1502 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 534

by the city treasurer, who, after deducting the amount of
taxes, penalties, and costs of sale, shall on demand pay the
balance of the purchase money to the owner of the prop-
erty sold. If the owner does not demand or will not receipt
for the balance or for any reason cannot legally receipt
therefor, then the same shall be deposited in a bank in
Salisbury, designated by the council, paying interest on
deposits, to the credit of the City of Salisbury, for the use
of delinquent taxpayers and shall be only paid out by
checks signed by the city treasurer and countersigned by
the president of the council. The money so deposited shall
not be used for any other purpose than payment of those
entitled thereto. Once in every two years the city treasurer
shall publish in a newspaper printed in Wicomico County
a statement of all sums remaining in this fund and the
names of the person or persons entitled thereto, the ex-
pense of publication to be paid out of the fund. If at the
expiration of six years from the date of sale any part of
the fund shall be unclaimed, then that not claimed shall
become the property of the City of Salisbury, and shall be
transferred to the general money account of the city and
used for any city purpose.

97. Redemption of Property. Every deed given by
the city treasurer for land sold under this charter for
taxes shall contain a statement of the name of the owner
of the land, and when recorded shall be indexed under the
name of the grantor, grantees, and the owner or owners.
The owner of any land so sold may redeem the same at
any time within one year of the date of ratification of its
sale by paying to the purchaser or to the clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court for use of the purchaser the amount of the pur-
chase money paid for the land, together with the costs and
expenses incurred by him in the ratification of sale and of
deed and record, with fifteen per cent (15%) interest per
annum on purchase money from the date of sale. There-
upon the purchaser shall re-convey the land to the owner,
the land to be free of all liens or claims, except such as
were against it before the tax sale. In case the purchaser
or purchasers shall fail to execute such deed, the Circuit
Court for Wicomico County on a petition filed by the owner
in the matter of the city treasurer's report of sale under
oath, setting out the facts of the sale of the property and
the payment of the money, penalties, and charges, as here-
in required, or the tender and refusal thereof, may pass
an order to be served on the purchaser, or, if he cannot be
found, to be published as directed by the court, command-
ing the purchaser to be and appear in the court on some
certain day to be named therein and show cause, if any he