688 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 265

CORRECTNESS OF SAID REPORT OR AUDIT MAY
BE SHOWN; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH
REPORT OR AUDIT MAY BE ADMITTED IN EVI-
DENCE ONLY AGAINST THE PARTY BY OR FROM
WHOM IT WAS MADE.

(B) IN THE EVENT THE COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS SHALL FILE SUIT OR CLAIM FOR TAXES, PRO-
VIDED FOR IN THE FOREGOING, AND ATTACH OR
FILE AS AN EXHIBIT ANY REPORT OR AUDIT OF
SAID PURCHASER OR PRODUCER, AND AN AFFI-
DAVIT MADE BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE TAXES
SHOWN TO BE DUE BY SAID REPORT OR AUDIT
ARE PAST DUE AND UNPAID; THAT ALL PAY-
MENTS AND CREDITS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED,
THEN, UNLESS THE PARTY RESISTING THE SAME
SHALL FILE AN ANSWER IN THE SAME FORM AND
MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW, SAID AUDIT OR
REPORT SHALL BE TAKEN AS PRIMA FACIE EVI-
DENCE THEREOF.

(C) ON NOTICE FROM THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PER-
SON TO PRODUCE OR REMOVE ANY NATURAL
AND/OR CASING-HEAD GAS FROM ANY LEASE IN
GARRETT COUNTY WHENEVER THE OWNER OR
OPERATOR OF SAID LEASE HAS FAILED TO FILE
REPORTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SUB-TITLE.

(D) WHENEVER ANY LEASE PRODUCING NAT-
URAL AND/OR CASING-HEAD GAS CHANGES
HANDS OR ANY PURCHASER OF GAS TRANSFERS
HIS INTEREST, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE
OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SAID LEASE AND ANY
SUCH PURCHASER OF GAS TO NOTE ON HIS LAST
REPORT THAT SAID LEASE OR INTEREST HAS
BEEN SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, SHOWING THE EF-
FECTIVE DATE OF SAID CHANGE AND THE NAME
AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, ASSO-
CIATION, JOINT STOCK COMPANY, SYNDICATE,
CO-PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, AGENCY, OR
RECEIVER WHO WILL OPERATE SAID LEASE, OR
WHO BOUGHT SAID INTEREST AND WILL BE RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR THE FILING OF REPORTS PRO-
VIDED FOR IN THIS SUB-TITLE. IT FURTHER
SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE NEW OWNER OR OP-
ERATOR OF SAID LEASE OR INTEREST TO NOTE
ON HIS FIRST REPORT THAT SAID LEASE OR IN-