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. . . ~ Section 19-42. Same; tax deed; redemption. The director or his subordinate shall, on payment of the purchase price, make, execute, and deliver all proper conveyances necessary in the premises and the delivery of the conveyances shall vest in the purchaser the title in fee thereto, and such title shall be free and clear of any lien, claim, or encumbrance against such property except the lien for real property taxes subsequent to that for which the property was sold, subject only to any mineral rights of the State and any easements in favor of any governmental entity; provided, that the taxpayer may redeem the property sold by payment to the purchaser at the sale, within one year from the date of the sale, of the amount paid by the purchaser, together with all costs and expenses which the purchaser was required to pay, including the fee for recording the deed, and in addition thereto, interest on such amount at the rate of twelve percent a year. (1981, Ord. No. 613, sec. 43;Am. 1988, Ord. No. 88-74,sec.2.) Section 19-43. Same; Costs. The director by rules or regulation may prescribe a schedule of costs, expenses, and charges and the manner in which they shall be apportioned between the various properties offered for sale and the time at which each cost, expense, or charge shall be deemed to accrue; and such costs, expenses, and charges shall be added to and become a part of the lien on the property for the last year involved in the sale or proposed sale, the tax for which is delinquent. Such costs, expenses, and charges may include provision for the making of and the securing of certificates of searches of any records to furnish information to be used in or in connection with the notice of sale or tax deed, or in any case where the director shall deem such advisable; provided, that the director shall not be required to make such searches or to cause them to be made except as provided by section 19-39 with respect to mortgages or other liens registered in the office of the assistant registrar of the land court. (1981, Ord. No. 613,sec.44.) Section 19-44. Tax deed as evidence. The tax deed referred to in section 19-42 is prima facie evidence that: (1) The property described by the deed was duly assessed or taxed in the years stated in the deed and to the persons therein named; (2) The property described by the deed was subject on the date of the sale to a lien or liens for real property taxes, penalties, and interest in the amount stated in the deed, for the tax years therein stated, and that the taxes, penalties, and interest were due and unpaid on the date of sale; -23-