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the party appealing shall give bond, with security approved by
the officer rendering such judgment, and conditioned that the
party appealing shall prosecute the appeal with effect, and obey,
perform and pay such judgment as shall be rendered by the
Baltimore City Court on the trial of said appeal.

290. All penalties which shall be recovered for the breach
of any of the provisions of this sub-division of this Article, shall
be appropriated one-half to the use of the dispensaries in the
City of Baltimore, to be equally divided between them, and the
other half to the use of the informer, whose name shall be
endorsed on the warrant issued for the recovery of each respec-
tive penalty.

291. It shall be lawful for any livery stable keeper to retain
in his custody any horse, mare or gelding placed under his care
for livery, and also any vehicle, until all charges for so keeping
shall be paid by the owner thereof.

292. It shall and may be lawful for such livery stable keeper
to sell any such horse, mare or gelding, or vehicle, at public
auction in the City of Baltimore, after giving at least twenty
days' notice in two of the daily newspapers published in the
City of Baltimore, of the time, place and manner of sale; and
after deducting the amount due for keeping, together with all
expenses of said sale, to return the surplus, if any, to the owner
of such horse, mare or gelding, or vehicle.

293. Before proceeding as above, it shall be necessary for
such livery stable keeper to state an account for the keeping of
such horse, mare or gelding, or vehicle, and prove the same
before a Justice of the Peace for the City of Baltimore, who,
upon being satisfied by proof of demand and refusal or neglect
to pay on the part of the owner, shall thereupon issue his war-
rant authorizing such sale as aforesaid; provided, that the pro-
prietors of such livery stables shall set up on their premises, in
some conspicuous place, a copy of the aforegoing two sections,
printed in large type, and their rates of livery.