The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-21
CHAPTER 419.

AN ACT to Prevent Deception and Fraud
by Owners or Agents who may have
control of any stallion kept for service,
by proclaiming or publishing fraudulent
or false pedigrees Or records, and to
protect such owners or agents in the
collection of fees for services Of such
stations, and to prevent the entering Of
trotting horses out of their classes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
every owner or agent who may have the
custody or control Of any stallion, who
shall charge a fee for the service Of
such stallion, shall, before advertising OIL
offering such service to the public for any
fee, reward or compensation, file with the
clerk of the Circuit Court in the county III
which such owner or owners, agent OIL
agents reside or in which such stallion shall
be kept for service, or if such service shall
be offered in the City of Baltimore then
with the clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, written statement giving the name
age, pedigree and record, if known, and if
not known, then that the same is unknown
the description, terms and conditions upon
which such stallion will serve. Upon filing
such statement the clerk Of the Circuit
Court for the county, or of the Court of
Common Pleas of Baltimore, as the case
may be, shall issue certificate or license
to the owner or owners, agent or agents
having the custody or control of such
stallion, that such statement has been
filed in his office; the owner or owners, or
agent or agents of the owners of such
stations shall then post written or
printed copy of the statement so filed
with such clerk in conspicuous place in
each locality in which said stallion shall he
kept for service.
SEC. 2. Every owner or agent who shall
proclaim or publish false or fraudent
pedigree or record or statement of any kind
regarding any stallion, or who shall neglect
or refuse to comply with the provisions of
Section one of this act, shall forfeit all fees
for the service of such stallion, and the
person or persons who may be deceived or
defraHded by such false or fraudulent ped
igree or record or statement may sue and
recover in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton such damages as may be shown to
have been sustained by reason of such false
and fraudulent representation.
SIC. 3. Whenever the owner OF agent
or an owner or owners of any stallion shall
have complied with the foregoing provi
sions of this act the services of such stall
lion shall become lien on each mare sery
ed, together with the foal of such mare
resulting from such service for an amount
agreed upon between the parties at the
time of service, or in the event of no such
agreement having been entered into be-
tween them then in such an amount as
specified for service fee Of such stallion or
stations in the statement hereinbefore re-
quired to be filed with the clerks of said
courts; provided that notice of
such lien shall be filed within six months
after such service, which lien shall termi
nate at the end of one year from the date
of filing notice thereof, unless within that
time an action shall be commenced for the
enforcement thereof.
SEC. 4. 1t is hereby made unlawful
for any person or persons, knowingly, to
enter or cause to be entered for competi-
ton, or to compete for any purse, prize,
premium, stake or sweepstake offered or
given by any agricultural or other society,
or person or persons in the