§ 2-1. Bureau of Liens created; lien certificates established.

The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with Article II, § (19) of the City Charter:

(1) to establish and provide, as a part of his Department, a subdepartment or bureau, to be known as the Bureau of Liens, where there shall be collected, upon application, as hereinafter directed, and kept, a record of the kind and amount of all municipal charges and assessments affecting real estate; and

(2) to provide for the issuance of a formal certificate thereby, setting forth plainly whether any and, if so, what municipal charges or assessments exist against any particular piece of property in the City of Baltimore.