Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-09
PUsLIc GENERAL LAWS

CHAPTER 403, Acts Of 1918, codifed 40
Section "a, Article SO, in the .1916-191S
Supplement to the Annotated Code OF
the Maryland General Laws Of Mary
land, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
81. Whenever a motor vehicle or
any part thereof is left by the owner
or Ly any other person with his au-
thority. express or implied. in the
custody of any corporation, firm or
individual, association, or person for
repair, rebuilding. storage, or for the
purpose Of having furnished for or on
account Of the. same any parts, aces
series, or tires, the corporation, firm,
ldividual, association or person in
hose custody said motor vehicle or
part thereof is left for all or any Of
the purposes aforesaid shall have a
Len on said motor vehicle or part
thereof for all charges SO incurred,
and may lawfully retain the same until
said charges have been paid, or until
said len is extinguished or discharged
as hereinafter provided. Said lien
shall be superior to the rights of the
holders OF conditional sale contracts,
bills of sale, chattel mortgages or Other
liens or claims of any kind which are
not Heretofore executed and recorded
or filed for record as required by law,
but shall be subordinate thereto where
the same have been heretofore exc.
cuted and recorded as required by law.
Surrender or delivery Of any motor
vehicle subject to the lien aforesaid
shall operate as waiver or extinguish.
lnent Of the same as against third per.
sons without notice thereof, but shall
not operate as such waiver or ex.
tinguishment as against the owner or
as against third persons with notice.
IS. Should the owner dispute the
amount of the charge, or any part
thereof, for which the lien is claimed
as aforesaid. such dispute may be de-,
termined by apprcpr ate legal proceed.
ings, and the institution of any such
legal proceedings shall operate as a
stay of execution under said lien until
the amount thereof shall have been
judicia1ly determined, or the owner Of
such motor vehicle shall have the
right to immcd ately repossess himself
of his Said motor vehicle upon filing
a good and sufficient corporate bond,
in double the amount of said claim,
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
for the County, or with the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Baltimore City,
where the corporation, firm, individual
association, or person, claiming such
lien may have repaired or stored said
motor vehicle, which said bond shall
be approved by the Clerk Of said Court,
and which said bond shall be condi.
toned upon the payment of the full
amount Of any fiaal judgment which
may be recovered upon such claim, to.
gether with int .es.. and all costs incl
dent to any such suit. and any costs
and expenses which may have been
incurred In come Ln with the en-.
forcement of such lien up to the time
that such lien claimant Is notified Of
the filing of such bond. And the filing
of such bond shall operate as stay
of execution under said lien until the
amount thereof shall have been judici.
ally determined; and in any such suit
against the owner Of said motor We.
hicle by such lien claimant after filing
Of such bond, If any defendant Is re.
turned non est, service may be secured
by publication as in the case of suit
against nonresident, provided, how.
ever, that suit be instituted within
six months from the presentation OF
said bond, otherwise the bond is to be
null and void.
Sc. Any corporation, firm, individual.
association or person who may have
a lien under this Act on any motor
vehicle or part thereof for repairs.
rebuilding or storage, or having fur.
nished for or on account of said motor
may, II the account is due and unpaid
for period of thirty days and II the
lienor still retains possession Of the
same, sell said motor vehicle or part
thereof 1t public sale at some place
which shall be convenient and acces.
sible to the public at any time between
the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 6
o'clock P. NJ, provided the time, place
and terms of said sale, together with a
full detailed description of said motor
vehicle or part thereof shall be in.
serted in one or more daily newspapers
published in the city or county where
said sale is to take place at least once
each week for two successive weeks
prior to said sale: and provided fur.
Their, that registered notice shall be
mailed at least ten days prior to said
sale to the owner of said motor We
hicle or part thereof, II his address
be known, or II 1t can be ascertained
by the exercise of reasonable diligence
or by mailing said notice by registered
mail to the person who gave the order
tor said repairs, storage, rebuilding