National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-25
MECHANICS LIENS.
PROPOSED Law FOR THE PROTEC-
TON OF BUILDERS.
The Meeting at Beck's Hall Saturday Night
Mn to be Presented to Congress-Ths

y" 10 ="
"orkingnien's Assembly TO Cooperate.
49, ".,-, ~, ~ $500, -,
ouia'ns material ana others interested In nav.
Ing the present lien law amended, was held al
Becks Hail. Saturday night for the purpose OF
hearing the report of the committee appointcd N
a., n 49,. = az. I'm M, -. -
srrey attended about seyenty.sye Of those direct.
ly Interested being present. and the number in.
cludcd most of the prominent builders and build
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n ueoi ,s, ~; . ,ne Inee'hE 70 1Iufi
Tnatep wns elected secrs,a,x ami a,na.,r M W.
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,,i',.. ~ nrnnn.a .na,, Ss, 'a, mi VI ue eoni
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va uissusseu sccton py secuon, anu was hnaily
anoP'ea " tne meeung IN lne iolloWing shape,
at ior une pIoes ~ OF ,nose VINO iurish "a.
~ II at, ~, LOT tne cons ny or repairs
q, pnloings ID the DlStrict OF columbia
~, y, H. Ta ~ - snd,S u.d Iouse RclfoseM
an,f e y M .hueu Sdts y dmerlcd ~ Congress as
Smo1u ihu every Oullumg hereafter erected OF
iePaire1 ~ tne pisrici O Columbia the lot or lots
upon so wnich INC sane peing erected and II out.
siue " tne cily iimls where the lAnd H. not di.
.sa ,,o Small 'o.s 20 niuch ground shall De IN
ciuueu ~ mny DC uecessaty iOf the useiul purposes
" snia ouiinlng belonging TO me owner thereof
s n oe suu1ectW uen LOT uhe payment OF all
ueps sontraelca iot WORK uone OF materials h,r.
sne'i ior OF appu, lhe erecno.l, construction, or
nepai,.s :, sncn Du,iIng' NM aho lor any en-,
III
, " Gonuec'eu tnertWlh W rs 70 oe tlI,
Mre, proNiulng inc person. clnnlhg the lien shall
NJ Ky Wc h"oce Pfescf'oeu III the second section OF
'hls acl ,,
~, Sn.s. hha ID niuM,,T endceu' NAT any person
MsnlnS 70 hN1ll hmseli OF tne PROVISIONS OF this
nct snail me W !he once OF me clerk Of the su.
hteme ,ourt OF inc nsttiei OF Columbia, during
lne construction OF "'tnh ihree months after the
c9mpieupn o. sueh Dullning or repairs, or the
p'hc,ns ueicih VI uugnGent ueIcto 81 any engine,
h;a o o' hi, s Us M notice Of
ms lh,rni3n 10 hnIu Iieh upon inc PROPERTY dc
Saieu y ,is act ,aDie " leil, l9r me amount
uue 70 MN specInenlly setuhg l0rIh the amount
claimeu Inc rierk Aforesaid snaIl Me and record
suSn "9''e. w oo =, pF1Nlueu lor thgI purpose
sht: .. aa ~ JsrnsL .ha'.d' nat the Hen
nerSpy gNc,, shal oe p!c,srreh 70 nii Judgments
inpi .Sasus, leeus VI ui,t iens hmu ehcumbrances
Whcn atu'cn upon tne salu pulidihg or The ground
ors a ~ ~ hi, W .ne eoinnenfSment OF
MoIk on sag ouluihg OF tslhts ana all cnclm.
nrhntes umu iehs oner thnii lnuse Whlch attached
inereto prl9r 70 ,ne commencement OF said build
sng OF WaS - w,';n oy so nm OF ms District
ar t, reIu.eu 70 De rec3 1eu sa be postponed u
sniu hcn uh,SSs iSforucu piiot 10 the commence
n'eII " s",i guiuii.s OF i'PalrS.
III; T. hHu ~ ymn' "deol; lhnt when q
pullllhg snail 70 erected or repairs made by
isSsee OF tehhi iot me OF SchS TIE lien created b,
ts act SI,ns gu! appE 10 ti,e cAtGYt OF The IN
leICs' VI SUN IessCc or ,cnhhI provided said ten
alcy OF iettse % rScotued prior 10 the commence
ihent OF 'he puiluihg L IepnlrS;
~ .. hnd o. J,H, , .ndeeu, mat The con
uhGi or iutnshllR sucn Murk OF material or both
s h nave peell innue WIN any person other thar
Ie OWE, 9Mner OF 9MIers OF IlIe ground on which The
nunlilg may oe erected OF repairs zone, or his 81
nsiL nHrl', lie ptiS"i. " ISr'ols 80 uog work %
iuIhisnliih ihuIcI OF Uolh shhil not he entitled
70 Ieh uulvSs WITHIN tlree nuntAn after ccasinl
The S,me he ar ,bey ar his Or I u.s. netials 10
oddii"n ~ aim ~, nnics n, siaii, II
tinneL ,iye moiir. In wri,iny ~ .i,'S I'm men
nwners nr n,yrntS If r,sIIin, ,i,bir IL "NHGr o.
trIct OF his or their intrnti n, L, claim snh i us
IL snch nntIcc ranmo 10 rivmn ~, a S,,n iieil
sa,,,a az n,hcr ra,,s. H. cloIn,.',, ~ ~ ol 40
n,ar In rho nrasenca ~ rnnr,,,'',,, ", IL uScl
within said three months nlarf said nniico WI,
| Src n Ind he D rjrtbir rngrt,j 4 b", IN - ,
ir,s IN o. force the lion created hy ILL., n,
Nv hil IN coui,y which shall contain h, nan ~
nent of the contract on which the cinim il TX, ~
tho a,nnunt dur thcrcnn iii. linz ,,L ~, ~
wss TicI Win Tho cert and v,an".ryn v ,iot!S
owner ar ryaced on tho front Of bis mil hi, 'n
aforesaid In case such notice is r.uuirrI Nv mi
act; the time when the buildiuy was coinplci.d
il be completed with descrinton of The premiso.
and any other material facts and all persons wi o ar
Interested in the premises so far As they are Eno
shall be made parties complainnnts or dcfen,ion,s
and shall pray that the premises NAV be soid nm,
proceeds OF sale applied to the dscharue Of tbe an
The summons shah be served as In oihpr ease. /,
| equity II Judgment be rendered for The cnmnIni,'
ant the decree shall declare the proper di,tribmto
OF the fund arising from the sale Of the premises
and If upon sale the proceeds bc insufficient 10 pa
all liens under this act the court shall order then
to be paid in proportion TO the amounts respective
ly due to each, and II claimants are not fully paid b.
titled To lien under this act shall stand us udc
mcnt against the party whb incurred the debt
he lie made or become party TO the SUIT but no
otherwise, and such Judgment shall bcRr intpr,S
and have the same force and effect and be enforce
IN the same manner as III cases Of Judgment at law
SIC. :, And be FURTHER eHart't. That in cas-
labor Is done or materials furnished for the cree
ton or repair OF two or more buildings Joined D.
gctlCr aud owned by the same person or person,
II shall not be necessary 10 determine the amour
Of work done or materials furnished for each par
tiCular building, but only the aggregate amoun
upon all the buildings ~ Joined, aud the decree o
the court shall pass against all the buildings an,
sl.l tab
but may be sold separately IL the court 80 decree
IL joint claim be filed and the proof shows u scpa
rate right OF action IL shall defeat the claim
| but the court may require the plCadincs to b
amended II necessary, upon such terms as II shal
prescribe, aud proceed To adjudicate the rights
The parties Us TO law and Justice shall appertain
sEc 4 And be q further enacted That any neno
entitled IA lien under this nct may comn;cncc HI
suit 10 enforce The same nj any time amer the ma
turity of his claim hui no final aduIicatInn shai
he hal until ali nnrsons who shall hcrnn,o in,a,
ested in the building subject 10 such lien nudr
the provisions of this aci shnll have an onnn,
mnity 10 be heard in sald snIt nroyiding such mo
est was vested at the time said suit was brought c
be acquired within three months thereafter, aud b,
fore the completion of such building.
SEC O. And he Il further cgarte,I That all or an
number Of persons having liens on The snmr huiii
ing pursuant 10 the provisions OF This nCt NAV ioi
In one suit; but their respective claims shnfl i
stated distinctly IN SEPARATE naragmnhs ami IN
Judgment shall show the amount IN which thev n,
respectively entitled If several suits shall h
hrnpht nv different claimants and hr nsnJjny
tho same time the court may order ihpm Ia he go,
sniidaied 49,
sec ~, .imI !" hJ"'m ,, rmde.,a' ihat II theie
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