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previous to the sale, the owner of such property may release the same by the payment of the taxes and
charges for which the same was liable to be sold. In case any levy shall be made as aforesaid,
the office making the levy shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed the sheriff. If the
property levied upon shall be sold for more than the amount of the taxes, costs and collection fees,
the surplus shall be returned to the person in whose possession the said property was when the levy
was made, or to the owner of the property.

Sec 78. All unpaid taxes and assessments may be collected by suit in courts of law
or in equity. The commission may by resolution certify to the Town Attorney or Solicitor any unpaid
taxes or assessments for collection, and if the taxes or assessments are collected without suit, he shall
receive for his services such reasonable compensation as may be fixed by the commission, which shall
be a lien upon said assessed property the same as the tax assessment. In case of suit, he shall
receive such reasonable compensation for his services, not exceeding one-half of the taxes due as
may be fixed by the court; such attorney's or solicitor' fees shall be added to the amount of
taxes due, and shall be a lien upon the property equally therewith.

Sec 79. If any tax or assessment on real estate shall not be paid before the first day
of December next after the tax roll shall have come into the hands of the Collector, the Commission
may at any time thereafter by resolution require the Collector to make and certify an extract from
the duplicate assessment roll which extract so certified shall be admissible in evidence in any
court with like effect as the duplicate assessment roll, showing the description and assessment of
any lot, tract or parcel of land as the same then appears together with the amount of tax levied
thereon or assessment payable in repect thereof. The Town Attorney or Solicitor shall search or cause
to be searched the public records of St. Lucie County to ascertain the names of all persons owning said
land or having interests in or liens upon said land, in the suits brought for the enforcement of said
liens for taxes, he shall make all persons appearing upon said records to be owners of or interested
in said suits upon any defendant by publication, the notice shall contain a description of the
land upon which the tax lien is claimed. The names of any person other than the owner of