The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-22
Law FOR PROTECTION
OF GARAGE KEEPERS
IS NOW BEING URGED
Folks Who Drive Around in
Autos Must at Least Pay for
Gasoline, Storage, Supplies,
Etc, II This Bill Is Passed.

@. A. Allison. special representative
OF the Western Automobile Trade As
sociation. has been In the city In tho
Interest OF a bill which senator Barth
VIII Introduce In the state senate.
probably today. The bill ~ OF Interest
To all garage keepers and automobile
owners. as. II IL becomes a law. bills
for repairs, material. storge. etc. he
come n Hen against the car, and any
garage may without process OF lw. de-
tain such car until the amount Of the
bin has been paid. The text OF the
bill follows;
Sec. /. That any person or persons,
company or corporation. engaged IN
the business Of keeping a garage or
place for the storage. maintenance.
keeping or repairing OF motor vehicles.
and In connection herewith stores,
maintains, keeps or repairs any motor
vehicle. or furnishes gasoline. oils or
lubricants. accessories or other sup
plies therefor, at the reques or w.th
the consent Of the owner or It's or his
representatives. whether such owner
be a conditional veudee or q mortgagor
remaining IN possession or otherwise.
has a lien upon such motor vehicle or
VI hkAA VI - Nv " AAN sum
due for such storing. maintaining,
keeping OF repairing OF such motor
vehicle. or for labor furnished thereon.
or for furnishing gasoline. oils. luhri-
Giants. or other supplies therefor, and
for all costs incurred in enforcing
such lien. and may. without process OF
law, detain such motor vehicle at any
time II IN lawfully In his possession
until such sum Is paid.
Sec. 2. ANY person or persons. COM
pany OF corporation. acquiring a lien
under the provisions OF section I OF
this act, shall not lose such lien by req
son OF allowing the motor vehicle. or
part or parts of the motor vehicle. 20
be removed from tbs control of the
person. persons. company or corpora
ton having such lien, and. in case a
motor vehicle, or part or parts thereof.
are 80 removed. the person or persons.
company or corporation having sucn
lien may, without further process OF
law, leize the motor vehicle, or part
or parts thereof. wherever the same is
or are found within the state OF New
Mexico.
Sec. 3. All suct property 50 held by
any garage keeper or automobile re-
pairmen shall. after the expiration 81
thirty days from the date Of such de-
be sold at public auction upon
notice ~ such sale being first pub
lished for a period OF ten days. said
notice setting forth the time and
place OF such sale, with a description
Of the property 10 be sold. by publi- |
In some newspaper published
In the county wherein such property Is
detained, etc.
The rest OF section 3 provides that
the proceeds shall oe applied TO the
payment Of such lien aud the expenses
In connection with the sale.
The residue shall be gi. en- To the own
or OF the properly u he can he located,
II II Is not claimed within sixty DAYS
from the date OF sale. then the balance
be paid over 10 the superintend-
ent Of the poor to be expended under
his direction.
The object OF the bill is TO protect
garage keepers. They claim that NJ
present they are losing large sums
monthly ny ia son Of the fact thai
many people do not pay bills incurred
ut garages.
Mr.. Allison expects 20 have the bill,
when presented To the Legislature. ac-
by a petition urging It's pas
sag. He already has obtained a large
number ot signatures. but az ne will
be unable TO cover the entire state
with the petition he asks that an who
are Interested Ia having this bin pass
ed communicate with him In care ~
the Butler Auto COMPANY A%lbuqucr-
que.