The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="II|§(19)">Article II, § (19) of the City Charter</cite>: 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 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. City Code, 1927, art. 46, §68 1950, art. 37, §38 1966, art. 28, §36 1976/83, art. 28, §5 Ord. 15-579 Ord. 76-141