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property of the tenant, in any livery stable, or which
may be at livery or stored with any keeper of any
livery stable, or in any other place, out-house or barn
of the tenant; and all property of any boarder or
sojourner at any hotel, tavern, public or private board-
ing house; and any vehicle, not the property of the
tenant, in any shop for repairs; every stove, every
piano or other musical instrument, rented or hired,
or loaned to the tenant, where the contract of renting,
hiring or lending of such stove or piano, or other
musical instrument, is in writing, signed by the par-
ties thereto, and acknowledged before a justice of the
peace of the county or city wherein the parties reside,
and the justice shall enter upon his docket the sub-
stance of the contract, and that the parties acknow-
ledge the same.

Approved and in force April 4,1870.
1870, c. 279 repeals and re-enacts 1868, c. 292, [Sup. 1858, p. 129,] as follows:

22. In all cases of renting lands wherein a share of the growing crop or crops shall be reserved as rent, or wherein advances by the landlord have been made upon the faith of the crops to be grown, said rent reserved and such advances made shall be a lien on such crop or crops, which shall not be diverted by any sale made thereof by the tenant or by any admin- istrator of a deceased tenant, or by the assignment of the tenant in bankruptcy or insolvency, or by the

1870, c 279 When rent or advances a hen on crops

process of law issued against the tenant; provided, that at the time of said renting the contract under and by which the said advances are to be made shall be reduced to writing, duly attested and executed by the said landlord and tenant. Approved and in force April 4, 1870.

Proviso,

NOTE —Section 2 of the above act enacts that the provisions of this act shall only apply to
the counties of Saint Mary's, Prince George and Charles