BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                        2089

ASSUMPSIT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 206 FOR ALL UNPAID
TAXES DUE AND PAYABLE SUBSEQUENT TO THE FINAL DECREE AND IT
SHALL BE NO DEFENSE THAT A DEED TO THE PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN
RECORDED.

115.

The final decree of the court shall direct the

collector to execute a deed to the holder of the certificate
of sale in fee simple or in leasehold, as the case may be,
upon payment to the collector of the balance of the purchase
price, due on account of the purchase price of the property,
together with all taxes and interest and penalties thereon
accruing subsequent to the date of sale. THE FINAL DECREE
SHALL ALSO DIRECT THE SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS TO ENROLL
THE HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATE OF SALE IN FEE SIMPLE OR IN
LEASEHOLD, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
The deed shall be prepared by the holder of the certificate
of sale or his attorney and all expenses incident to the
preparation and execution of it shall be paid by the holder
of the certificate of sale. The clerk of the court in which
the suit is instituted shall issue a certified copy of the
decree of the court TO THE COLLECTOR AND SUPERVISOR OF
ASSESSMENTS and the collector shall not be obligated to
execute the deed provided for in this section until that
certified copy of the decree is served upon him. If the
holder of the certificate of sale does not comply with the
terms of the final decree of the court within ninety (90)

days as to payments to the collector of the balance of the

purchase price due on account of the purchase price of the
property and of all taxes, interest, and penalties accruing
subsequent to the date of sale, that decree may be stricken
by the court upon the motion of an interested party for good
cause shown.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 707

(House Bill 14 84)

AN ACT concerning

Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Fines in Lieu of Suspension)

FOR the purpose of permitting the Board of License
Commissioners in Howard County to impose a fine in lieu
of suspension of or suspend a license for any
violation that is cause for suspension under the
alcoholic beverage laws affecting Howard County.