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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 8

follows:

1.  Whenever, prior to December 31, 1943, any property was
sold for the nonpayment of any taxes and said sale has not been
ratified and confirmed, any purchaser at any such prior tax sale
is hereby empowered to proceed under the provisions of this
subtitle to foreclose all rights of redemption in the property
purchased. The collector, upon surrender to him of a receipt or
of any other instrument evidencing payment of the necessary part
of the purchase price, shall deliver to such purchaser a
certificate signed by the collector containing all available
information concerning the prior sale. Any certificate issued
under this subtitle shall have the same force and effect as other
certificates issued under the provisions of this subtitle and
shall be subject to all of the provisions of this subtitle
relating to such other certificates of sale. Any collector may
issue the certificate provided for in this subtitle,
notwithstanding the fact that any such prior tax sale was made by
one of this predecessors in office. The provisions of this
subtitle shall not affect the right of any purchaser at a tax
sale held prior to December 31, 1943 to proceed under the
provisions of laws existing prior to December 31, 1943. Any such
purchaser may, at his option, proceed under the provisions of
this subtitle or under the provisions of such prior existing
laws.

2.  Whenever, prior to December 31, 1943, any property was
sold for the nonpayment of any taxes and said sale has been
ratified and confirmed, whether or not a deed has been delivered
to the purchaser, any purchaser at any such prior tax sale is
hereby empowered to proceed under the provisions of this subtitle
relating to the foreclosure of rights of redemption. The
collector, upon surrender to him of a receipt or any other
instrument evidencing payment of the purchase price, shall
deliver to such purchaser a certificate signed by the collector
containing all available information concerning the prior sale.
Any certificate issued under this section shall have the same
force and effect as other certificates issued under the
provisions of this subtitle and shall be subject to all of the
provisions of this subtitle relating to such other certificates
of sale. Any collector may issue the certificate provided for in
this section, notwithstanding the fact that any such prior tax
sale was made by one of his predecessors in office.

3.  When any tax sale made prior to January 1, 1944, has
been finally ratified, then no court of equity or law in this
State shall on and after June 1, 1966, entertain any proceedings
to set aside or modify any title to any interest obtained in such
sale.

SECTION 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
214(b) of Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes be repealed and
reenacted, without amendments, and transferred from the Annotated
Code of Maryland to the Session Laws to read as follows: