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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAPTER 590.
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AN ACT to protect persons keeping boarders and lodgers
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in their houses, and to give the right of lein upon personal
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effects, goods and furniture for board and rent of room
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and for giving additional remedy therein to and conferring
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additional powers upou married women.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
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Lien of
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Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act any
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boarding
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persou or persons taking boarders or lodgers into their house
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keepers.
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and renting to them a room or furuishing them with board
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or both shall have a lien upon any personal effects, goods or
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furniture brought upon the premises in pursuance of such
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contracting for room or board, and it shall be lawful to take
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and retain possession of the same until such board or lodg-
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ing shall have been fully paid for whether then due or not ;
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and such personal effects, goods and furniture may be sold
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upon reasonable notice of not less than ten days after the
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debt for such board or lodging shall have become due and
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payable at either public or private sale to satisfy such debt,
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the proceeds after paying expenses of such sale to be applied
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in liquidation of such indebtedness, and the balance if any
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paid over to such debtor.
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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a married woman
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Married
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may as landlady and proprietress contract with any one
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women
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entering her house for board or lodging or both, and have
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and pursue the legal remedies given hereunder the same as
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if she were a feme sole, and shall further have and enjoy all
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the powers, rights and remedies with respect to the renting,
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keeping and conducting of such boarding or lodging house
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as if she were a feme sole, and it shall not be necessary for
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her husband to join in any contract with reference thereto.
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Approved April 7th. 1892.
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