J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               133

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 25 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Garrett County
(1957 Edition, being Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Garrett County", sub-title "Auctions", as last
amended by Chapter 162 of 1959, be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

25.

Any person, firm or corporation which shall hold or conduct regu-
lar weekly or monthly public auctions in Garrett County for the pur-
pose of holding or offering for sale any livestock, farm products or
other items of personal property shall furnish a bond with cash
[, personal] or corporate surety as provided by this section. Such
bond shall be in an amount which is not less than ninety per cent
(90%) of the average weekly total sales by such person, firm or cor-
poration at such auctions in the previous year, the exact amount of
which shall be approved in each instance by the Board of County
Commissioners after studying a financial report submitted to the
County Commissioners by the operating auction after the completion
of each year of business. Any person, firm or corporation which did
not conduct regular auctions during the previous year shall furnish
a bond in the amount of $2,000.00. Provided, however, that any per-
son, firm or corporation which desires to conduct a livestock auction,
and who did not conduct regular livestock auctions during the previ-
ous year shall furnish a bond in the amount of $15,000.00. The bond
shall be made payable to the County Commissioners of Garrett
County, conditioned upon saving harmless any consignors, who shall
send any such goods for sale at the auction, from any failure or delay
of more than three days or if the payment by check said check post-
marked not later than three days from the date of sale 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. Any person, firm or corporation violating the pro-
visions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a
fine of not less than $500.00, or shall be subject to imprisonment for
not exceeding one year, or, in the discretion of the court, to both such
fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the members elected
to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 23, 1961.

CHAPTER 141
(Senate Bill 256)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3 (s) of
Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement),
title "County Commissioners", sub-title "General Provisions", au-
thorizing the County Commissioners of Harford County to adopt