THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     647

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SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE
AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN
PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE, SUPPORTED BY THREE-
FIFTHS OF ALL THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE
TWO HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS
PASSAGE.

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 382
(House Bill 604)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 488 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edi-
tion) , being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County", sub-title
"County Treasurer", relating to the number of weeks that the list
of all unpaid and in default taxes shall be published.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 488 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's
County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

488. The Treasurer shall make up and publish weekly, for [six]
four consecutive weeks before the first Monday of March in each
year, a list of all taxes assessed upon real estate, which then remain
unpaid and in default. Said list shall be inserted in [one] three
newspapers published in Prince George's County, Maryland, to be
selected by said Treasurer, and shall contain the name or names of the
persons appearing upon the assessment books as the owner or owners
of each piece of said real estate, and if said real estate has changed
hands, in whole or in part, and such change be known to the Treas-
urer, also, the present owners thereof, the location of the property
by district, the quantity of land it contains and other matters of
description that may be known to the Treasurer, such as its name,
the adjacent property holders, the book and page of the county land
records which contain the transfer of said property to the present
owner, if ascertained, and the amount of taxes in default, with the
interest and the penalties accrued, and to accrue to day of sale, upon

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