MMMia batvsac baaa duty atMrs a^ •d- ^Mbfiilty, .Jaatiy aad
impartlany ta
tba MVMBiaM *«ina maoaa Cbaraet: aay rlcbt, tttia ar latataat In and to aaab fiwaoblaa. Tba jporcbaaer ot real praparty at a atatatory ar Judielal aala aball ba daamBd tba awnar thareof froas Iba tboa of suoh aate. If tha pitrchaaer at aach aale taUa to oompleta the purobaaa, pur¬ suant to (ba tanna of fhe aala. aQ Uana oreatad by hta doaaant after each aala shall bo a Ilea aa any depoalt made by blm and aot on tha real property aold.
Improvemaot. Ttia term "Improvement," whan uaed tn thta ohaptar, Includaa tha sreotlon. olteratloo or repair of any atruo- ttire upon, niiiiiiei fed witb, or lieneath the aurfaoa of. any raal property and aoy work done apon auoh property or mata- rlata famiahad tor Ita permanent Improve- (neat, aad akail also include any work dooa mr aoatarlata fumiahed tn equipping
CM vataa laf tba paopaaty and traaehlaea ao tafeaa^ wbiob abali be aubmitted ta) tbaan. an* ta aalatloo to which they are I aathoflaad to lavilaa^noder ths prortatona ad tbta-antalii, .and baving vvswed the ! aramtaea or mmmteiamA the property, ahail j bear alt ^~^-nam intaraatod and their wtt- j ueeaBa a Jl aatinmta the damage (or |
property 6a-^oa. injured or deatroyed. arlth all the ngbf. proparty aad franchlaaa appertaining to the same, aod to wbaa damagea are iiayable. They atiall give | at 'eaat tea -tayi'nuUce thereof In the . ¦laanar herein provided to the attomair- | ganerai and to the preaident. Be«-.ratary or treasurer of the bridge corporaUou. m«ra- ' bara of company or partnemhlp affected,
individual owning swob brhlge. or exect^ nay «aah atructure with aoy chandelier^ ttve ofUoer of such municipal eorporatloo, of the tine and plaoa wtion sat'l Kimmia- alonen will maac aod BXhltiit Ukutr -•- port aad beair ail »x:c«pt:uas thwwta. After making whatever eOjuicea aro deeoiod nane^afy. the aald comuitaMlon- eri> sluiil diKite report to tbe court, sbov- Inm tjtKi rtamagea and (lie there witb a plan ahum tag Ui« looaUon of anld bridgv or brirlgea ao Cafcoa and th« o^nM ef Che oorporaUoa. oootpaay, paniierahtp er par¬ aon lu whooa auch rtamsgee arm pa) atiia { m. IdMs: repoii ^ ooauDlaaiouaro. aoollrniaUoo. appoata. Upon tbm report oontract with the
uMu wju^ meo .j. i«j "^^ nui^ "*• , ^ tjioreot or with the aUte or a mu-
s;;-biro;'"p.^r': 'ugnssTriu^r:;! °^<'^ ——'- • '^^ ^--^
brtdgaa, or »ny y. :n«ar«ai*d. may, , =•»•''••
within thirty d^ya -.i -^ftar, fUe escep- Hubconiractac. Tlia tans •aabcontrao- ttona to tbo saiae .. . Uie'wiurt ahall ' '-or," when used in thta ohapter, meana a bav« p«vr«f to conOriu aaid report or to ! person whe entera Into a contraot with a taudify. oliBLiige or ut/iorwrtse correct tbe . contractor for ttie Improvement of auoh aaoe or rafer th« aamo bock to 'he aame , real property or auoh pubilo Improyement ar na'a eammlsglonera wItt like powers ' or with a peraoa wbo haa oontraoted IM ta-tJMlr report: or. withlu thirty daya ' with or through auob eontraetor fcr tba Croci-.«ba flling¦ of au.y report or thr Onal ' pertormaooa of hta aontraot or any fart aotioa of <he oourt n^i r. th* exCeptloaa, | thereof.
any aorporatlou. con., ;.- or partnemlilp Latiorer, The term "taborar," when whoa* property is ta:.i. ur tba atate or i ,j„d In thta chapter, means any peraon any penKin intereated, :Qay appeal aad ] „h^ performa labor or aerrlcea upon anoh demand a trial tiy Jury, and any oor>»ura- j improvement.
tloa. company, partner-hip, peraon or par- , Material man. The term "material ly lntei*.'ii<5.1 tborein, ur the state, may, | man," when used in this chapter, means
I n. Prionty oCUaaM. Ooa (Or aaa> tMlato (Bnitabedi or labor paiOamad Ui tba laipioeameat e< real laopeatii aball bava priority airar a oonyayaooa, Jud*- isaBt er otber elaJm agalnat auch prop¬ erty no recorded, doekatad or flled at Uie time ot tba flUnc or tba notiea of auch IMn. eaeapt.aa barelnaftar In ttita article ^oiflded: erar advaacoa mada upon any mortgage or other encumbrance tharaon after such flling, except aa berelnaftar ta thta arUcle provldod: and over the claim of a creditor who haa not fumtahed ma- terlata or performed latior upon auch property. If aucb property baa been aa- stgned by the owner by a general asalgn- ment for tbe beneflt of creditors, within thirty daya bofore the flling of auch no¬ tice: and atao over an attachment here¬ after taaued or a money Judgment here¬ after recovered upon a claim, which.
braoketa ar oUier flxturea or apparatus ! wliole or In part, waa not tor materlata
tor supplying gB« or electrlo light and •h«ll atao Include ilia drawing by an ar- ohltect mr engtooar. of any plana or ap«*- Iflaailona whlcb ara uaed In oonnaotlon nr|th au^ ImpravemenL
Vublta trnproveroent The term '*pubtta iioprnvanent." when aaed In thta ohap¬ tar, taaana an iraproremeai upon anr real «ataie boluogtiig ta tba atata or a munUd- pail oorpurattoo.
.'Jootraotor. Tbe term ^oontractor,'* irtieo uaed In thta ahaptar, meana a per-
Wtthln Uilrty .Jays after flnal rlecree, tako ao appeal to arpeHato division of tho su¬ preme c<jurt If no exceptiuns ore Hied or denuujda inadu tor trial by Jury with¬ in ths S.1..1 period of ttilrty days after tbe flJing ot said rtiport. the same shall become atjsolule. The said supreme court, at Bpe<:lal term:i, shall have power to or¬ der wnat nolicoa stiull tie given In con- sactlon with any part of said prix:«cdings and v:iuy make all aucb orders aa it may deem rcqniatte.
i 91. "lUiMji. Tlie coats of tho commis- Blon(Sfts'^'aJ1M"'d^ court'costs, including ad- Terttf''*'.'.^.t<i, Jffeurrod in Uio proceedings aforeaild. shall be defrayed by the state.
I 61. Man.agument of bridgoa: lulls abol- ftihed: ct cetera. Upon and ImmeUiatuly after ti.0 purchase or lln.U proceedings in aonde-nnatioii. as thu cuse may be, tho aaid brluKc or bridges shall become the aolo prupurty of the sevurul statea. tn the prcpurtiun aforesaid, and the toll cfaarges thereof shall cease, and said brlgdu or bridges ahull be trot) to the traveling puljlic unJe.- auch rules and pegul,-t!>'?s a.-5 may lie prescribed by tho aaid J'll.'it conirni.ssion. The damages ¦bajl b>i u[ praised as of thu data irpon Whl.;!! t.-.e. collectlun of tolls shall coa-e, ¦With lute:.iit thereun at the rate of flve per nuJt'..i.'n during thu ti.-ni! an appeal trom tl'e appi'ajsal t'leriHit is j'onding and tmUl^'ifc;: du.-ne ' Or tie P'jrcha.so price therooX. Jliis been pjid, j.rovlJtrd that any Bteui:/ Of pas.si'iigcr ra'l.-oafJ or railway noW hiiVln^f the' ti.oc and occupation of any such toll bri-1, agreement with u,
pany. pa.-tnership or person owning such hridgti si ail pay l.i thiii state and to the state of l'eiiii3ylva:;ia in equal propor- tloo. tne same rt..., ,11.1, interest and charges, and in ibe same manner aud proporiions as th-.y now pi*y tho said bi^dto c-urporition or corporations, cora- panioN. par'i.n. ri'liiijs or owners aa afore¬ aaid. Pr.-.vi.Jed. further, that any steam or ele'Tl.rio rialroad or railway corporation holding t:^. '.. M.jl • or in part, in conjunc¬ tion with a bridge coriiorution, company, partrjo;sb'p or ir.ilivldual. any bridge ovor the said riviv upon which tolls aro now col)Wt'^;^"lft- ..*»fr,j«l,- shall be entitled to cor.'iiatnsati 1:1 tu bo agreed upon or ascer¬ tained 03 dii'.j<;-tBj> in thu ma^ner afore¬ said in prov::,!. :ion as their Inteieats may appoT to ar.l In the value of the brldxe
any persun who furnishes material for such Improvement.
9 2. Section four of such chapter te hereby amended to read aa follows:
} 4. Kxtent of llun. Such lien shall ex¬ tend to tho owner's right, title or Interest In the real property und Improvements, existing at the tlmo ot tiling the notice ot lien, except as hereinafter In this article provided. If an owner assigns hla Inter¬ est in auch real property by a general assignment tor the beneflt of creditors, within thirty days prior to such flling, the lien shall extend to the interest thus as¬ signed. If any part of the real property subjected to such lien be removed by the owner or by any other person, at any
fumtahed. lal>or pertormed or moneys ad¬ vanced for the Improvement of such real property: and over any claim or Urn ac¬ quired In any proceedings upon auch judg¬ ment- Buch liens shall also have pr-.orlty over ad'vanrea mace upon a coatn^t by an owner tor an Improvement of real property whlcb eontalna an option to the contractor, hta auccesaor purchase the property. It auch advances were made after the time when the labor began or the flrat Item of material waa furnished, aa stated In tbe notice of Hen. If several buildlnga are erected, altered or repaired, or several plecea or parceta of real property are Improved, unjer one contract, and there are eonfllcUrg Ilena tlwreon. each lienor shall have priority upon tbe particular building or p.-emiaea where hla labor la performed or iila ma¬ terlata are uaed. Persons shall have pri¬ ority according to the date of flling their reepectlve liens except as hereinafter in this article provided: but In all casee la¬ borers (or dally or weekly wagee ahall have preference over all other claimants under this artlcte, without reference to the time when auch laborers atiall haye tiled theh- notleea of liena.
I IS. Assignments ot contracts and or¬ ders to tie filed No assignmer:t r.-m- tract tor the performance of P '• furnishing of materials for th. ment of real property or of t.. or any part thereof due or to bee. , .0 theretor, nor an order drawn by a con¬ tractor upon the owner of auch real prop¬ erty (or the payment of such money, nor an order drawn by a subcontractor upon a contractor or subcontractor for such paymont, nor an order drawn by an own¬ er ujxin the maker of a building loan, nor an aaalgnment ot moneys due or to grow due under a building loan contract, shall be valid, unlesa the contract (other than a'buUdlng loan contract) or a state¬ ment containlHir the stibstanpe thereof antl auch aso*|-nment* or a copy of each or a copy of such order, be filed within ten dayr after the date ot such assign¬ ment of antract, or auch assignment of
oatftBMiflit'Hoag dBsn tt^ftr ^t cbarsad by depoalt ar by order aa tba flling ot an wUtartaldMt, bat la aiaab aa radacbatlng aball ba aaeaaaary. bat an tha oHdnal docket an entry abaO ba naada of the oontlnuancs by andi order. Thia aactlon ta hareby daolarad to ba a remedial atatuta and ta to. tie oonstruad UberaUy ta aaoura ttia benettdal tol area! a and par- poeea thereof.
I 11. SecUon alnetean of aaab cliaptar. aa amended by chaptf s two hnndred and forty and four hundred and twenty-seyen of the Uwa of nineteen hundred and nine, ta hereby amended to read aa followa:
i U. Dtactiarge o( Itan generally. A Uaa otber than a lien for labor pei^ormed or materlala fumiahed (or a public Improve¬ ment apeclfled in thta article, may t>e die- charged aa (ollowa:
1. By the certiflcate of the lienor, duly acknowledged or proved and flled In the offlce where the notice of lien ta flled, stating that the lien ta saUsfled and may be discharged.
2. By failure to begin an action to fora- cloae sucb Hen or to secure an order con¬ tinuing It, within one year from the tlma of flling the notice of lien, unleaa an ac-
aad eae< afy tbiaa ad ttaa laara ad
ad alarata. la ta read aa ftaOowa:
I WL Prtaaity aC Meaa tor ^tabOa taapre^ra-
maata. I^aaoaa baylac Uana aadar ooa-
tracte for pubOe baprareaaaDta abaS bave
priority aocordltic ta tba data mt dllag
tbair raa>ecUva lianas except aa la tbla
artlcto berataafter provldad. but fa all
caaea tatMrara for dally or weekly watrea
ahall have preierenca over all other Uan-
! ora having liana artatng under the eame
i contracts purauant to thta article, without
i reference to the time wlien auch latiorara
. ahall have flled their notice of lien. All
I Ilena atiall have priority over advaacee
j made after tbe flltng thereof, apon any
; aaalgnment of tbe moneya or any part
I thereof, due or to become due onder aucb
I contract, or upon any order drawn by the
. contractor for the payment of aucb
I moneya, or any part thereof: but ttita pro-
j vlalon ahall not relate to advances made
I under an aaalgnment to one or more per-
I sons or a oorporatlon aa truatae or trua-
I teea to which approval haa lieen given as
' provided In soction twenty-seven of thta
I chapter
I w ms - i ' ^ Bectlon Ofty-slx of auch chaptar ta
Igns tti-r"°" ''* hcffun within the aame period to hereby amended to read aa followa: dvanceB ! foreclose a mortgage or another ^ecban- { 56 Preference over contractors. 'When
Ic's Hen upon the same property or any a laborer, subcontractor or material man
part thereof and a notice of pendency of shall perform labor or fumtah matertala
Buch action la filed according to law. tor on Improvement of real ptxiperty or
S. By order of the court vacating or can- for a public Improvement, tor whlcb be ta
celing auch Hen of record, tor neglect of| [ entitled to a mechanic's lien, the amount
the lienor to prosecute the same, granted | due to him ahall be paid out of the pro
pursuant to aection Qfty-nlne of thia chap¬ ter. 4. Either before or after the beginning
of an action by the owner or contractor
executing an undertaking with two or
more .sufficient sureties, who shall be tree- ]
holdera, to the clerk of the county where |
the premises ore aituated. In such auma aa |
the court or a Judge or Justice thereof j
may direct, not less than the amount
claimed In the notico of Hen conditioned j
for the payment of any Judgment which 1
may be rendered against the property for |
tho enforcement of the Hen. The sureties 1
must together Ju.stify in at least double
ceeds of the sale of such property or out
I of the moneys of the Btate or municipal
j corporathin applicable to the conatructiOD
I of the public Improvement, under any
I Judgment rendered purauant to this artl-
j cle In the order of priority of his Hen,
! beftire ary plan of auch proceeds Ib paid
I to the peraon for whom he has performed
[ such latior or fumtahed such maiertals.
' If several notices of lien are flled for the
same claim, as where the contractor has
I flled a notice of Hen, for the services
I ot his workmen, and the workmenftiave
also :lled notices of lien, the Judgment
shall provide for but ono payment of the
claim which shail be paid to the parties
the sum named In the undertaking. A , entitled thereto in the order of priority
copy of the undeitaking, with notice that | payment voluntarily made upon any
tho Bureties will Justify before the court, ^lalm tiled aa a Hen shall not Impah- or
or a Judge or Justice thereof, at the time dimintali ths Hen of any person except tha
and plaoe therein mentioned, must be person to whom the payment waa mada
served upon the lienor or his attorney, | g ^g yy^^ chapter ta hereby amended
not lees than five days before such time, j ^y adding at the end of article twi. eight
t'pon the approval tit the undertaking by j ^ew seetlona, to be sections twenty-six to the court. Judge or Justice an order shall b» made by such court. Judge or Justice
dtacharglng such Hen. The execution of any such bond or undertaking by any
read, reapec-
thirty-threa Inclualva, lively, as follows:
{ 2S. Subordination of Hens atter agree¬ ment with owner. In cose an owner of
nCellty or surety company authorized by j ^^^ property ahall execute to one or the laws of thia atate to tranaact business, , niore persons, or a corporation, as troa anall be equivalent to the execution of j tee or truateea. a tiond and iaar«age af
time before tho discharge thereof, sucb | money, or sucb order. In the offlce of the
removal shall not affect tho rights of the Honor, oltliar In respect to the remaining real property, or the part so removed It labor is performed for, or materials fumiahed to, a contractor or subcontrac- or tor an Improvement, ihe lien shall not bo tor a sum greater than the sum earn¬ ed and unpaid on tho contract at the time )t filing the nr;icu of lien, and any sum subse<]uently <. Vned thereon. In no case shall the owner I e liable to pay by reason of 'UI Hens cree. ed pur.suant to this arti¬ cle A sum rrc or than the value or agreed price of t'le labor and matertala remalnlfig unpoiJ, at tho time of 'flling notices ot such Hens, except aa herein¬ after provided. 5 2. Section flvo of such chapter, os ra-
, count> olerk ot the county wherein the i real property Improved or to be Improved ' ta situateu. and In case of a contract 1 with a municipal corporation, also with ' the comptroller or chief fiscal offlcer I thereof, and such contract, assignment or order shall have effect and be en- I forceable from the time of such filing. j and no such assignment or order shall havo any validity until the same shall have been so filed. Such clerk shall en¬ ter the tacts relating to such assignment or order In the "Hen docket " or in an¬ other book provided by him for such purpose.
I 8. Section sixteen of such chapter, as re-enacted by chapter eight hundred and aaventy-ihrea of tno lav^s of nineteen
::ider a loaae or | ^^.Y^^ed^bv chapter eight hundr'ed and j hundred and eleven, ta hereby amended rporaUon. com- ; ,,j,venty-th?te of the laws of nineteen hun- 1 *<> ">^^ »» follows:
dred a.:d eleven, ta hareby amended to reiiil 3s follows:
5 3. l,lc:is under contracts for public im¬ provements. A peraon performing labor r. r or furnishing materials to a contrac¬ tor, his BUbcontractor or legal represcnta- ::ve, for the construction of a public ttn- jjrovenie.i^l pursuant to a contract by such Contractor with the atate or a municipal cirporution. shall havo a Hen for the prin¬ cipal and interest of the value or agreed iiricc of aueh labor or materials upon the Tiioneys of the state or of such corpora- ion appUoable-to tha «onstniotion.<if aucb. inprovement, to the extent of the amount <l'je or to Vfi'Jpnie dpo cn such oontract. upon flling a notice of lleri as pfWaeriBWI In this article, .sxcept aa hereinafter In
or brio.ST'J
only, anti e.xc:
road or railway I.ri
toll bvldKu or bridges 1 this article provided.
its value as a rall- and said bridge
iiir.ln the property Of I or Kiilway corporadcns. but - i.,,;ie;n shall coiise as hero- i e 1 in this se':tion. 1 •ni'ii of a.'TiislUoii: one-Jialf ¦ by t».ls st.ti. Ttie ona "aalt lo puiilia.-'o urici: or of the inil.r conduiiiiiiitlfii proceed-
or brld tho rallrti". toll oharn, tofo.-o pr' \
I t2. K\ to be boi n eosta of t damages 1 Inge of all briibre prooertlu.i. riithta or franchls.is, qr Inte-ests therein. acrii:lrud by tho states of New York an;! Pernsjl- anta, In. the mitpner above set forth, atiaUibe p«1tl by, .Uie state trei'.siirer of the atiite of Nbw I'ork. upon tb.^ •v.i.iunt of thrt corn/.ti'ijllo.-, for It.? priiicrllonate share of the aii:i'>v.nt ai;.» fi¦r,r^ [1:1s str.te to tho corporation o,- rcr^ij.-.'.l.-cn. com¬ pany or e<»nip.'> 1!.-.;. ^..\- lei'blii or part- nerahipa. or proti".- pei-'oi or persons, aa their lnto"e8ts nm." lupi'.ir, upon vouch¬ era audited by tii« Interstate bridge cOm- mtaolon nf thl» stato.
f a. £xt>an« of ..lalntenonce a Joint ahargo. U|ion tho acciulAltlon aa afore¬ aaid by this stale Jointly with tho state of Penn.iylvania of Uio brlilgo proportlaa. rights and franchlsos, aa hevilnbefore pro¬ vided, ruch bridge or briilgtj, except In the caae of railroad or railway brlOgos aa bereinbefora provided, shall be ani
I 4. Sulidlvision four nt aecUon nine at sucti cliapter ia bereby amenuou to reon as follows:
4. The labor performed or materlala fur- nhihed and tho agreed price or value thereof, ur materials actually manufac¬ tured tor but not delivered to the real prop<',rty and the agreed price of value tliorcof.
I 5. Hectlon ten of such chapter ta bereby amended to read aa follows:
§ 111. t'llins of notice. Tho notice ot Hen may be llled at any tlmo during the prog¬ ress of tbe work and the fumiahing of tha materials, or within tour montha Utter tho co.-nflotlon of the contract, or the flnal perfonnance of the work, or the final fur¬ nishing of the materials, dating from the last Item ot work performed or materlais furnished. The notice of Hen must be filed In the clerk'a ofllce of the county where the property is situated. If such property ts sltuatetd In two or mure counties, the notice of Hen shall be filed In the olfice of the clerlt of each of such counties. The county clerk of each county shall provide and l(46p a book to be culled the "lien docifct," which shall be suitably ruled in columuj headed "ownera," "lienors," "property," "amount," "time of flling," "procecdinga had." In each ot which he
remain In the charge and custody of the shall enter the partlcilara of the notice, aald Joint coramLsslun, ai4| such bridges properly belonging therein. The date, and tba immediate approaches thereto I hour and minute of tha tiling o^e'^ch no- atiall bo maintained Jointly by thta Btate ' tlce of Hen ahall tie entered in tne proper aod the .atata of I^ennayIvanla In equal j column. The names o( the ownera ahall
proportions, and shall bo kept In constant raptUr and rebuilt when destroyed, and the expense theroof and '^TOtor atiaH be paid aa are other expenses Incident to the maintenance of property In the charge aod ouatody of tha said atate: provided that appropriate concurrent legislation tor the aame purpose be enacted by the Mate of Pennaylvanlo.
i 2. Thia act sliall take eftect Immedi¬ ately,
Btate of New York. Offloe of the Secre¬ tary ot State, ss:
I hava compared Uie preceding with ttie original law on flle In this office, and do tiereby certify that the same ta a correct
be arranged In such book in alphabetUual ordor. The validity ol' the lien and the right to flle a notice thereof sliall not tie affected by tho death ct Uie owner before nuUc.e of the lien Is llled.
I (S. Section twelve of such chapter, as re-enacted by chapter eight hundred and seventy-three ot the laws of nineteen hun¬ drod and eleven, is hereby amended to read as followa:
3 12. Notice of Hen on account of public improvements. At any tlme>«'ietore tho construction <^ a public Improvement ta completed a.«d accepted by the state or by the munlc4ral corporation, and within
taw.
wvumcna m. btuoo.
Secretary of Btata
tranacript therefrom and of the whole of tSilrty days after auch completion and ac¬ ceptance, a persun performing work for or furnishing materials to a contractor, hta subcontractor, assignee or legal represent- auve, may flla a notice of lien with the head of tbe department or bureau having charge of such conslrucUon aod with the comptroller of the stata or with the flnon- clol offlcer of the aiuniclpal corporation, or other oCBcer or person charged with the custody and disburaementa ot tbe atate or corporate funds applicable to the contract under which tbe claim ta mado. The notice shall state the name and resi¬ dence of the lienor, the name of the con- i tractor or subcontractor tor whom tho la¬ bor waa performed or maleriala fumiahed.
ganer-
LAWS or NEW YORK—By Authority.
CHAP. 607. JM ACT to amend the Hen law, nUy.
Beoame a law May U, ins, with tha approval of the Oovamor. Paaaed. threa- flftba baltig preaent.
The People of tbe Btate of New Tork. repieaanted In Saoata and Aaaembly, do •Baat aa followa:
SecUoa L Bectlon two of chapter thirty, eight of the taws of nineteen hundred and , the amount claimed to be due or to be- nlna eoUUed "Au act In relation to Ilena ; cume due, the date when due. a deacrip- conatltutlng chapt«r thirty-three of the | tion of tho public Improvement upon oonooUdated lawa" aa am«ndeC by chap- t whloh the labor was performed and ma- tec flve bundred and six of tbe lawa of' teriala expended, the kind of labur per-
i 16. .1^ "slgnment of contraota and ordera tor public Improvement to be filed. No aaalgnment of a contract for the perform¬ ance of labor or the furnishing of mute- rials for a public improvomunt. or of the money, or any port thereof, due, or to be¬ come due, thorofor, nor an order drawn by the contractor or sulicontractor upon the municipal cor;>o:ut.on, or the head of the department or bureau having charge of the construction uf such pu'ilic im¬ provement, or the financial offlce^ ot the niunicipal corporation, ur other offlcer or .person chairged with the custody and dia- bursement of the corporate funds iippHcOf ble to tho contract for such pub.ic Im¬ provement,'Ohoil" be volki unless aueh a^ aignment or order, or a copy thereof, be filed within ten days after the date of such asBlgnment of contract, or such aa> signmont of money, or such order, with the head uf the department or bureau having charge of such construction, and with the financial otflcer of the municipal corporation or other ofllcer or person charged with the custo.l.^- -md disburaa- ment of the corporate fu.ida appHcable to the contract for such public imiirovement, and such assignment or order shall have effect and be enforceable from the time of such filing, and no such assignment or order shall have any validity until the same shall have lieen eo tiled. The finan¬ cial officer of the municipal corporaUon, or other of&cer or person with whom the assignment order, or copy thereof. Id fllod, shall en^er the facts relating to the same In the lien book or other book provided for Buch purpose.
9 &. Section seventeen of such chapter br hereby amended to read as follows:
9 17. Duration ot Hen. No lien specifled In this article shall bo a Hen for a longer period than one year after tho notice of Hen has been flled, unless within t'^t time an action Is commenced to toreci.,sa the Hen, and a r^ioe of tho pendency of such action, whether In a court of record or In a court not of record, is flled with the county clerk ot the county In which the notice of Hen Is flled, containing fhe names of the parties to the uctlon, the ob¬ ject of the action, a brief deecription of Ihe real property affected thoreby, and the time of tiling the notice of Hen; or un- 'esa an order be granted within ona year from the flling of such notice by a court of record or a Judge or Justlco thereof, continuing mich lien, and such Hen shall be redocketed as ot tho date of granting aueh order and a statement made that such lien ta continued by virtue of such order. No Hen shall be continued by such order for more than one year from the granting thereof, but a new order and en¬ try may be made in each successive year. If a lienor ta made a party defendant ta ;iction to enforce another Hen, and tha i itltr or euch defendant has filed a no- uo of the pendency of the action within the tlmo prescribed In this aection, the lien of auch defendant Is thereby contln¬ uod. Such action shall be deemed an a^ tton to enforce the lien of such defendoat lienor. The failure to flle a notice of pend¬ ency of action shall not abate the action as to any person Itable for the payment of the debt specified in the notice of Hen. and the action may tie prosecuted to Judr-
sald bond or undertaking by two sureUoa Olid where a fieriiticaiu of solvency haa been Issued by tbo superlntanUent ot In¬ surance under tt.e provisions of section one hundred and eigbiy-one of the Insur¬ ance law, and lias not been revoked, no Justification or ni^iico thereof shall be nec¬ essary, and in su.:h cose a copy ot the un¬ dertaking and notice of the application for an order lu discharge the Uon must tie served upon th.e lienor or hta attorney not less than twu d i.s before such application tor such order is made. Any such com¬ pany may exccuio any such bond or un- Oertaking aa surety by the hand of Ita oflicers, ur ailomey, duly authorized thereto by rusulution of lis board ot di¬ rect, a certified copy uf which resolu¬ tion, der tl'« seal ot said company, shall be tl J with each bond or undertaking. If the lienor cannot be found. Or docs nat appe tr by attorney, such service may be made by leaving a oopy of said undertak¬ ing and notice at the lienor's place uf res¬ idence, or It a corporation at its principal piucu of buslnesa within Uie state as stat¬ ed In ttie notice of lien, with a peraon of Buitable age and discretion therein, or If the houae of his abode or its place of busi¬ ness is not stated in said notice ot Hen and la not known, then In such manner as the court may direct. Tho premisoa. if any, described in the notice ot Hen as tha lienor's residence or place af buslnesii shall be deemod to be hta said residence or Its place of business for the purposes of said service at the time thereof, unlesa It is shown affirmatively that the person serving the papers or directing the service hod knowledge to the contrary.
{ 12. Subdivision flve of section twcnty- ODo of such chapter, (^ re-enacted by chapter eight hundred and seventy-thrae of the luws of nineteen hundred and clov¬ en and amended by chapter two hundred and sixty-six of the lawa of nineteen hun¬ dred ^nd fouriuen, la hereby amended to read as follows:
5, Killier befora or after the beginning of an ucilun by u contractor azacutlng an unile. l.-klng with two or more aufBcient surcics. who shall be freeholdera^ to the stale or the municipal corporation with wliich the notice or Hen ta flled. in auch sums as the court or a Judge or JuaUce thereof may direct, not leaa than the ainount claimed in the notice of Hen, coo- d tioned tor the payment ot any Judg- ' It which may be recovered In an action I'. enforce the Hen. The aureUaa moat to¬ gether Jtiatlfy'ln at leaat double the aum named In the undertaking. A copy of the undertaking with notice that the auretiea will Justify before the court or a Judge or Justice thereof at the time and place liioreln mentioned must be aerved upon the Honor, not lesa than flve days before such time. If the lienor cannot be found, such service may t>o made aa prescribed In Bubdlvtalon four of aection nineteen of this articia Upon tho approval ot the un¬ dertaking by the court. Judge or Justloa,' an order ahall be mado dtacharglng auch Uen. The execution ot such undertaking by any fldellty or surety company author¬ ized by the laws of this atate to tranaact business shall be equivalent to the execu¬ tion of Buch an undertaking by two aure¬ tles, and where a certiflcate of solvency has been Issued by the superintendent of Insurance under the provtalona of aootlon one hundred and eighty-one of the laaur- ance law and has not been revoked, no Justlflcation or notice ther if ahall be noce,ssary. and in such case a copy of the undertaking and notice of the application for an order to dtacharge the Uan muat lie served upon the lienor, or hla attorney, not lesa than two days before such appli¬ cation tor such order ta madu. Any auch company may execute suoh undertaking as surety by the hand ot ita officera or attorney duly authorized thereto by rea¬ oiution ot ita board of directors, a certi¬ fied copy ot which resolution under tbs seal of such company, shall ba flled with each undert'Oklng. Kxcupt sa otherwiae provided herein tbe provtalona of article flve of UUe six of chapter eight of the cude of civil procedure are appUcahle to on undertaking given tor the dtacharge of a lien on acooant of public Improvementa If tne lienor cannot be fuund or does not appear by attorney then auch aervica
ment against such person. The provisions I may be mado aa prescribed in sutidlvtaloo of this section tn regard to continuing I four of section nineteen of this chapter Hens shall apply to liens discharged by do- | for the service of an undertaking with posit or by order on the flling of an under- , notice of Justlflcation of surcUea taking. 'Whore a Hen ta dtacharged by do- I J IS. Section twenty-two of such chap posit or by order, a notice of pendency od ' ter is hereby amended to read as follows
i4astf«fia hliodred and fourlefin. ia liareby j formed and materlula furnished, and ma- j |,j,or done
7e(ia<a(i ui f^^d as follows: | loftala actually manufactured for but not
2. DoOnltloua; Honor The term "Ue»- 1 delivered U> auch public Unprovement, and rr," wban used In thta chapter, meana any j give a general deecription of the contraot
action ahall not be flled.
I 10. Section eighteen of such chapter, aa re-enacted by chapter eight hundred and seventy-three of the laws of nineteen hnn¬ dred and eleven, ta hereby amended ta read aa follows:
I 18. Duration of Hen under eontraet for a public Improvement. If the Hen le for
or materlala fumtahed for
peraon having a Uen upon property by virtue of Ita provtalona. and includaa hta aucceaaor in Intereet.
Keal property. Tbe tarm ''real proper- iy." When uaed bt thia chapter, includaa real eatate, landa tenementa and heredit¬ aments, corporeal and Inoorporeol. Cx- turea and all bridgaa and treatle work, aad atmoturea conneoted therewith, areot- ed for tha uae of railroads, and all oil or ,<aa walla and otracturea and flxturea ooa.
purauant to whlon auch public Improve-
' ,^[1001 was constructed. If the lienor ta a
partaarehlp or a oorporaUon. the notice
4hall atate the bualneaa addreaa of auch
partnorahlp or corporation, tha namea of
' tha partnera, aad If a forslgn oorporatloni
I Ita principal plaoa of tiualneaa within the
i atata. If the name ot the contractor or
I subcontractor ta not known to the lienor,
It may be ao stated in the notice, and a
', failure to atate oorrectiy the name ot the
neoted ttkera'Wltti, and any lease of oil , contractor or oubcontractor ohall not at- taoda or qther right to operate for the 'ect the validity of tha Han. The notloe
production of oil or gaa upon euch landa, muat be verlfled by the lienor or hta agent,
and Um right of franohlae granted by a -q the eftect that the atatementa therein
munlolpal oorporaUon for the uae of tha :-ontalnad are true to hta own knowledga,
attaeta mr poblle plooea thereof, and all oxcept aa to the mattera therein stated to
dtftMtuMd "plaoed thereon tor tha uae mt oo alleged on Information and belief, and
public Improvement, It ahall not continue for a longer period than three montha from the time of flling the notice of auch lien, unleaa an action ta commenced to foreclose ouch Hon within that time, and a notice of the pendency of such action ta flled with the comptroller of the atate or the flnanclal offlcer of the municipal cor¬ poration wtth whom the notice of auch Hen waa flled, or unleaa an order be mado by a cuort of record, continuing such lien.
I 22. Building loan contract. A contract for a buHding loan, either with or with¬ out the sale of land, and any modiflcatlon thereof, must be In writing and duly ac- knuwlodged, and within ten daya after IU execution be flied lu the offlce of the clerk of the county in which any port of the land la situated, and the same shall not be flled In the register's office of any county. If not so flled the Intereat Of euch party to auch contract In the real property afTected thereby, ta subject to the lien and claim of a person who shall thereafter flle a notice of Hen under thik chapter. A modiflcatlon of auch contract shall not affect or Impair the right or in¬ tereat ot a person, wbo. previous to the flling of such modiflcatlon hod fumtahed or contracted to furnUh materiata, or had performed or contracied to perform labor
fecting such property In whole ur In paurt, ur an assignment ot the moneya due or to becume due under a contract for a building loan tn relation to such prop¬ erty, and In case sueh mortgage. If any. shall be recorded In the offlce ot tbe reg- istor of the oounty where auch real prop¬ erty is situated, or If sucb county has no register then in the offlca «f the clerk of such county, and in case such assign¬ ment, if any, stiaU be flled tn the offlce ot tho clerk of the county where such real pruperty ta situated: and In cose llenora baving mechanic's liena agalnat said real property, ur any part thereof, flled up to and not later than flfteen days after tbe recording uf auch mort¬ gage or the flling of such assignment, and which Itans have nut been discbarirod as in this article provided, ahall, to the extant ot at leaat aeventy-flve per centum of tbe aggregate amount for which auch Hens tiave been ao flied, approve sucb bond and mortgage, if any, and auch as¬ signment, if any, by an instrument or Instruments in wriUng, diUjr acknowl¬ edged and flled In the offlce of auch coun¬ ty clerk, then all meclMinic's Hena affect¬ ing such property or any port thereof, whether theretofore or thereafter flled and whlcb have not been dlsctiarged as in this article provided, shall be subordi¬ nate to the Hon of such trust bond and mortgage to the extent of tbe aggregate amount of all certificates of Interest therein Issued by such trustee or trua¬ teea. or their successors, for moneys loaned, materlais fumtahed. latiar per- formed and any other indetitadness in¬ curred after said trust mortgage shall have been recurded. and tor expenses in connecUon with said trust mortgage, and shall atao be subordinate to the Hen of the bond and mortgage given ta aaoure the amount agreed to tie advanced under such contract for a building loan to tbe extent of the amount which aliall be ad¬ vanced by tbe holder of auoh bond and mo, tgase to the trustee or trustees, or their sucoesaora, under auch aaalgnment and from the date of the flUng of auch approval the reepectlve mechanlca' lien¬ ors, except thoae whose Ilena have been dtacharged aa in this article provided, ahall have no priority over each other with respect of their several Hens, and their Ilena shall thenceforth be of equal priority, except that from thn date ol the flling of auch approval all Hens flled subsequent to the day preceding tbe day on which ta commenced a trial in a coui^ of raoord of an aotion to forecloae or enforce a meohanic's lien affecting aoob real property, shall ba suliordlnate te the mecbianlca' Mens flled prior thereto. Tbe provtalona of thta section sliall apply to all bonda and mortgagee and all aaaifn- menta of moneya due, or to liecoma due^ under contracta for building loans, ex¬ ecuted by auoh owner, In like manner, and recorded or flled. from time to time aa hereinbefore provided. In caae of an aaalgnment to truateea under the provi¬ alons of thta aection. the truateea and their aucceaaena ahall be the agenta of the aaaignor to receive and receipt tor any and all auma advanced by the holder ot the building loan bond and mortgage under the building loan contract and such aaalgnment No lienor shall. have any priority over the bond and mortgage giv¬ en to aocure tbe money agreed to be adtranoad under a building loan contract or over the advanoea mode thereunder, by reason of any act preceding the mak¬ ing and apiiroval of auch aaalgnment.
I 27. Subordination of Hens after agree¬ ment with contractor. In caae a con¬ tractor ahall execute to one or more per¬ sons, or a corporation, as trustee or trus¬ tees, an aaalgnment in wriUng ot tbe moneya due and to grow due under hta contract with the owner of real projierty, or with the state, or with a municipal coriioratlon, and In case such asHiKiiinent Is flled In tife office of the clerk uf the county where such real property is sit¬ uated, or wtth the comptroller of the state, or with the flnancial ofllcer ef tha municipal corporation: and Irv case Hen- ore tiavlng mechanlc'a Hens aaainst aaid real property, or any part tnereof, or upon the moneys of the state or ot auch municipal corporation applicable to the- construction of the public improvement, and which Ilena are alsu against such contractor or any subcontractor under him, flled up to and not later than flfteen days after the flling of such assignment, and which Hens have not been discharged OS In thia article provided, aball, to the extent of at least aeventy-flve per centum of tbe aggregate amount for which such Ilena have been so fllod. approve such assignment by an instrument or Instru- mer.ts tn writing, duly acknowledged, and filed in the office or offlces where such assignment shall have been flled as here¬ inbefore provided, then all such mechan¬ ic's Ilena affecting such pruperty or any part thereof, or such moneya ot tbe stale, or of such municipal corpuratlun, wbeth- I er theretofore or thereafter flled and | wbicU Ilena bave not been diacbarged as ; In thia article provided fchall be subordl- 1 nate to- auch asKlgnmont and from the date of tbe flling of such approval the , respective mechanlca' llatiors, except those whose liens have been discharged as in this article provided, shall have no prior¬ ity over eacb other with roajiect ot their aeveral liena and their liena shall thence¬ forth be of equal priority, except that 1 from the date of the flling of such ap¬ proval all Hena flled subaequent to tha
dtttjh'rlfht dV-franchlae.
Owner. The terra "owner," whan need ib thta ohatiter, Includes the ownor in fee of real property, or of a toee eetate there¬ to, a leaaee for a term of yeara, a vendee la poaaeaalon andar a contraot for the purobaaa ot ouch real property, and all
that aa to thooe matters he bellevea It tn le tme. The comptroller of tho eute or he finaaolnl offlcer of the municipal ror- omtion or other officer or peraon arlth ^¦hom the notloe la filed ahall enter the -ame In a book provided tor that purioaa, o be oallad ttia "llan book." Such entry bavtac any rtcbt, Utie or Interaat ahall Inelude the name and realdence ot aaob raal property, whlob may ba aold the llaaor, tlia name ot tho eoatractor or aaaoatloa b paraaaaoa ot tba I aubooattaotor, tba amount of tba Uao aad Bro>*lu«a mt adbtdtaa ralatbm to tha eiv data ot flUa«, aad a brief dealcnatloa of JoroaaoaBt od Uana ot jadcmaat,^ aad aH I tlia aoMraot nadar wbiob tbp Uaa aroaa.
~ ^' ' ~ t. ..fi.iiiiiw..,isiaiwk tm iMM» ,«f:
r:::
tor the Improvement of real property, but „.„__, _,, ,,_„_ „,„„ .,w>...n...Y,, .» .n. and a new docket be made atatlng auch ,uch right or Intereat shall be determined 1 ^^^''^Ve^inr^h. day on^hlch ta com fact. And the supreme eourt of thta auta. by the original conu-act. T 1.. county menc^ a .^ui In a court o7 «wrd o^^^^^ or any Juetice thereof, or the county court clerk ta entitled to a fee of twenty cenu "'"^^ * *''*' '" * =""" °' ^'^''^ »' *"
for fllliig auch a contract or modification
Such cOniracta and modiflcaUona thereof
ahall be Indexed tn a liook provided (or
that purpoae. In the alphabetic-1 order o(
the names of tbe persons to whom aucb
loana shaH bo made. No aaalgnment of
the moneya due or to become due under
a contract for a building loan, under the
provtalona of section twenty-alx of thta
. rtlcle. nor any pajrment tu the holdera
of aucb aaalgnment. ahall be or tie con
atrurd to be a modlflcaUon of a contract
tor a building loaa within the meanlnc of
thta eecUon. aM the execution and de¬ ll vert: of a tionil aad mortgage, under the
provtalons of *«ietlaB twenty-aix of thta
arUcla. or paym lata tbareundar, ahall not
be or ba conatruM ta ba tba aaaJtin* of a iniUdlac loaa wltbta tba
of tbe county in which such Hen waa filed, or tbo oounty Judge of euch county, ara hareby authorized to make an order con¬ tinuing any such Hena (or a period not ex¬ ceeding alx montha, upon the application of a lienor upon auch atlldavtta or evi¬ dence aa In the opinion.of auch court or Judge ahall ba deemed aufflclent. Nothing In thta aection contained, however, ahall prevent any auch court or Judge from mak'T^g a new order cor.ilnulng auch Ilea In each au6oeedln.T alx monttia If In tha dlacretlin of auch curt or Judve the aamo shall ba deemed Juat and equitable. If a lienor be tnad» a party defendant In aa action to enforce another Hen. and the plaintiff or auch defendaint baa died a no¬ tice of tlia pendancy ot tha aotioa wtthtax' i tha ttea piaaortbad In tbla aaetion, tba Uaai, ( mt m/^^ ,^^^g^^a^ a^^^w aMitbaa^.
oontract for
of thta
action to forecloee or enforce a rood ic's Hen affeeting auch real property or auch public improvement, shall be subor¬ dinate to the mechanlca' flled Ilena prior thereto. Soch aaalgnment. however, ahall 5e valid only for an amount equal to the ¦iggregata amount which may be paid or incurred by the truatee or trustees, or their succeaeora. In completing auch con¬ tract, the certlflcato In writing of auch truatae or truateea or their succasaora. to tha earner, or to tbe atate. er to aucb mu- nh^lpa^ corporation, oertlfylng the amoant paid nr incurred by him or them toward tha completion of aucb contract ahall be Onal and condualva
I Id Uan of eartala Judgnenu poat- ponad. Upon tbe flilns of tba written tn- atrumant or Inatmaianta of apiaoval «u>- dar aaetioa tvanty-oix or tvanty-aavaa od tbla •rttrta th<r Han at aU aMatar ^•¦NBiMiiSlillrillMMM^MHMi^
aad to Bka eatoBt aa pruiHad tn tepaettvalT. (Dr tha aolH indtnatlan of aiaehaah;'a Heaia. and tn -hat eato aU aaooar jodgaaanta racoverad upon clalma for matarlato fnmlahcd. la¬ bor performed or naaneys advoaood' for the Improvement of aucb raal property '>r for tha public hnprovemant aliall ¦henceforth tie of equal priority with all mechanic's Ilena on auch property, or on 'he moneya appUcabta to the construction ot auch public Impiwemcnt. flled prior to the day on which ta commenced a trial In a court of record of an action to fora- oloae or enforce a mechanlc'a lien affect¬ ing such real property or the moneya ap¬ plicable to the conatruetlon of such public ImprovenMot: and any attachment taeoad or money Judgment recovered upon a claim, which, m whota or in part, waa oot for matartata fumtahed. labor per¬ formed or moneys advanced for the im- pruvement of sucb real property or (or tha public improvement, shal] tie autiordl- aate to all mechanic's liens thereon and shall alao lie Butxirdinate to all Judgmeata recovered uiion clainia for materlata fur- ntahed, labor performed or moneys ad¬ vanced for the Ixaprovement of auch raal property.
9 tt. Butiordlnation of Ilena to aubae quent mortgage. In caae an owner of real property against which, or any part of whlcti. mechanlc'a Ilena have been tUed, deoirea to obtain a loan by ev aoUng and delivering a bond and mort^'asl affecting auch real property, or any part thereof, aa security therefor, and in case Uanora having mectianic'a Hens against sucb real property, or any part thoraoT, filed prior to the recording uf euch mortgage, and which aald liens have not been discharg¬ ed aa In thta article provided, atiall, to tho extent of at leaat ae>%nty-flve par centujn of the aggregate amuunt for which such Hena have been ao filed, by an inatrument or inatruments in writing, dnly acknowledged, designate and author¬ ize one or more peraona to conaent to tha execution and delivery of each tiond and mortgage, and In cose the conaent in writ¬ ing, duly ackitowledged. of auch peraon or peraona to the execution and delivery of auch tiond and mortgage aball be flled la the office ot the clerk of the county where auch real property ta aituated, to¬ gether with euch Inatrument or InBtru- menla of designation, then all mechan¬ lc'a liens affecting aucb real property, or any part theroof, whether theretofore or thereafter flled. shall be subordinate to the Hen of such bond and mortgage to the extent of the full amount which aball be advanced thereunder and (rom tha date of the flling uf auch approval ttie reajiectlve mechanics' lienors, except thoae whose Ilena have been discharged aa In thta article pruvldod, aball have no pri¬ ority over each olher with respect of their several Hena, and their Hena shall thence¬ forth be of equal priority, except that trom the date of the fllliig ot such ap¬ proval all Hens flled subaequent to tbe day preceding the day on which ta commenc¬ ed a trial In a cu^rt of record of an ac¬ tion to foreclose or enforce a mechanlc'a Hen affecting such real property, ahall be subordinate to tba mechanics' Hens fllod prior thereto. In cuae such person or persons so designated and authorized shall ao conaent to tbe execution ant' de¬ livery of auch tiond and mortgas~ but en condition that a oum of money be depoa- Ited with tbe clork of such county, and such sum ta so deiioaited, the oounty clerk, upon auch payment, shall forthwith enter open the Hen docket. Indexed to the name of tbe owner, the facta retatlng to auch payment. A depoalt ot money made aa prescrilied In thta aecUon shall be repaid fo such owner or his aseignee upon the discharge ur release of all me¬ chanic's Hena, Judgmenta and attach- raenta against tbe property. All deposits of money made as provided in thta section ahall be considered as paid Into court and shall be subject to the provtaions of the code of civil procedure relative to the payment ot money Into oourt and the sur¬ render of such money by order uf tbe court. The court shall hi any action brought to foreclose any of such Hena or In any action brought to recover sucb depoalt or any port thereof, direct the payment of aoch aum so deposited to the persona whose, mechanlc'a Itana Judg¬ menta, or olalma aecured by attachmant shall have been eatabltahed on the tiHal and tbe amount ao paid ahall be credited upon auch mechanlc'a Itans, Judgments and claims. Upon such flling of such con¬ sent, aa hereinbefore provided, the Hen of all Judgmenta and attachments affecting such real property and' all claims and liana acquired In any proceedings upon auch Judgmanta ahall be aubordlnate in Itka manner and to like extent aa herein¬ before In thta aection pruvided for the aubordlnation of me^anlc'a Hena and in that caae all Judgments recovered upon, and attachments Issued upon claims for materials fumtahed, labor perfumied or moneys advanced (or the Improvement o( auch real property Bhall thence(orth be o( equal priority with aU mechanic's liens on ouch property flled prior tu the day on which ta eommenced a trial in a court of record of an action to foreclose or en¬ force a Riochanic'a Hen affecting aoch real property; and any attachment iaaued or Judgment recoverd upon a claim, which. In whole or tn part, la not for materlala fumiahed. labor performed or moneya ad¬ vanced for the Improvement ot such prop¬ erty shall be subordinate to all mechan¬ lc'a Hens thereon, and shall also be sub¬ ordinate to all Judgmenta recovered upon and attachments Issued upon claims for materials furnished, latior performed or moneys advanced tor the improvement of such real property
i 30. Subordination of notices ef Ha pan- dena. In caae of subordination pursuant to tbe provisions of sections twenty-six. twenty-seven, twenty-eight er twenty- nine of thta krtlcle oil actiona and pro¬ ceedlnga upon auch mechanlc'a liena and all notices of pendency of actiona in any action brought to forecloae the some and all proceedings upun Judgmenta and at- tochmonts. ahaU be subordinate In like manner and to like extent as provided in said aecuona respectively, for the aubor¬ dlnation uf mechanic's Hens. Judgments and attachments.
I 31. Liiscliarge of Hens on sole of real property In case an owner of real prop¬ erty ojiulnst which, or any part of which, mechanic's Hens have been flled, dealrea to convey or transfer an Interest In such real property or any part thereof, and In case lienors having mechanic's liens against such real property, or any part thereof, filed prior to the making of the deposit hereinafter In this section men¬ tioned, and which aald Hens have not been dtacliarged as in thta article provided, shall, to tho extent ot at least seventy- ' flve per centum of the aggregate amount for which such Hens have been so flled, ! by an Instrument cr Instruments in writ- i Ing, duly acknowledged, doBlgnate and au¬ thorize one or more persons to consent to | Ihe execution and delivery of a deed or 1 deeds conveying said real property or iny pert thereof, and In cise tbe consent in writing, duly acknowledged, of such 'Orson or persons to the execution and lehvery of such deed or deeds, and which | iald consent shall bo conditioned for tho 1 JcpoBlt ot a apeclfled sum ot mmey with i l;e clerk of such county, shall bo filed In tlio offlce of the cierk of the county where ! ¦:uch real property Is situated, together i .',ith Buch instrument or InBtrurnenta of 1 designation, then on the deposit uf auch specifled sum with such county clerk all mechanic 8 liens. Judgments and attach- ' ments, and all claims and Hens acquired in any proceeding upon such Judgmanta or under auch attachments against such \ real property shall from the time of such Jeposlt cease to b« liens or encumbrancaa ' upon BUCh real property, and auch real | property shall thenceforth be free and I diacharged from tha aame, and the aame | shall thenceforth be Hens upon such aum so depoalted and from the date of the nilng of auch approval the reapectlve me- j :hanlca' llenora except those whoae Hena . have been diacharged as In thia article provided, ahall have no priority ovar each | other with reaped of their aeveral Ilena. ' and their Hens shaU thenceforth ba of | equal priority, except that from Ihe date of the flling of such approval all Ilena { flled subae<iuent to the dav preceding tba , day on which ta commenced a trial In a 1 court of record of an action to feraoioae ; ir enforce a mechanlc'a Itan adfaetlng each real property, ohall be aubordlbata to tha meehaniea' Hena fllsd prior tliarato. aad aald county dark upon auch depoalt botac aiada aban forthwttb eater apoo tba Uaa dodtat ladaxad to tba aaaaa et «ha daata ratotladr to aaob da-
dlrect tbe paysMat
poettod to tbe peraona alwaa
Uena, Jadsmaata, or etataaa 1
taohment aball have baaa aalabUBbad a0dB
tba trial, aad tba amnuataaa paM aMB ha
credited upoa aiicb aaaabaue'a llaa^ Ja^ih
manta and niataia I7paa aaeb davoall h*-
Ing mada aa tiarelahedara paveldad •¦
Uao mt all jtalgmenu aad mtMmctmtmmtm al^
fectlag aoch read laupattf, aad mlt
and liana acquired la
upon aach Judgmaota 1
menu ahall be Ueoo upa« jmmi^ 'VMfli dt.'
aqual priority witb aiaob iaaalMAt#»JH» ^
exoopt that aU Jadanmawto laaaaanitiWIB,.
and attachaiaata ^auad a»B» a mtmm.
Wblch. Id wbala or la part, la aal dar aaar
teriala fumlatiad. labor partoi uiad ar aaai^
aya advanced for tha bapaovaaMal ad ataall
real property, ahall ba aiibnrdlaato aa. • .
Hen upon aucb
mechanlc'a Uana tharaoo.
ba auborrtlnato to aB
upon and attachmento
for materlata famiahad, labor
or moneya advanced tor tba i
of auch real property, la aa
aaot ahall ba co«Mlitioi>ad alsa for <
lag to ona or mora paraana or
Hon aa truatea or truateea any atbar pa up
erty real or iiirauaal thaa aay aaab thaa^
attar from tbae to ttma teuderad by aMik
cmatae or trootaea to audi eaaaty mtatk
abaU be raeelved and field byanab «MMr aaota wa«b>attWnr' apeclfled aum of moaay nt tba Hniaalt a<
clerk aa though the 1
whlcb aucb oonoeot waa for the aame parpoaoa and aahlaot to tba aaaie provtalona aa la tbla aatitloa ye*- vlded tlierefor.
I SL Certain tteaa and dabna aat to ba affected. Tbe amendmaoto eoataSoad bt thta aet except aecttaai alxty-tow abaO a^ apply to mechanlc'a Uena^ attaebaaant^ Judgmenta, or to ctabaa or tteaa atsiMlaad in any action or prooeadlac upoa aaab mechanlc'a Uena, attach man ta or tmAt' menta, filed, docketod, entarod ar obtaiaad ' prior to the date wbaa thta arUel% aa amended, takea effect.
I SS. Certain secUooa not to apply to tatwreTB* Ileua. Nona ot tbe iwortdbaid oontalnad in sectlona twen|y7«U, «f9a*l(yr,jM. aeveo, twanty-elgbt. twaaty-nina.. aj|d, tliirty-one of thta article abafl a«pto rMKnv ilena of laborera (or dally or aeakly wafli^ >.
I 17. 8ucb chapter ta hereby amaadad by adding at the end of artlde tkrmm thaaa new aectiona. to be aactlooa olxty-tara to alxty-four. Inclualva to read aa (oUoara:
i (2. Bringing In aaw partiea, Wbera a Honor who baa filed a Hon attar tba aoaa- mencemeat of an acttoa aad at aagr tbaa up to and including the day preredlng the day on which ta oomaoanced tba trial ta a court of record of an aotioa to teradeae or enforce a mechanlc'a Uen, malraa aj^ pHcatioB to be made a party, tba oaart ^ muat direct tilm to lie tiroogbt bt by amenrlment or, if tha applloatloa ba 1 by any other paraon to make a iiarty, tha court may In direct him to lie brought tn by 1 Tbe order to be entered 00' Uon ahall provide aa to tba Uyib'i ner of aervlce of hta tllaadUi|fald' shall in sucb order wadt' toO J . _ papera and prooeedtaga at tba aUiar aai^ eral partiea, aluUl be daamed aaaawdad. ao aa not to require the maklac er aervlac of papera atber than eald order to acodKjl- pltah the amendment, and tbat (ba allasa- tloDB In the anawar of the Uanar braiaBbt tn shall, for the purpuses of tha aotioa. ba deemod denied by the uther pal Ilea to tha action. The action ahall tie oo coadtiotod by the court aa not tu cauaa aukataatMJbr any delay tn tke action being triad ^ reiuion of euch lienor tietag made a party. The bringing In of euch party dball ba without prejudice to any of tba praeaad Inge bad and if the aettaa ba on aay emit endar of aoy eourt It ahaU rotate Ma Pla^a. on such caiendar'and'tba tumr dt wbla' and the notices of trial
caae ahaU ba en aay calaadar jbaH-aMha affected, nor any turtber baOaa dit aWT' required by naaoo of aa made a party.
9 62. Bervloe of anaarar < nicipal oorporaUon. In an action to dara cloae a Hen tor a publle improvaoaaat aaafe defendant named in tha ortglaal oaoMMaa ahall withhi forty daya after tha aaralw of tbe complaint oa htan aarre apoa (ba atate or municipal oorporatlon. a eopf 0t hla anawar or demurrer. When fba tittr ot New Tork ta a party ooeb aai riaa ahaU be made on the oorporatlon oouaad.
I U. Award of peraonal imtgmmatl 1^ court or refarea A oourt any action heretofore or I may at any time award ment in fa ver of any not preclude the rendltkw oTadbar t^tmt"" menta In the action. Any pajTiaailt MlMW on account ot aitfaar Judcmaat la tnwrne mt * a party ahall be eredltad Judgment.
I li. Thta act ahan tab flrat, nineteen hundred and alTtaan, State of Naw Tork. Offloe af tba Baeta
tary ef State, aa:
I have compared tbe precadtaic wttb Iba original law on flle In thia otnca, aad da bereby certify that tha aama ta a oorraat transcript therefrom and of tbe wlwto ad aaid original law.
rRANcu M. iraotx
Secretory ot Staaa
LAWS OF NEW YORK—Sy AwtKarHyw
CliAP. ut AN ACT to .amend the cmattmrr^aetT'luftl^
tn relation to nonrealdeHf tttj^Uif! ' „
Became a law Uay It, mt, l^m tiM approval ot the Oovernor. Paaaad. ttbraa^ flftha being praaenL
The f aopta of the Stata ot Naw Tork, repreaented In Heaato and Aaaembly. da Miact as follows:
Bectlon . 1. (section ope bundrad aad elgbty-oighi of chapter alx bundred and forty-eevun of tbe luwa of nlnatean hun¬ dred and eleveo. entitled "An act relat¬ ing to conHervatiun uf taad, foreata, wa¬ tera, parKB, hydraulic power, flab aad gome, constituting chaptar alxty-Ava af the coosulidaied laws," as sdded by aba^ ter two hundred and twenty-lhrao mt tba laws uf nineteen hundred and llftaaa, !• hereby amended lo reud as faUoata:
I Uk Nonresldeui ftahlng Ucaoaa BSr' cept aa beralnaltxr prpvidad., JM. JieraM except a bona tide rooidaot (|f .JMV.XIdtlK fur at least thirty daya IfdmarttatelK.PWiti to aucb taking, akalt taiia aay - dab. bi}i angling Ui any of tlia freah watoaa iMldar the Juriudlctiun of the atota of Naw Toill forming a part of tba atota tioundary ar through wblch tha atata boundary ruaa or kliali engage In flahlng ia auch aratera withuut flrst having procured a lloaaaa ao tu do Said llcenaa ahall be praourad te tho manner provided In aection ona ha^ dri'd and elghty-flve hereof Tba appd- cant ahall pay to the clerk the aum mt IWO dollars as a licanse (ee tlierefor, to¬ gether with the aum of flfty ceuu as a (ee to tbe ctark: provldod however, tbat a nonresident peraoa undor the atfa ft alxteen years, or a woman, eaay tako fish, by angling, without obtaiaias ailak* ing llccnae. Tha provtalona a(-aaatl«a one hundred and elghty-flva te ao (ar «# the aaoM ore applicable to lloaaaaa .abMi apply to all llceaaea iaoaad .aadag ttm. section. I( a realdent uf thta atato aow lawfully flab in such part of aaid baaad ary watera aa are aot witbtn tba |arl»> dlctkm of tbe atata of Naw Yark being required to obtain a itahlnc Ilo trom the atote or country liartnc diction over ihe aald watara, tbaa 1 klent of aucb auie or country flsh In aach pkrt of aatd bouadaiy wa¬ tera as are within the Juriadletloa «d ^ (tote of New York without aOtalalac tM nonreaklaat flabuag ttoeaaa proBrldad tm hereto. ¦
I 1 Thte aot abali take oOaat teMMi^ ataly State of New Tork.
Ury of State, afe.
I have compared tbe original tow on file la ihla tiareby cartlfy tluit tha aana la t ottttl^ traaaerlpt therefreai amt mtttm vMia'dp aald adateal tew
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