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An. Code, 1924,.sec. 222. 1912, sec. 196. 1904, sec. 178. 1892, ch. 419, sec. 2. 1908, ch. 46.

259. Every owner or agent who shall proclaim or publish a false or
fraudulent pedigree or record, or statement of any kind regarding any
stallion or jackass, or who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the pro-
visions of section 258 shall forfeit all fees for the services of such stallion
or- jackass. And the person or persons who may be deceived or defrauded
by such false or fraudulent pedigree, or record or statement, may sue for
and recover in any court of competent jurisdiction, such damage as may
be shown to have been sustained by reason of such false and fraudulent
representation.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 223. 1912, sec. 197. 1904, sec. 179. 1892, ch. 419, sec. 3. 1904 ch. 54.

1908, ch. 46.

260. Whenever the owner or agent of an owner or owners of any stal-
lion or jackass shall have complied with the foregoing provisions of this
sub-title, the services of such stallion or jackass shall become a lien on each
mare served, together with the foal resulting from said service, for the
amount agreed upon between the owner of the mare and the owner of the
stallion or jackass at the time of the service, or in the event of no such
agreement, then in such an amount as is specified for the service of such
stallion or jackass in the statement hereinbefore required to be filed with
the clerks of courts of the respective counties or of Baltimore City.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 224. 1912, sec. 198. 1904, sec. 180. 1904, ch. 54, sec. 3A. 1908, ch. 46.

261. Any person entitled to a lien under this sub-title, shall file a
claim or Statement of the same in the office of the clerk of the court for
the county where the owner of the mare resides, or if such owner is a resi-
dent of Baltimore City, then such lien shall be filed in the office of the clerk
of the Superior Court of Baltimore City; provided, that the' statement
of said lien shall be filed within, twelve months from the date of the serv-
ice of the stallion or jackass for which the lien is claimed, and that the lien
shall terminate at the end of six months from the date of the filing of the
same; and for the proper recording of said liens the clerks of the circuit
courts for the several counties and the clerk of the Superior Court of Balti-
more City shall keep a docket, to be called the "Stallion or Jackass Lien
Docket," in which shall be recorded all liens filed in their respective coun-
ties or city.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 262. 1912, sec. 199. 1904, sec. 181. 1904, ch. 54, sec. 3B.

262. The proceedings to recover the amount of any lien filed under this
sub-title, shall be by writ of scire facias, and where the amount of the lien
is less than one hundred dollars, such writ of scire facias may be issued
by any justice of the peace of the county or city where the lien is re-
corded, upon a certified copy thereof, and shall be returnable before the
justice of the peace issuing the same.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 226. 1912, sec. 200. 1904, sec. 182. 1892, ch. 419, sec. 4.

263. It is hereby made unlawful for any person or persons knowingly
to enter or cause to be entered for competition, or to compete for any
purse, prize, premium, stake or sweepstake offered or given by any agri-
cultural or other society, association, or person or persons in the State of