The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-12-03
THE LIEN LAW.

IL. response to a very general request, we here
Wit publish the Lien Law, passed y TIE last
session Of the Legislature. Willis w. believe
it On the whole to be one Of the best in e1is-
teb:e, il is probable that some amendments may
BE- suggested which may prove beneficial to the
interests Of those most deeply Interested
We shall be pleased TO hear from our CITY read
ers.oI The subjects and shall be happy to pub
li-k any suggestions they may have to offer As
the Legislature cOyenes in a few weeks, there
is 70 time to be lost, if any alteration is to be
male. In the meantime We ask the mechan-
i,s and vorkingmen Of Illinois to give il their
caleful consideration, as a number Of those who
he'etefole have expressed their dissatisfaction
at az provisions have done 80 from mere rumor,
anI have never read the instrument themselves:
Az ACT 4mendatOry Of the Mechanics
Lien LdW of tie State of Illinois
hEc l. Be it enacted by the People Of the
20 ste Of Illinois, represented in tile General
Al emily, that every sub-contractor. mech auic,
WetS man, or other person who shall hereafter,
lnT conformity with the terms of Vie contract
be. Teen the owner or lessee Of ary lot or piece
"i ground, or lis agent, and the original con
trtctor, perform any labor or furnish any mate
nFls, IN building, altering, repairing beauty
tr,, or Ornament.rg any hOuee, or other build
ing, in any street or alley, and connected
W. such building or sppurtensnce 70 any
house or other building in this state shall have
aeu for the value Of such labor and materials
u N0n such house, or building aud sppurtenances
III upon the lot of land upon which the same
sHnds, % the extent Of the right, title and in
crest Of such owner or lessee, at the time Of
1 re making Of the original contract for such
/ hfTse or The improvements. But the aggregate
/ " all the liens hereby authorized shall not eX-
esd the price stipulated in the original con
tract between such owner or lessee, and the
I c7igiual contractor for such Improvements il
\ I'D case shall the owner or lessee be compelled
\ fu pay greater sum for, or On account ofsuch
\ fouse, building, OF otLer Improvement than
ae price OF sum stipulated in SAID original con
! {act or agreement.
! ! sc. 2 The person performing such labor, or
I furnishing such material, shall cause notice,
! ! writing, to be served on such owner or lessee,
4 his agent, substantially in the following form :
\ ~ - -, yOu arc hereby notified that
] IN Cor have been) employed by -, as a
f4borer Tor have furnished materials, or am
;bout 10 furnish materially on or for YOUR house
I lr building and that ! shall hold the house,
Building and your interest in the ground liable
/ tor my services thereon Or materials furnished
4 there shall be a contract in writing betSeen
he original contractor and the sub-contractor,
] copy Of such sub-coutract, it the same csn
! be obtained, shall be served with such notice
ana attached thereto, which notice shall be
served within twenty DAYS from the com pletlOn
u such SUI contract, or within twenty DAYS sf-
7 Ter payment should have been made 70 tue per-
.on performing such labor or furnishing such
material
A SIC 3. IN all cases where the cwner or lessee
fsnUot be found III tile county I'D which said
improvements shall be made, or shall not reside
Jtherein, the person furnishing labor or male
i rails, shall file said notice in the office Of the
] clerk OF the circuit court ami the clerk Of the
/. circuit court shall enter in a book 10 be kept
! for that purpose alphabcticsly the names of
! The owners or lessee,, and opposite thereto the
: names of the persons claiming liens, for which
!: the clerk shall receive fee Of fifty cents A
{ copy Of said notice shall be pub shed in some
newspaper, printed in said county, for four sue
!. cessive weeks, after film such notice with the
clerk, as aforesaid. If, however, there shall be
I, 10 paper published in said county, then the
claimant OF lien shall post four notices III four Of
tie most public places i, the vicinity Of said
Improvement, for tou. weeks
SEC 4. The original contT actor shall, as often
AZ requested III writing by the owner or lessee,
ar his agent, make out and give to him a state
mcnt Of the number of persons IN mis- employ,
and suh-contracto,- giving them names and
the rate Of wages terms If contract and
how much, # anything. IL due IN them. or auy
of them, which stdtcr.4rut shall be- made uadcr
oath, if required.
SEc. 5. And If the money due 10 such person
aball not BE paid within ten days after service
of said notice, as aforesaid, or within ten days
after the money shall become due ard payable
then such person may commence suit therefor
in any court having jurisdiction Of the amount
claimed to be due, against the owner or lessee
and contractor jointly; execution 90 issue
thereon as in other csses II execution issued
, on judgment obtained before justice q the
, peace shall be returned not satisfied, trans
cript Of such Judgment nay he taken 70 tht
, circuit court and spread upon The records there
Of and have al the force ana effect Of iudg
, ments obtained in circuit court, and execution
issue thereon as in other cases.
b SIC g. Whenever any suit shall be brough
D BY any laborer, the court shall allow, if betor
D a Justice OF the peace, five dollars; and Il
D courts Of record, twenty dollars, attorney lees
e il judgment shall be given against the defend
t ant, which fees shall be a part Of the costs Il
suit
SEC. Z Should tie Original contractor 70
any Cause fan 70 oomplets bis contract, an