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 1306 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II, CH. . 128. FEBRUARY 27, 1933 . gation, and the necessary expenses of sale and collection, and must pay the surplus to the pledgor, on demand. Pledges may retain SEC. 1390. PLEDGEE MAY RETAIN ALL THAT CAN BECOME DUE .-When a e that can become property pledged is sold by order of the pledgor before the claim of the pledgee is due, the latter may retain out of the proceeds all that can possibly become due under his claim until it becomes due. Right to purchase at sale. SE C. 1391. PLEDGEE OR PLEDGE HOLDER MAY PURCHASE .-Whenever . propert y pledge d is sol d at pub lic auct ion, in the mann er provi ded Ante, p .1105. by section 1386, the pledgee or pledge holder may purchase said Pledgee may fore- property at such sale. close right of redemp- SEC. 1392. PLEDGEE MAY FORECLOSE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION .-Instead tion. of selling property pledged, as hereinbefore provided, a pl edgee may foreclose the right of redemption by a judicial sale, under the direction of a competent court ; and in that case may be authorized by the court to purchase at the sale. OTHER LIENS. Ante, p. 1215. Li en on personal property for services. CHAPTER 65 .-OTHER LIENS CROSS REFERENCE Lien of seller of goods, see sections 649 et seq. SEC. 1393 . LIEN ON PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR SERVICES THEREON .- Every person who, while lawfully in possession of an article of personal property, renders any service to the owner thereof, by labor or skill, employed for the. protection, improvement, safe- keeping, or carriage thereof, has a special lien thereon, dependent on possession, for the compensation, if any, which is due to him from the owner for such service ; a person who makes, alters, or repairs any article of personal property, at the request of the owner, or legal possessor of the property, has a lien on the same for his rea so nab le ch arg es for the balance due for suc h wor k don e and materials furnished, and may retain possession of the same until the charges are paid ; and livery or boarding or feed-stable proprie- tors, and persons pasturing horses or stock, have a lien, dependent on possession, for their compensation in caring for, boarding, feed- ing, or pasturing such horses or stock ; and laundry proprietors and persons conducting a laundry business, have a general lien, depend- ent on possession, upon all personal property in their hands belong- ing to a customer, for the balance due them from such customer for lau nd ry w or k ; a nd veter inary pr oprietor s and ve terinary surgeon s shall have a lien, dependent on possession, for their compensation in caring for, boarding, feeding, and medical treatment of animals and keepers of garages for automobiles shall have a lien, dependent on possession, for their compensation in caring for and safe-keeping such aut omobiles. CROSS REFERENCES Ante, p .1255. Carrier's lien, see section 954 . Ante, p.1299. Restoration of property extinguishes lie n, see section 1333 . Li mit ati on, where wr itt en notice not SEC. 1394. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT RECOVERABLE WHERE WR r1 TEN given. NOTICE NOT oivEN .-That portion of any lien, as provided for in sec- tion 1393, in excess of $100, for any work, services, care, or safe- keeping rendered or performed at the request of any person other than the holder of the legal tit le, shall be inv alid, unless prio r to commencing any such work, service, care, or safe-keeping, the person claiming such lien shall give actual notice in writing either by per- sonal service or by registered letter addressed to the holder of the legal title to such property, if known. In the case of automobiles, the