Penalty for delinquency.
Section 29
SEC. 29. Penalty for delinquency. — Failure to pay the real property tax before the expiration of the term for the payment without penalty of the same or installments thereof, shall subject the taxpayer to the payment of a penalty of one per centum on the amount of the delinquent tax for each month of delinquency or fraction thereof until the delinquent tax shall be fully paid: Provided, That in no case shall the total penalty exceed twelve per centum of the delinquent tax.