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upon such property or estate, recorded at least three months prior to such
assignment, adjudication or decree.

This section referred to in determining priority of labor claimants under local
act where employer is in bankruptcy. In re Rogers, etc., Co, 22 F. (2d), (Dist.
Ct. Md. ), 573.

Priority may be given claims for wages earned three months prior to re-
ceivership proceedings resulting in bankruptcy. In re Reliable Furniture Mfg.
Co., 32 Fed. (2nd), 805; Manly v. Hood, 37 Fed. (2nd), 214.

1933, ch. 48.

15A. Whenever any person or corporation shall make an assignment
for the benefit of his or its creditors, or shall be adjudicated insolvent, or
shall be adjudicated bankrupt, or shall be dissolved as a corporation, or a
receiver is appointed to take possession of his or its property or estate, in
the distribution of the property or estate of such person or corporation,
all the money owing from such person or corporation for rent of any real
or leasehold property in this State due not more than three months, but not
actually distrained for, before the execution of such assignment or the
filing of the bill or petition for such receiver, dissolution or adjudication,
shall constitute a lien on, and shall be paid in full out of, the distrainable
property of such person or corporation, to the same extent but no further
than if distress for said rent had been levied by the landlord before such
execution or filing.

1935, ch. 142.

15B. All monies due and owing for advancements of monies for
freight made by one common carrier to other previous common carriers
on behalf of any consignor and/or consignee not mote than three months
anterior to the execution of such assignment, adjudication of insolvency
or appointment of receiver, necessary in connection with the transporta-
tion of goods, wares and merchandise shall constitute a preferred claim
and be paid in full after payment of any preferences heretofore provided
for by Section 15 of this Article.

21.

Cited but not construed in Baltimore v. Libowitz, 159 Md. 36.

23.

Cited but not construed in Baltimore v. Libowitz, 159 Md. 36.
This section referred to in construing sec. 14. Industrial Service v. Rogers,
163 Md. 660.

35.

Cited in dissenting opinion in Tizer v. Tizer, 162 Md. 500.