There shall be a lien on real estate within said City, for the City taxes assessed thereon, and for all assessments, fines and penalties assessed against, or imposed upon, the owners thereof, by the authorities of such City, and interest thereon, as in the case of State and County taxes, from the time the same are so assessed or imposed, which shall have priority over all other liens, except the lien for taxes due the State, County and district, and which may be enforced by the Council in the same manner provided by law for the enforcement of the lien for State or County taxes. If any real estate within said City be returned delinquent for the nonpayment of taxes due thereon, a copy of such delinquent list shall be certified by the Council to the Auditor, and a like copy recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Mason County, in a book kept in said office for that purpose, and to be furnished by the City. Said real estate may be sold for the City taxes, interest and commissions thereon, in the same manner, at the same time, and by the same officer, as real estate is sold for the nonpayment of State taxes, and the laws governing the sale and redemption of delinquent lands, insofar as they are applicable, are hereby adopted and made parts of this Act.