The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER 2S,-s. F. NO, ss6,

An Act to provide for lien for livery and
boarding stable keepers and the enforce
ment thereof
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota:
SECTloN /. Every farmer, or any other per-
son or keeper OF livery or boarding stable
for horses, mules, cattle or stock who, at the
request of the owner or person having law
ful possession thereof, shall keep. support or
care for any horses, mules, cattle, stock
vehicles or other property used i'll connection
with such horses, mules, cattle, stock or
vehicles, shall have a lien on such property
So kept. supported or cared for, for his Just
and reasonable charges therefor; and such
person may hold and retain possession Of the
same until such Just and reasonable charges
are paid. Provided, that the person entitled
TO the lien herein provided for, may file with
the clerk of the town, city or village in
which the person keeping said property re-
sides, notice OF his intention to claim aud
enforce his lien, which notice may be filed at
any time during the keeping of said prop
erty or within i've ~ days after he has
ceased to keep the same, and, provided
further, that If any person claiming such
lien on any animal mentioned in section one
% hereof, suffers such animal TO be taken
out OF his possession, he shall within five 90
days thereafter file in the office of the town,
village or city clerk where he resides, a veri-
fed and itemized statement of his lien,
which shall be thereafter lien on such ami
malS as hereiuhefore stated.
II such charges are not paid within thirty
tn. person having such lien may proceed to
sell the property by him SO kept, supported
or cared for, AT public auction, at any place
within the county where the same shall have
been sept supported Or cared for, by giving
public notice OF such sale and the time and
place thereof, and the amount claimed for
such Ch&rgeS at least ten days before such
sale, by advertisement in some newspaper,
printed and published in such county, or If
there is none, then by posting up such notice
in three Of the most public places IN such
county. The proceeds of such sale shall be
applied first to the discharge of such lien
ai4 the costs and expenses Of keeping and
SELLING such property, and the remainder, if
any. shall be paid over to the owner thereof
or iaTGOn entitled thereto.
&c. :. The lien in this act provided for
shaA have priority over ell other liens and
Ina ulnbrnuCes excepting the lien provided
Tor j" rAhpier 10, General Laws OF 1885 and
e. as a1nendntory thereby, and liens by
v.r-#" Of any mortgage, bill of sale or other
iu~."'lmr0t heretofore made and duly re-
corl'l in the Office OF the clerk of the proper
town, Ct'v or village, and no person en-
u:,I ~ such lien shall be deemed to have
V"j}vu or lost the same by reason of
sH.. property or any thereof being out Of his
=. ~~ ~>iuH: Ec"vded the same does not so re-
lualH ont Of his possession for period ex-
Gee '.NG ten iir) days at any one time and
sr' rcTSon shall have the right to retake
A@'A Iv'Nce SNCA property to his possession
a. 1ly time within the said ten Q0) days, in
w. A-Oeyer hands the same may be, and
no. thc same as above provided to satisfy
SAID lien and his reasonable costs and ex-
p"N~C<.
SCR. If any person having Heretofore
conveyed any of the property above men
ttoI.'I by mortgage or lien, as provided by
tn act, snail, during the existence of the
lien or title created by such mortgage, suffer
tn" same to be sold, as herein provided, with
out personal notice to the mortgagee of the
time and place Of such sale, at least two (2)
days bcfore such sale, shall be deemed guilty
OF Il misdcmcanor and shall, on conviction
thereof, he punished by fine of not more
than one hundred (10O) dollars. or by impris-
onment in the county jail not exceeding
ninety days.
SEC. A. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April g. 1901