Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER 2S-S. T. No. 3G6.

An Act to provide tor lien for livery and board
ing stat lie keepers and the enforcement thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION /. Every farmer. or any other per-
son or keeper OF a livery or boarding stable for
horses, mules, cattle or stock, who, at the re-
session 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 lie1l Oh 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 properly
resides, notice Of his intention to claim and en-
force his lien, which notice may be flied at any
time during the keeping OF said property or
within five (5) days alter he has ceased to keep
the same, and, provided further, that il any
person claiming such lieu on any animal NEIL
toned 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 verified and ltenlized statement OF his
lien which shall be thereafter q lien on such
animals as hereinbelore stated.
If such charges are not paid within thirty (3O)
days after the same shall become due, the per
son having such lien may proceed to sell the
PROPERTY by him It. Sc nuni Kept, aus supported ed
any place within the county where the same
shall have been kept, supported or cared for, by
giving public notice OF such sale and the time
and pace thereof, and the amount claimed for
such charges, at least ten days before such sale.
by advertisement i'll some newspaper, printed
and published i'll such county, or il there is none,
then by posting up such notice in three OF the
most public places i'll such county. The proceeds
of such sale shall be applied first to the discharge
OF such lien and the costs and expenses OF keep
ing and selling such property, and the remainder,
if any, shall be paid over to the owner thereof
or person entitled thereto.
Sec. 2. The lien i'll this act provided for shall
have priority over all other liens and imcun-
brances excepting the lien provided Tor in
chapter 175, General Laws OF 1855, and all acts
amendatory thereof, and liens by virtue OF any
mortgage, bill of sale or other INSTRUMENT there
before made and duly recorded Ill the Office OF
the clerk OF the proper town, city or village, and
no person entitled to such lien shall be deemed
to have waived or lost the same by reason OF
said property Or any thereof being out OF his
possession; provided the same does not SO re-
main out of his possession for a period exceed
ing ten (1O) days at any one time, and such per-
son shall nave the right to retake and reduce
such property to his possession at any time
within the said ten (1O) days III Whomsoever
hands the same may be, and hold the same ss
above provided to satisfy said lien and his rea-
SOnabie costs and expenses.
SEC. 3. If any person having heretofore con-
veyed any OF the property above mentioned by
mortgage. or lien, as provided by this act, shall,
during the existence of the lien or title created
by such mortgage, suffer the same to be sold. as
herein provided. without personal notice to the
mortgage of the time and place OF such sale, at
least two (2) days before such sale, shall be
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine OF not
more than one hundred (1OO) dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not exceeding
ninety days.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and alter its passage.
Approved April 8, 1891.