WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 674

service or a person suffering injury or damage or within three
months thereafter, unless upon an order of sale previously
granted by the court and a return thereto made and approved by
the court.

25.

No court shall stay a proceeding to resume possession of a
motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of either, or for an
order of sale thereof, when said motor vehicle, tractor, or
accessories are encumbered by a purchase money mortgage,
conditional sales contract, or a lease or bailment with a view to
purchase, unless the court shall find that 50 per centum or more
of the purchase price of said property has been paid, but in any
such proceeding the court may, before entering an order or
judgment, require the plaintiff to file a bond, approved by the
court, conditioned to indemnify the defendant, if a person in
emergency management [and civil defense] service or a person
suffering injury or damage, against any loss or damage that he
may suffer by reason of any such judgment or order should the
judgment or order be set aside in whole or in part.

26.

(a)  The provisions of this section shall apply when any
taxes or assessments, whether general or special, falling due
during the period of being a person in emergency management [and
civil defense] service or a person suffering injury or damage in
respect of real property owned and occupied for dwelling,
agricultural, or business purposes by a person in emergency
management (and civil defense] service or a person suffering
injury or damage or his dependents at the commencement of his
being in such category and still so occupied by his dependents or
employees are not paid.

(b)  When a person in emergency management [and civil
defense] service or a person suffering injury or damage, or any
person in his behalf, shall file with the collector of taxes, or
other officer whose duty it is to enforce the collection of taxes
or assessments, an affidavit showing (1) that a tax or assessment
has been assessed upon property which is the subject of this
section, (2) that such tax or assessment is unpaid, and (3) that
by reason of being in such category the ability of such person to
pay such tax or assessment is materially affected, no sale of
such property shall be made to enforce the collection of such tax
or assessment, or any proceeding or action for such purpose
commenced, except upon leave of court granted upon an application
made therefor by such collector or other officer. The court
thereupon may stay such proceedings or such sale, as provided in
this subtitle, for a period extending not more than six months
after the termination of the period of such person's being a
person in emergency management [and civil defense] service or a
person suffering injury or damage.

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