HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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All of the provisions of this subtitle shall apply to any
proceeding to foreclose the right of redemption brought by the
city under the provisions of §§ 117 to 121, inclusive, except as
is otherwise provided in the said sections.]

[119.

The defendant in any such action shall be the person whose
name last appears on the collector's tax roll as owner of the
property. Such person shall be considered and treated as the
owner of the property for the purposes of §§ 117 to 121
inclusive. If, upon the collector's tax roll it appears that the
owner is unknown, then the property shall be proceeded against as
belonging to an unknown owner as hereinbefore provided. All
other persons having or claiming to have an interest in the
property, shall be included as parties defendant by the
designation "all persons having or claiming to have an interest

in property ....., (giving a description of the property in

substantially the same form as the description which appears on
the collector's tax roll)." Any or all such persons shall be so
designated throughout the proceedings by the above classification
and all such persons shall be deemed to be parties defendant in
the proceeding as if all the said persons were personally named
in the bill of complaint.]

[120.

Notice and summons may be served or notice given exclusively
by publication. The order of publication shall be in
substantially the same form as heretofore provided and as many
properties as is deemed practicable by the city may be included
in the same order of publication. Publication of such notice
shall be sufficient service thereof on all persons having or
claiming to have an interest in the property and shall be of same
force and effect as if all such persons were personally served
and all of said persons are hereby required to take notice of
such proceedings and of any and all steps thereunder.}

[121.

When, in any action to foreclose the right of redemption
brought by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, under §§ 117
to 121, inclusive, the court shall make a final decree
foreclosing all rights of redemption in the property, the court,
in its decree, shall direct the collector to prepare and execute
a deed conveying title to the property to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore. Upon the execution of such a deed the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall be vested with an
absolute estate in fee simple or a leasehold estate as the case
may be, in such property and all persons, including the State of
Maryland, infants, incompetents, absentees, and nonresidents, who
have or may have had any right, title, interest, claim, lien or
equity of redemption in or upon such property shall be barred and
forever foreclosed of all such right, title, interest, claim,
lien or equity of redemption. Such estate shall be subject to