Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


| code Of Public General Laws OF MARY
| land 1900. Article 81. Sections III.
IFS. l79 and $50. title. Grimes and Pun
ishmonts." subtitle "Fraud---stalllons--
BY Owners or Agents Of" be and the
same are hereby repealed an re-cnacted
90 as TO read as follows:
Section III Every owner or az mt
who may have the custody OF control
81 any stallion or Jack Ass. who shall
charge fee FOR the services Of such
stallion or iack-ass shall before adj
vertIsing or Offering auch service 70
| tile public for any fee. reward o. COM
pcasatiou filc with the Clerk ~ the
| Circuit Court for the county In which
such owner or owners. agent or agents.
reside or in which such stallion or
jack-a shall be kept for service. Or II
| such service shall be offered ia the city
| of baltimore. then with the Clerk o.
the Court Of Common pleas 4 written
statement giving the name. age, pedi-
| gree and record. II known. and II not
known. then that the same IL unknown.
the description. terms and conditions
upon which such stallion or jack
will serve. Upos Ming such statement
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the
County or OF the Court OF Common
Pleas OF Baltimore. rs the cage may
be. shall issue a certificate or license
to the owner or owners. agent or
agents having the custody and control
OF such stallion or jnck-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.
gE .NT .4..44 q
copy Of tho statement 20 filed with such
clerk in conspicuous place in each
locality In which said stallion o. ia k
ASS shall be kept for service.
Section lis Every owner mr. agent
who shall proclaim Or publish a false
or fraudulent pedigree or record or
statement Of any kind regarding amy
stallion or jack-ass, Or who shall neg
lcct or refuse to comply with thu pro-
visions nf Section III shall forfeit all
fees for the service Of such stallion or
jack-ass And the person or persons
who may be- deceived or defraudcd BY
such false or fraudulent pedigree or
record or statement may sue for tho
recovery in any court Of competent
Jurisdiction such damage ~ may be
shown to have been sustained b. rea-
son OF such false and fraudulent rep
presentation,
Section 179 Wherever the owner or
agent OF any owner or owners or any
stallion or Jack lass shall have com
piled with the foregoing provisions Of
this sub title the services OF such stal-
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 OF jack-ass In the statement here
inbefore required to be nled with the
clerks OF courts Of the respective,
counties or O. Baltimore city
Section $50 Any person entitled to
a lien under this subtitle. shall Gle "a
claim Or statement % the same in the
office ~ the Clerk 81 the Court FOR the
county whore thu owner OF such mare
resides or II such owner Is . resident
oi Baltimore city. then such lien shall
~ alod tn the Office 81 The Clerk ~ the
superior Court Of Baltimore city. pro-
Tided that the statement ~ sueh Hen
shall be- filed WITHIN twelve montns
from the date uf TIE service ~ tae
stallion or jack-a for which the lien
IL claimed aud thai Tie lien shai. ter
a.taate st the end - six months fro;n
thc dat- o. e MIA, 1T tue same. and
FOR the proper recording of said LIENS
the CLERKS OF thu c.rcp.t Courts Tor
tie several counties and the Cleric of