THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 43

WHEREAS, It is desirable to re-enact the provisions of
said Chapter 23 of the Acts of 1949 in order to remove
any doubt as to their effectiveness; now therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted Ity the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
63 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Mechanics' Lien", said new section to be known as
Section 51 to follow immediately after Section 50 thereof,
and to be under the new sub-title "Livestock", and to
read as follows:

51. (a) The owner or operator of every livery stable
or other establishment giving care or custody to any horse
or other livestock shall have a lien thereon for any rea-
sonable charge for board and custody, training fees, vet-
erinarians' and blacksmiths' charges, and for other proper
maintenance expenses.

(b) Any person, association or corporation having a
lien under the provisions of this section may sell the
horse or other livestock at public auction sale, if the
account is due and unpaid for a period of thirty days
after any such fee, charge or other expense shall have
accrued and if the lienor still retains possession of the same.

(c) The lienor must give at least one month's notice
to the owner of the horse or other livestock, by registered
mail addressed to the owner's last known address, before
he may proceed with any such sale. If the whereabouts
of the owner be unknown, such notice may be given by
written or printed notice set up at the Court House door
of the County wherein the animal is located, or City of
Baltimore, as the case may be.

(d) Following such notice, if the account still remains
due and unpaid, the lienor may proceed to sell the horse
or other livestock at public auction sale to satisfy the
said account. Such sale shall not be held unless adver-
tised in the public press at least twice, seven days apart.
The proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the expenses
thereof and then to the liquidation of such indebtedness
and the balance, if any, shall be paid over to the debtor.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1954.

Approved March 2, 1954.