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tice of the Peace issuing said distraint within five days from the date
of said sale; and upon the failure of any constable, bailiff, or other person
levying any distraint and selling any goods thereunder to make said re-
turn as herein provided he shall, for upon conviction of violating the pro-
vision of this section, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100,
or shall forfeit the office in discretion of Court.
1929, ch. 369, sec. 180C.
362. In Allegany County any goods subject to a recorded lien or reser-
vation of title, as hereinafter provided, held by a person, firm or corpora-
tion having an established place of business in Allegany County, for the
whole or any part of the purchase price of said goods, when carried on
leased premises, shall be subject to distress for rent only to the extent of
the tenant's interest in said goods, and when any goods subject to siich a
lien or reservation of title are seized under a distraint for rent it shall be
the duty of the person levying on said goods, or of the person, firm or
corporation having said distraint issued, to notify in writing the holder
of any such lien or reservation of title, of said seizure at least three days
before the sale of said goods, and upon receipt of said notice, it shall be
the duty of said holder of said lien or reservation of title to furnish on
or prior to the day of said sale, to the person levying on said goods, or
the person, firm or corporation authorizing said distraint, a sworn written
statement of the amount then due under said lien or reservation of title,
and at the sale of said property under said distraint, said property shall
be sold subject to said lien or reservation of title.
1929, ch. 369, sec. 180D.
363. In the event the holder of any recorded lien or reservation of title
shall not be notified of said distress as provided in the preceding section,
it shall be conclusively presumed that the entire amount called for by
said lien or reservation of title is due and owing at the time of sale, and
upon the failure of the holder of any such lien or reservation of title to
furnish a sworn written statement of the amount due, after notice, as
provided in the preceding section, it shall be conclusively presumed that
said lien or reservation of title has been paid in full.
1929, ch. 369, sec. 180E.
364. Any lien or reservation of title shall be considered recorded within
the meaning of this Act if a memorandum containing the names of the
parties, the goods sold, the date of sale, the amount of money due the
seller, and a statement that the lien or reservation of title was given be-
fore said goods were carried on the premises of the tenant, is filed in the
office of the Clerk of the People's Court in Cumberland, Maryland; pro-
vided said memorandum is filed with said Clerk prior to the issuance of
any distraint against said goods, and within five days from the date of
said sale.
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