The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-24
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

eral Assembly OF Maryland. That the
Code of Public General Laws OF Mary
land (1so4]. Article 81. Sections lit,
17S, Ito and $50. title, Grimes and Pun
ishments." subtitle, fraud stallions-
By Owners or Agents Of" be and the
same are hereby repealed an re-enacted
SO as to read as follows:
Section III Every owner or agent
who may have the custody of control
of any stallion or jack-ass, who shall
charge fee for the services Of such
stallion or jack-ass, shall before adj
vertising or offering such service to
the public for any fee, reward or COM
pensation, file with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the county in which
such owner or owners, agent or, agents.
reside, or in which such stallion or
jack-ass shall be kept for service, or II
such service shall be offered in the City
of Baltimore, then with the Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas, a written
statement giving the name. age pedi-
gree and record, If known, and If not
known, then that the same is unknown,
the description, terms and conditions
upon which such stallion or jack-ass
will serve Upon fling 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
agents having the custody and control
of such stallion or jack-ass, that such
a statement has been filed in his office;
the owners, or agent or agents. OF the
owners of such stallion or jack ass,
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copy Of the statement so filed with such
locality in which said stallion or jack
ass shall be kept for service.
Section ITS. Every owner or agent
who shall proclaim or publish a false
or fraudulent pedigree or record or
statement of any kind regarding any
stallion or jack-ass, or who shall neg
1ect or refuse to comply with the pro-
visions of Section TT shall forfeit all
fees for the service of such stallion or
jack-ass And the person or. persons
who may be deceived or defrauded by
such false or fraudulent pedigree or
record or statement, may sue for the
recovery in any court of competent
jurisdiction, such damage as may be
shown to have been sustained by rea-
son of such false and fraudulent rep
presentation. 4
Section 179. Wherever the owner or
agent of any owner or owners of any
stallion or jack-ass shall have COM
piled with the foregoing provisions of.
this subtitle the services of such stall
lion or jack-ass shall become q lien on
such mare served, together with the
foal resulting from said service, for
the amount agreed upon between the
owner of the mare and the owner of
the stallion or jack-ass at the time OF
the service, or in the event of no such
agreement, then in such an amount as
is specified for the service Of such stall.
lion or jack-ass in the statement here
inbefore required to be filed with the
clerks of courts of the respective
counties or OF Baltimore City.
Section $50. Any person entitled to
lien under this subtitle, shall file a
claim or statement of the same in the
Office of the Clerk of the Court for the
county where the owner Of such mare
resides, or if such owner is a resident
of Baltimore City. then such lien shall
be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Baltimore City; pro-
vided that the statement of such lien
shall be filed within twelve months
from the date of the service of the
stallion or jack-ass for which the lien
is claimed and that the lien shall ter
inmate at the end of six months from
the date of tie filing OF the same; and
for the proper recording of said liens
the Clerks of the Circuit Courts for
the several counties and the Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Baltimore City
shall keep a docket to be called the
stallion or Jack-ass Lien Docket" in
which shall be recorded all liens filed
in their respective counties or city.
Section 2. And be it enacted That
this act shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved March 8, 1908
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH
President of Senate.
j. ENOS RAY, JR,