ART. 18. ] ST. MARY'S COUNTY.

be designated in their agreement, for the making of
which said manures may have been purchased, and
such pledge, when entered into as hereinafter required,

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shall be a preferred lien on such crop or crops, and to
be paid out of the proceeds thereof before all judg-
ments, executions or other claims whatever against
said purchaser or purchasers, except in case of rent as
hereinafter provided for.

Lien of pledge.

132. The vendor or vendors of any of said manures,
shall make out an account of the sales thereof made by
them to any purchaser or purchasers to which such
purchaser or purchasers shall add to the pledge afore-
said in writing, and signed by said purchaser or pur-
chasers, and -which shall be recorded in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which
the land, upon which such manures may be applied,
shall be located, and such recording thereof, for which
the clerk aforesaid shall receive the usual fee, shall be
sufficient notice to all persons of the preferred claim of

Ibid. s. 2.
Vendor to file
accounts, &c,
for record.

such vendor or vendors; provided, in the case of the

Proviso.

death of the purchaser aforesaid, the claim of said ven-
dor or vendors, shall be submitted to and passed by
the orphans' court of the county in which the purchaser
shall have been a resident upon which the executor or
administrator shall be bound to pay to said vendor or
vendors, the proceeds of the sale of the crops aforesaid,
or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
claim of said vendor or vendors.

If purchaser
dies, claim to
be passed by
orphans' court.

133. Any sheriff or constable may levy execution on
any of the crops so as aforesaid pledged, but shall pay
to the pledgee or pledgees or their agent out of any
sales thereof, which shall be made by said sheriff or
constable, and before any other application of the pro-
ceeds of such sales, the amount for which the crops
levied upon shall be pledged or the amount that may
be unpaid thereon, and for failure so to do, the bond
of such sheriff or constable shall be responsible to the
party or parties to -whom said crops shall be pledged.

Ibid, s 3
Pledge to have
priority over
executions.

134. If the vendor or vendors shall consider it neces-
sary further to secure their claim for said manures so as
aforesaid sold, he or they may proceed before a justice

Ibid s 4.
Vendor may
have judgment
for amount of
pledge.