Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-04-18

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still due the contractor, after such pay
ment has been made, shall be insufficient
10 satisfy the demand made in confoImi'
" with the provision of this act, for Ia
Dor done and materials furnished, the
owner shall be liable 10 the amount that
would have been due at the time of bis
receiving the account of such work or
mate rails, 10 the same manner as it no
such payment had been made.
Sec. I. That any person, entitled TO
lien under this act, shall make an ac>
count in writing, Of the items of labor,
skill, materials, and machinery furnished,
or either Of them, as the case may be,
and after making oath thereto, within
four months from the time Of performing
such labor and skill, or furnishing mate
rails and machinery, shall file the same
in the Recorders Office Of the county in
which such labor, skill, and materials
shall have been furnished, which account
so made, and fled, shall be recorded in
separate book to be provided by the Re-
corder for that purpose, and shall for two
years after the commencement of such Ia
Dor, or the furnishing Of such materials,
operate as a lien on the several discrip>
tons ofstructures and buildings, and the
lots on which they stand, in the FIRST sec.
tion Of this a ct named: when any labor
has been done, or materials furnished, or
provided on a written contract, the same
or a copy thereof, shall be fled with the
account herein required.
Sec. 8. That every person, or persons,
holding such lien, may proceed to obtain
judgment for the amount Of his or
their account thereon, according to the
cou rse Of legal proceedings in like
ca ses; and when any suit or suits
be commenced on such accounts within
the time ofsuch lien, the lien shall con-
tinu until lsuch suit or suits be finally
determined and satisfied.
Sec. 9. That when the owner or own
ers Of any house or building, described
in the first section Of this act, shall sus
pend it's progress or completion. without
the consent Of such laborers, mechanics,
or furnishsrs; or, if the progress or com
pletiOn Of the same be suspended by the
decease Of the owner or owners. at a
stage when, from itS unfinished state,
such structure would 60 TO waste, the
IabOrers, mechanics, and furnishers there
to, or any Of them may, at ttheir election
proceed with the same at their OwH costs, !,
so far as to enclose such building, and
thereby prevent such waste; provi-
ded, the work so done, after said suspen-
sion, shall be according to the contract,
and the plan Of the owner or owners.
Sec. 10. That If the person or persons,
who may erect, as owner, or owners, any
building described in the first section Of
this act, be not, at the suspension or
completion of the same, possessed Of the
legal but equitable title to the ground
on which the same is erected, tit the
same be a fixture, and the fact Of such
defect OF the title be made to appe ar TO
the court, before whom any Judgment or
judgments, under this act may have been
obtained, or if the same be returned by
any legal officer, 10 whom any execu~
ton under this act be directed, in either
case, the court shall direct the officer
who has returned, or who 10 authorized
BY law to serve such execution, to rent
or lease such building until the rents
and issues thereof shall pay and satisfy
the several liens on which judgments
may be had against the same; provided,
this Law shall not be 90 construed as to
Interfere with prior bona fids liens on
grounds on which such building or build
ings shall be erected, Eif 6xture.)
Sec. IL, That in all other cases o.
Judgment or judgments obtained in ia
vOr Of any lien holder OF holders, 1t the
property bound by such lien, will not sci
on execution, as provided by law in othel
cases, having been once duly offered, tbs
court before whom such judgment o
judgments may be obtained, may direc
the officer as aforesaid to lease the same
in the manner and for the purpose point
1 ed out in the preceding section; and th!
officer, giving such lease or leases, shal
therein require the psyIAent to be mad
to him, or his successors shall have I'M
same power and perform the same dutle
therein IA the maker Of the lease Q
leases should or could do: and in case
where money may be collected by sal
officer, ON lease Of leases made unde
this act, il shall be his duty forthwith Z
pay the same into court, where the jude
ment or Judgments were obtained, whic
, money shall be distributed to the sewers
lien holders interested in said jud(
msnts. in proportion to their several d
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i Sec. IL. ThataIl lien or liens may b
! discharged BY the payment Of The judi
D ment or debt, with oil legal costs, befol
j the property, on which such lien or lier
6 attached, be sold or lea ssd. sunder th
: act; and if any lien holder or holders, q
ter the same be duly rendered to him
,hern. ahall pgoceed at law, or shall r