Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-09
CHAPTER LxxI,l.

An Act in addition 10 An Ac. entitled "An
 Act concerning Lands -
 Be II enacfed by fhe Senate and House oI Representations n General Assembly coare- ned:
 Sec. l. That whenever any justice of the peace shall have issued summons relating to the appointment of frcehoidefs to estab- fish the boundaries of land, pursuant to the provisions of the 22d section of the act con cerning lands, and any of the parties to be notified are not inhabitants of this Stat, the party making such application may obtain an order of notice to such non-residents pur- suant to the provisions of the S3d section of the act relating to courts in which order such non-residents shall be notified to ap- pear before such justice. upon such day as the authority issuing such o:der of notice may specify, not earlier than the day for the hearing named in the original summons.
 Sec ?. In the case the day fixed in sucl, order of notice shall be later than the day named in the original summons, then such summons shall be continued without any hearing or trial to the time specified in such order oi notice, which notice having been given in the manner prescribed by the order and proved to the court, shall be deemed sufficient service.
 Approved, June 9, 1855.
 CHAPTER Lxxiv.
 An Act securing to Mechanics Lien on
 Land and Buildings.
 Be II enacted 6y fAe Senate and House of Representatives. ia General Assembly cosce- ned:
 Sec. l. Every dwelling house or other building, on the construction, erection, or repairs of which, or of any of its appurten- ances, any person shall have claim for ma. terials furnished or services rendered, ex. ceeding the sum of twenty-five dollars, shall with the land on which the same may stand be subject to the payment of such claim. And the said claim shall be lien on such land and buildings and appurienances, and shall take precedence of any other lien or incumbrance which shall originate subse- quent 10 the commencement of such servi- ces, or the furnishing of any such materials subject to apportionment as provided in the 5th section of this act; and said premises shall be liable to be foreciosed by such per- son in the same manner as if held by mort gage.
 Sec. 2. The debt for services or materials as aforesaid, shall not remain lien on such land or building, for longer period than sixty days after the person performing such services or furnishing such materials has ceased so to do, unless he shall lodge with the town clerk of the town in which said building is situated, a certificate in writing, describing the premises, the amount clai,n- ed as lien thereon, and the date of the commencement of the claim, the same being first subscribed and sworn to, as the amount justly due, as nearly as the same can be as- which certificate shall be record. ed by the town clerk, with deeds of land.
 Sec. 3. Every person who has lodged certificate as aforesaid, after receiving sat- isfactlon for his debt, or after final judgment against him, showing that nothing is due by reason of his claim, shall at the request of any person interested in the premises on which the same was a lien, or interested in having the lien removed, lodge further certificate with said town clerk, that said debt is satisfied and said lien removed which certificate shall he recorded by said town clerk, as aforesaid, and shall forever dis charge said lien. And if any person who has received satisfaction as aforesaid, or against whom . judgment has been render ed, as aforesaid. shall not within ten days after request in writiag, lodge certificate with the town clerk, as aforesaid, he shall pay to the party or parties aggrieved, sum not exceeding one half the debt claimed as a lien on said premises, according to the of the case, to be recovered in an action of debt. And the party lodging certificates as aforesaid, shall pay to the town clerk twelve and half cents for recording each certificate.
 Sec. 4. No person shall be entitled to make any claim of lien, under this act, nor file his certificate therefor, as prescribed in the second ser,ion of this act, unless he shall within sixty days from the time he shall have commenced to furnish materials or render services, notify the owner or pro- prietor of such dwelling -house or other that he has SO commenced to fur nish materials ar render services, and that he intends to claim a lien therefor on said building. And such notice shall be in writ. ing. and shall De served upon said owner or II he resides in the same iowf in which said building is being erected or repaired, hy some proper officer or indifferent person, leaving with him or at his usual place Of abode, true and atsested copy thereof And if such owner or proprietor does not reside in the same town in which said building is being erected or repaired, but has known agent therein, such notice may be served upon said agent in the man- ncr above prescribed. And if such owner or proprietor does not reside in the same town in which such building is being erect ed or repaired, and has no known agent therein, such notice may be served by some proper officer or indifferent person depositing m the post office, in the town in which the claimant resides. postage paid, . true and atiesied copy of said notice, directed 10 such owner or proprietor, at the place where he Eesidea And where there shall De two or more owners or pFopristoTs, notice b one of said owners or proprietors, if given as in this section provided, shall be deemed notice to all.
 Bnt the provisions of this section shall not apply to the original contractor for said building, nor to any sub-conlfactor. whose contract with such original contractor is in writing, and has been assented to in writing by the other party to such original contract.
 SEc. 5- No lien shall attach to any build