Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 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:
"a. Whenever a 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, acces-
series, 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 all 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
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-
ment 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.
55. 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 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
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
'ss.o s.pvrfUr easusA OF n4iAl1aore CITY.
where the corporation; Arm. individuai.
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 final judgment which
may be recovered upon such claim. to-
gether with interest, and all costs incl
dent to any such suit, and any costs
and expenses which may have been
incurred in connection with the en-
forcement Of such lien up to the time
that such lien claimant is notified of
the fling Of such bond. And the fring
of such bond shall operate as a stay
of execution under said lien until the
amount thereof shall have been judiei-
ally determined; and in any such suit
against the owner of said motor We
lhicle by such lien claimant after filing
Of such bond, II any defendant is re-
turned non est, service may be secured
by publication as in the case Of a 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.
IS. Any corporation. firm, individual,
association or person who may have
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, IL the account is due and unpaid
for period Of thirty days and IL the
lienor still retains possession of the
same, sell said motor vehicle or part
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which shall be convenient and aces
sible to the public at any time between
the hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and 6
O'Clock p. NJ, provided the time, place
and terms Of said sale, together with q
full detailed description OF said motor
vehicle or part thereof shall be in
serted in one or more daily newspaper
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 b.
mailed at least ten days pricr. 70 said
sale TO the owner Of said motor We
|, hicle or part thereof. II his address
be known. or II II can be aseertainec
!, by the exercise Of reasonable diligence
!, or by mailing said notice by registered
mail to the person who gave the order
: for said repairs. storage. rebuilding
parts, accessories. or tires. II the ad
dress of neither OF said persons 4
known. and by the exercise Of reason
able diligence cannot be ascertained
then such notice shall be mailed I,