WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 39

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Tax - Property

14-813.

(e) (1) The following expenses relating to the sale shall
be allowed, all of which are liens on the property to be sold:

(i) the expense of publication of all notices;

(ii) the cost of the county or municipal
corporation surveyor's description and plat, if necessary;

(iii) a fee to the attorney representing the
county treasurer for services, that does not exceed $15 for each
property; except that in any county that has a paid full-time
solicitor, counsel or attorney, the fee shall be collected and
paid into the general funds of the county;

(iv) the auctioneer's fee, as provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection;

(v) in Baltimore County, where provision has
been made for the posting of the premises to be sold, a sum that
does not exceed $7.50;

(vi) in WICOMICO COUNTY AND Worcester County a
fee to the attorney representing the county treasurer OR DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE, that does not exceed $35 for each property, to be
approved by the county treasurer OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE and by
the governing body;

(vii) in Baltimore City a fee that does not
exceed $5 for the mailing of statements and notices; and

(viii) a reasonable fee that does not exceed
$150 for examinations of title before the mailing of statements
and notices.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved April 11, 1989.

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