House Bill 566)

AN ACT to add a new section to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Anne Arundel County (1947 Edition), being Article 2 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne
Arundel County", sub-title "Recording of Deeds", to follow
immediately after Section 233 and to be known as Section
233A of said Code of Public Local Laws, providing that when
a transfer is made of part of a property upon which taxes
are due and owing, stated minimum partial payment of
taxes shall be made before the Treasurer certifies the deed for
transfer on the assessment records.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and the same is hereby added to the
Code of Public Local Laws of Anne Arundel County (1947
Edition), being Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Anne Arundel County", sub-title "Recording
of Deeds", to follow immediately after Section 233, to be known
as Section 233A, and to read as follows:

233A. When a tract of land, or a number of lots in a sub-
division, appear on the Treasurer's tax roll as a single account,
on which taxes in excess of Five Dollars are due and owing, and
the person or persons to whom the same is assessed executes a
conveyance of less than the entire property shown on said ac-
count, if taxes on the assessed value of the part being conveyed
exceed Five Dollars, the entire taxes due on said part shall be
paid before the Treasurer shall certify the deed for transfer on
the assessment records of the County, and if taxes on the as-
sessed value of the part being conveyed amount to less than
Five Dollars the Treasurer shall not certify the deed for trans-
fer unless a minimum of Five Dollars is paid on account of all
taxes owed for the entire property shown on the Treasurer's
account. Provided further, that when one or more whole
blocks or sections of a subdivision appear on the Treasurer's
tax roll as being assessed to a person or persons who execute
a conveyance of one or more lots out of same, and taxes on the
assessed value of the lot or lots being conveyed amount to less
than Five Dollars, the Treasurer shall not certify the deed for