Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-07-14
Public Local L0,cs.
PASSED JANUARY SEASONING
TEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY.
CHAPTER $50
AN ACT

AN ACT
For tie benefit Of Agrisultars BY sscur-
ing The vendors Of Msnures. :
See ! Be il enacted By the Genera
Of MaryIsod. That wheoeve.
my Of tie farmers snd plantess Of this
State shall psrchsss sos ths purpose Of
their terms. any Of the eusnoes
o. nsoufaetnrsd eoneentraAed manures.
groapd bones. on credit, it shall
b lawful for such purchaser or purcba-
pers Of any Of said manures to pledge 10
he person Or penons from whom they are
purcbsssd. . security for The price Of eaid
nanures With interest at the rate Of nix
per eent. Per snnum until paid. oil the
crops which may b made o. gathered. or
ssch portion thereof - may b deigna-
ssd IN their serseneus, for the mskine Of
Which said manures nay have been pur-
chased. and such pledge when entered
int - hgreius fer required. shall Be
pssSsrssd isa on such crop or crops. aud
to b paid out Of the proceeds thereof BE-
fore oil Judgments. executions or other
claims Whatever. sgainst such purchaser
Or purchasers. except in The sass Of rent
- hersinafter provided for.
Sec. 2. And b il ensctsd. That the
vendor or vendors Of any Of said mauures
shall make out IN secoant Of the sales
thereof made BY them to any such pur-
chaser or purchasers, to which such pur-
chaser or purchasers, shall add TO the
pledge Aforesaid, in writing and signed by
said purchaser or purchasers, and which
shall be recorded in the Office of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court of the county in
which the land upon which such manures
may be applied shall be located. and such
recording thereof for which the Clerk
Aforesaid shall receive the usual fee. shall
be sufficient notice to oil persons Of the
preferred claim Of such vendor or ven
doris provided in the case of the death
Of the purchaser aforesaid. the claim of
said vendor or vendors shall be submitted
to and passed BY the Orphans Court of
the county in which the purchaser shall
have been . resident, upon which the ex-
ecutor or administrator shall be bound to
pay to said vendor or vendors the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the crops aforesaid, ,
or So much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the claim Of said vendor or ven
doris.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That any
Sheriff or Constable may levy execution
on any Of the crops SO aforesaid pledged,
bu. shall pay to the Pledge or PLEDGES,
or their agent out of any sales thereof,
which shall be made By said Sheriff or
Constable. and before any other applica-
ton Of the proceeds Of such sales the
amount fer which the crops levied upon
shall be pledged, or the amount that may
be unpaid thereon and for failure so to
do, the bond Of such Sheriff or Constable
shall be responsible to the party or par,
ties to whom said crops shall be pledged.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted. That IL
the vendor or vendors shall consider it ne
ccssary further to secure their claim for
said manures 50 as aforesaid sold, he or
they may proceed before q Justice Of the
Peace Of the county where the purchaser
or purchasers may reside. for tho amount
pledged or unpaid. first summouing :he
party or parties who made the pledge be-
fore the Justice Of the Peace, and produ-
cling 40 evidence Of his claim the written
pledge given 10 him or them BY defen-
dant or defendants. ard upon the Justice
of the Peace being satisfied that the claim
ID just. be shall enter Judgment for
amount due according to the terms Of the
pledge designated in said Judgment the
crop or crops Of said defendant or defen.
dansss which shall be responsible for said
claim. which only shall bs subject to ex-
eeutiou, and sold under such judgment
for payment Of said claim, and no amount
Of such claim shall be limit to the juris-
dietion Of said Justice nor shall there
b any supersedess on said judgment. but
the defendant or defendants may have the
privilege Of appeal to the Circuit Court
Of the county in which be resides - pro-
vidcd for in other judgments recovered
before Justice Of the Pesee upon giving
bond with two approved securities in dou-
BE the amount Of debt. interest and costs
Of said judgments rendered against him,
her or them.
SEQ. s. And be il enacted, That nc
pledge given - hereinbefore provided
shall be preferred to the claims Of a,lapd.
lord against his tenant for rent Of tho land
on which the manures aforesaid may b
applied. whether the rent be payable in
money or in share Of tho crops. bu. thu
landlords claim for reLt shall only be pre-
ferred TO the claira Of the vendor or ven.
doris Of the manurcs aforesaid for one year,
and that the year in which tho crops are
made end gathered on which snch manures
we're applied.
Sec . And Be il enacted. Tha4 in cas<
the vendor or vendors Of the manure,
afcreeaid. shall fail 70 make from the
pledge given them a aforesaid and pro
ceedings Hereunder. their claim secured
By said pledge q any part thereof. the
said vendor or vendors may proceed %
recover their account for said insnures
from the purchaser or purchasers in any
other manner allowed for the recovery OF
accounts, and the said vendor or vendors
aforesaid may, besides the pledge provi-
ded for 10 this Act. take any other res-
sonab's security shieh the purchaser or
purchasers may agree 70 give.
Sec q And be il enacted, That the pro-
visions Of this bill shall apply only 70 the
county Of Sc. Mary's.
Sec 8 And Be il enacted, That this
Act shall take eject from the aass Of its
passage.
Approved April 4. 1870.
ODEN BOWIE,
--- Governor.
June 90, lS70-3v.