Ch. 302

LAWS OF MARYLAND

all such pieces or parcels of land and all such personal
property, beginning with the first on said list, and so on in
order, upon which the taxes, interest, costs and fees shall not
then have been paid, and shall continue such sales for each
secular day, legal holidays excepted, from [ten o'clock] 10:00
A.M. until [three o'clock] 4:30 P.M. until every parcel shall
have been offered[; should]. SHOULD the treasurer, by reason of
illness or other disability, be unable to attend and conduct such
sale or sales in person, then a deputy to be by him appointed
shall attend and conduct such sale or sales and make the
affidavit to the report of sales as now provided for by law.

(c)  Provided, however, that on or before the first day in
October 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER in each year, the treasurer shall
accept one-third of the taxes due by each of said taxpayers!, and
on], ON or before the first day of April, each year, [he] THE
TREASURER shall accept the [remaining two-thirds] SECOND
ONE-THIRD of taxes due by each of said taxpayers. ON OR BEFORE
THE SCHEDULED SALE OF THE PROPERTY, THE TREASURER SHALL ACCEPT
THE REMAINING ONE-THIRD OF TAXES DUE BY EACH OF SAID TAXPAYERS.

(d)  Reserved.

(e)  The [said] treasurer, in and about the collection of
delinquent taxes, shall have all the powers and authority of a
collector of taxes under the Annotated Code of Maryland; and
should the [said] treasurer deem it impracticable to sell
personal property liable for taxes at the time and place
aforesaid, then he may advertise and sell said personal property
under the power and authority conferred upon collectors of taxes
by the Tax - Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
provided that the [said] treasurer shall proceed with such sales
as soon as possible after the [second] FIRST Monday in [August]
JUNE, as named in this section.

(f)  The treasurer is not entitled to any commission on the
amount of sales made by him in pursuance of the provisions of
this section.

(g)  Property sold for taxes may be redeemed as provided by
the Annotated Code of Maryland upon the payment of the taxes,
with interest, costs of advertising and actual expenses of sale,
but no payment shall be required for attorney's fees.

(h) [Said] THE treasurer, in and about the collection of
delinquent taxes, shall have authority to employ such counsel as
may be necessary to advise and assist [him] THE TREASURER; and
the reasonable cost of legal assistance and advice shall be paid
by the Board of County Commissioners of Cecil County, upon the
order of [said] THE treasurer.

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