J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1467

Vehicles," to follow immediately after Section 71 thereof, and to
read as follows:

71A.

Whenever the owner, or person, firm or corporation entitled to
the possession of any motor vehicle, or part thereof, cannot be
located and fails to claim said motor vehicle, or part thereof, for a
period of thirty (30) days after said motor vehicle or part thereof,
came into the custody of the Police Department for Prince George's
County pursuant to the rules and regulations hereinafter authorized
to be made, the same may be disposed of by the said Police Depart-
ment, at public sale, provided the time, place and terms of sale,
together with a full detailed description of said motor vehicle, or
part thereof, shall be inserted in one or more newspapers published
in said County, where said sale is to take place, at least once each
week for two successive weeks prior to sale; and provided further that
a notice by registered mail shall be sent at least ten (10) days prior
to said sale to the owner, lien holder if any, shown on the records of
the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of Maryland, or
person, firm or corporation entitled to possession of said motor vehi-
cle, or part thereof, if his or its address be known, or if it can be
ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence. If said address
cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence or if the
motor vehicle or part thereof is not registered with the said Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles, then such notice by mail shall not be required
to be given.

Any excess in the amount of the selling price of said motor vehicle,
or part thereof, at said sale, over and above the expenses thereof, and
the amount of the storage, towing and repair charges, incurred by the
said Police Department during the period in which said motor vehicle,
or part thereof, was in its custody, and after payment of all liens to
which said motor vehicle, or part thereof, may be subjected, in order
of their priority, shall be accounted for and remitted by said Police
Department to the Board of County Commissioners for Prince
George's County which shall create a special fund thereof.

If the owner, or person, firm or corporation entitled to possession
of said motor vehicle, or part thereof, shall present to the Board of
County Commissioners for Prince George's County a claim for such
excess, at any time within one year from the date of the sale, the
said Board shall authorize payment of such excess to the said owner
or person, firm or corporation entitled to the possession of said motor
vehicle, or part thereof.

If no claim for the excess is made within one year from the date
of the sale, said excess shall be transferred from the special fund to
the general funds of Prince George's County to be expended and used
as are other funds received by the County.

The Board of County Commissioners for Prince George's County
is hereby empowered to make, adopt and publish by ordinance such
rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for rescuing,
taking custody of and the disposition of lost, abandoned and stolen
motor vehicles or parts thereof which may be found within the geo-
graphical jurisdiction of the said County not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act and it may provide for the imposition of