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the arrival of such freight, shall neglect to receive the same
and pay the legal charges thereon, for the space of three
months, then it shall be lawful for such railroad company to
sell such freight at public auction, after giving ten days' notice
of the time and place of said sale, by posting up notices
thereof in three public places in the county or city where such
sale shall be made, and out of the proceeds of such sale to
pay the legal charges, including the costs of storage on said
freight, and to pay the overplus, if any, to the owner or con-
signee of such freight, on demand.

1896, ch. 296, sec. 180 A.

268. Whenever freight forwarded upon any railroad to any
point in this State shall consist of live stock, or shall be of
such a perishable nature, or so damaged, or of such other
character as to make it impracticable for it to remain in the
possession of the company owning or operating said railroad
for the space of three months after its arrival at the point to
which it shall have been directed, and the owner or person to
whom the same is consigned cannot be found after diligent
inquiry, or being found and notified of the arrival of such
freight shall refuse or neglect to remove the same, and pay
the legal charges thereon, for the space of twenty-four hours,
then, upon application by said railroad company, verified by
affidavit, to any judge of the circuit court for the county in
which the freight may be, or to any judge of the supreme
bench of Baltimore city, assigned to one of the common law
courts of said city, if said freight be in said city, setting forth
the reasons for which said application is made, it shall be
lawful for said judge to pass an order for the sale of said freight
whenever said judge may deem such sale expedient, on such
terms and notice as the order may prescribe; and the proceeds
of said sale, if there be any remaining over, after payment of
the expenses incident thereto and legal charges, including cost
of the keep of such live stock or cost of storage on said freight,
shall be paid to the owner or consignee of said freight on
demand.

Ibid. sec. 181. 1874, ch. 333, sec. 2.

269. Whenever personal baggage, sample packages, bundles
or baggage transported by any railroad company, doing busi-
ness as common carriers, to any points in this State, shall
remain at the place to which the same is or shall be directed
for the space of three months, or any lost or stray baggage,