The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-06
MANUFACTURERS e. MINERS.

30. If any individual engaged in mining or
lnanufacturingin Garrett county, or any ASSOC
citation or body corporate engaged in any bu-
SineSS whatever therein, shall for the space of
thirty days be indebted to the persons in their
employ, or to furnishers of any raw materials,
i'll the aggregate sum of twenty-five dollars,
and shall neglect or refuse 10 pay the same for
the space of thirty days, the Circuit Court for
said county as Il Court of Equity or the Judge
thereof in vacation, shall upon the petition OF
the employees, or furnishers of raw material
orany number OF them, appoint n receiver to
take charge of the affairs of such individual,
association or body corporate with view to
their liquidation and settlement under the
authority of said Court.
81. The defendant in said petition shall
have a right toanSwcr the same and deny the
facts therein stated, and the issue shall be
tried by Court Immediately, or us soon as
practicable after the filing of such answer; or
ifcither party shall demand jury trial Of the
issues raised by said petition and answer, then
such issue shall be sent to the Circuit Court
for said county Il Court of Law, and if the
same shall be then in session shall stand for
trial ut that term, and if not in session then
such issues shall stand for trial at the next
term, but no demurrer or plea in abatement
shall be allowed nor shall the same on any
account be postponed, and if it shall appear
from the finding of the Court or jury upon
the said issues, or any of them, that such re
ceiver should not have been appointed, then
he shall be discharged, and pending the de
cision upon such issue, said receiver shall
remain in possession of the property of such
shall not dispose of the same until the deter
mination of such issues, unless the Court,
under special circumstances, shall see proper
to direct him to do SO, in which case the pro-
ceeds thereof shall remain in his hands in
Ii en- of said property, to abide the result OF
the issue.
-. The receiver shall give bond in such
penalty as the Court shall direct, with sure
ty or sureties to be approved by said Court or
the Clerk thereof, and shall be held liable for
every default, negligence or .malfeasance in
office.
%. The receiver shall take charge of the
personal estate. goods chattels. property and
effects of every description whatever, other
than real estate, of such individual, associa-
ton or corporation, and collect and make
available the evidences of debt, and sell and
dispose of upon such terms us the Court shall
direct, the goods and chattels, and pay Off and
discharge the debts owing from such individ-
ual. association or corporation to the persons
in their employ, and the furnishers of raw
material, or to each pro rata proportion of
his claims, and there shall be no priority or
preference allowed in the payment of such
claims, and no attachment, execution, mort
gage, bond, deed, bill of sale, or deed of trust
or other lien, except mechanics liens, shall
bind or operate as lien upon said property
or debts to the prejudice or disadvantage of
the employee or furnishers of raw material as
aforesaid, but the said claims all and sever
ally, shall be first fully paid and discharged,
or as far as the same can be done, before any
attachment. execution mortgage, bond deed,
bill of sale, deed of trust or other lien, except
as hereinbefore Speci1ed,) shall bind, hold,
operate or take effect.
81. Any sheriff, or other officers. who shall
have an execution or attachmekt against the
property of any such individual, association
or corporation, shall exempt from execution
a sufficient amount of property to pay any
Indebtedness OF such individual. association
or corporation to employers or furnisherS of
raw material, and ii shall be his duty dill.
gently to inquire whether the said individual,
association or corporation be indebted as
aforesaid, and If the employees or furniShcrS
of raw material shall in any way suffer- be
preiudiced or injured by refusal to comply
with. or negligence in executing the require
ments thereof, such officer, together with his
sureties. shall be bound and held liable for
whatever injury or damage shall be done in
the premises.