WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1840.

land aforesaid, under this act, amongst the several tracts,
lots or parcels of land so advertised, agreeably to the sum
due for taxes on each tract, lot or parcel of land; and the
sum so apportioned, together with all other extra expenses
made necessary in and about the collection of the taxes,
respectively due thereon, to be apportioned in like manner,
shall be considered a legal charge on each tract, lot or par-
cel of land, and shall be collected with the taxes, by the
said collector, to be by him accounted for, in the same
manner.

CHAP. 234.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That as soon as the same can
be conveniently done, after making the sale aforesaid, the
said collector shall prepare two certificates of all his pro-
ceedings in relation thereto, certifying as to the notices,
time and place of sales, the name or names of the tract or
tracts, parcel or parcels of land, or number or numbers of
the lots sold, and the number of acres supposed to be con-
tained in each tract, lot or parcel, the name or names of the
purchaser or purchasers thereof, and the amount of pur-
chase money received for each tract, lot or parcel of land,
and all other matters properly appertaining to the sale;

Collector to
make out two
certificates, &c.

which certificates shall be verified by the affidavits of the
collector; and one of them be returned to the clerk of
said commissioners, to be filed and kept as the papers of
said commissioners usually are, and the other be returned
to the clerk of Allegany county court, to be by him re-
corded amongst the land records of said county, and the
said certificates, when so returned and recorded, or either
of them, or a cony from the record thereof, certified by
the clerk of said Allegany county court, shall be prima
facie evidence of the contents thereof, in any court of law
or equity, or elsewhere, in this State.

With affidavit.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
said collector to procure from the editors of the several
newspapers in which the advertisement required by the se-
cond section of this law shall be published, certificates ve-
rified by the oath of such editor or editors, his or their agent
or agents, of the publication of said advertisement in their
respective papers for and within the time prescribed in said
second section, which said certificate he shall deliver to the
clerk of Allegany county, to be recorded amongst the land
records of said county, previous to the day of sale, and the
same when recorded or attested copies thereof from the
record, shall he prima facie evidence that this law has
been complied with in respect to the advertisement required
by the said second section thereof.
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To procure cer-
tificates of pub-
lication.