Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-04-10
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 81.


AN ACT 10 repeal Chapter liz of the Acts of
1894, entitled an Act to add an additional
section 10 Article l6 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title Montgomery county"
in regard to horses and carriages at livery,
and TO add certain new sections to said ar
ticle under the subtitle, HHorses and Car
riages at Livery" to follow Section 1873, to
be designated as Section 1873 A, 1873 b, and
1923
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Chapter ll2 of the
Acts of 1894, entitled IAN Act to add an ad-
ditional section to Article l6 of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title MONTGOMERY coun-
~" in regard 10 horses and carriages at liv-
cry in said county, be and the same is hereby
repealed, and that three new sections be and
the same are hereby added to said article I'M
der the new subtitle, "Horses and Carriages
at Livery" 10 follow Section 1913, to be des-
ignsted Sections 1873 A, 1873 B, and 1913 G,
and to read as follows:
l23 A. 1t shall be lawful for any livery
stable keeper or for any farmer, who takes
horses or other live stock at his stable or on
his farm for the purposes Of livery or grazing
or wintering such stock in Montgomery coun-
ty to retain In his custody any horse, mare,
geiding, or other live stock placed under his
care for livery, grazing or wintering as the
case may be, and also any vehicle in their re-
spective charge until all charges for 80 keep
ing the same shall have been paid by the own
er or his agent, and if such owner or agent
shall, when using such horse, mare, gelding,
| other live stock or vehicle, fail to return the
same 10 such livery stable keeper or farmer,
with intent to evade the payment of any
charges due for the keep or care ofsuch stock
or vehicle, then it shall be lawful, at any
time within thirty days from the date of such
failure to return such property, for such lv-
cry stable keeper or farmer TO follow and
sieze such horse, mare, gelding, other live
stock or vehicle, and to sell the same as pro.
vided in the next succeeding section of this
article.
1913 Il 1t shall be lawful for such livery
stable keeper or farmer to sell any such horse,
mare, geldinR, other live stock or vehicle at
public auction for cash, in said county after
giving at least three weeks public notice of
the time, place and terms Of sale in one or
more newspapers published in said county,
prior to the date fsale, and after deducting
the amount due for the keep and care of such
stock or vehicle, together with all expenses
attending such sale, to pay over the surplus,
1t any, to the owner.
l23 G. Before proceeding to sell such horse,
mare, gelding, other live stock or vehicle, as
hereinbefore provided, il shall be necessary
for such livery stable keeper or farmer to state
an account for the keep and care of such horse
mare, geldng, other live stock or vehicle, and
prove the same before Justice of the Peace
for Montgomery county, who, upon being
satisfied by proof of demand and refusa 81
neglect to pay said account on thepart OF the
owner thereof, shall ias4ee~ihis warrant au-
morning ou.u sale as aforesaid, provided,
,t1St the proprietor of such livery stable or
farmer shall set up upon his premises, in some
conspicuous place, copy of the foregoing
tw o sections, printed 10 large type and his
rates of livery or charges fer grazing or win.
lering, as the case may be.
Section 2. And be it enacted that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved March 81, 1896
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