THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1493

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added to
Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Garrett County", said new section
to be known as Section 22A, to follow immediately after
Section 22 thereof and to be under the sub-title "Auctions",
and to read as follows:

22A. Any person, firm or corporation which shall hold
or conduct regular weekly or monthly public auctions in
Garrett County for the purpose of holding or offering for
sale any livestock, farm products or other items of personal
property belonging to residents of Garrett County, shall
furnish a bond with cash or corporate surety as provided
by this section. Such bond shall be in an amount which
is not less than the greatest retail value of the goods so
held or offered for sale NINETY PER CENT. (90%) OF
THE AVERAGE TOTAL SALES BY SUCH PERSON,
FIRM OR CORPORATION AT SUCH AUCTIONS IN
THE PREVIOUS YEAR, the exact amount of which shall
be set APPROVED in each instance by the County Agri-
cultural Agent. The bond shall be made payable to the
County Commissioners of Garrett County, conditioned upon
saving harmless any resident of CONSIGNORS FROM
Garrett County who shall send any such goods for sale at
the auction, from any failure or delay of more than three
days in making payment in full for any goods sold at the
auction. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply
to or affect any private sale of any such goods.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 27, 1953.

CHAPTER 675
(House Bill 313)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
33 of the Charter of the City of Cumberland (1950 Edi-

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