The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-01
PUBLIC GENERAL Laws

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 motor vehicle or
any part thereof is left by the owner
or by 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, Access
sories, or tires, the corporation, firm,
Individual, association or person in
whose custody said motor vehicle or
part thereof is left for all or any of
the purposes aforesaid shall have a
lien on said motor vehicle or part
thereof for alk charges SO incurred,
and may lawfully retain the same until
said charges have been paid. or until
said lien is extinguished or discharged
as hereinafter provided Said lien
shall be superior to the rights Of the
noiuers Oh conunionai SAFE conllac's'
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,
Out snah pc subordinate tAere.o where
tne same nave peen .neretoiore exc
cueeo anu recorueu as requireu Dy law.
SURRENDER u ueiiseIy VI any nloeor
venacle suoJece 70 the zen AFORESAID
Sinai Operate as waiser " eAtlns uisn-
iuent =. the Same as against .nlra per
SOUS "ltnou1 notice snereol' put snan
NOT operate az sucn waiver OF e4-
tlns ulSninent as against the owner %
as against tniro persons Win notice.
90. Should the owner dispute the
amount OF the charge, or any part
thereof, for which the lien 10 claimed
as aforesaid, such dispute may be de-
termined by appropriate 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
judicially determined, or the owner Of
such motor vehicle shall have the
right to Immediately 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,
ana wnlcn SAID pond snail be condi-
tione0 upon the payment OF the Iuil
amount OF any maj Judgment which
may De recovered upon sucn claim, to-
getner Win interest, ana all costs Incl
dent 10 any sucn SUIT, ana any costs
ana expenses which may nave peen
incurred IN connection with the en-
lorcement OF sucn lien up 10 the time
'nos SUM .Aon sAoAone 40 ltoeihou VI
tne ming Oh sucn pond. And the Ming
OF sucn Dond snail operate as stay
OF execution unoer SAID lien until the
amount tnereoI snail nave been Judici-
any determined: ana In any such suit
against the owner OF SAID motor We
nicie by sucn lien claimant AFTER fling
OF sucn Dond' II any DEFENDANT Is re-
turned non est, service may be secured
Dy puDilcation as n the case OF suit
against nonresident, provided, how
ever, that suit be instituted within
SIX montns from the presentation OF
SAID Dond' Otherwise the bond is to be
nun ana 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
vehicle and parts, accessories or tires
may, II the account is due and unpaid
for a period of thirty days and II the