732                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 572

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 571
(Senate Bill 579)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 100 of
Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Tax Sales", sub-heading
"Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Equity Suits", to pro-
vide for the time for decree to foreclose the right of redemption
of property sold for taxes in Charles County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 100 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Tax Sales",
sub-heading "Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Equity Suits",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

100. The holder of any certificate of sale, his heirs or assigns,
may at any time after the expiration of one year and a day from the
date of sale, file a bill in equity to foreclose all rights of redemption
of the property to which such certificate relates, as hereinafter pro-
vided. The right to redeem shall, nevertheless, exist and continue
until finally barred by the decree of the court of equity in which the
foreclosure proceeding is filed. Unless a proceeding to foreclose the
right of redemption is filed within two years of the date of the
certificate of sale, the said certificate shall be void and any and all
right, title and interest of the holder of the certificate of sale of his
predecessors thereof, in and to the property sold shall cease and all
money received by the collector on account of the said sale shall be
deemed forfeited, and shall be applied by the collector on the taxes
in arrears on said property [; provided, however, that in Charles
County no final decree of the court foreclosing the right of redemp-
tion by the property owner shall be entered prior to three years
from the date of sale].

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 572
(Senate Bill 580)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 of
Article 24 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.