River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-09
Published April 9, 1878
CHAPTER $50.

AN ACT to amend sections and ofchapter
1873 of the revised statutes, entitled "Of the
LEES OF mechanics and others"
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
seSted in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
tol3uws:
Seton /. Section 2 of chapter 153 of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding
the following: And provided further, that In
caeeEahy person shall order or contract for
the purchase OF any machinery to be placed
in connection to or with any buildnglor prem
ses and such person not having an interest
in such building or premises in or connected
with Shieh such machinery is placed suf-
ficieAt for lien as provided for in this chap
ter 10 secure payment for said machinery the
perssHn Furnishing such machinery shall have
aud retain lien upon such machinery, and
shals nave the right TO remove from such
building or premises such machinery in case
Their. be defaults in the payment for such ma
chnssSy when Due, leaving such building or
premises IN as Gaod condition as they were
betogt such machinery was placed In or on the
same
Section 2. Section of chapter 153 of the
reyi3cd statutes is hereby amended so AS to
read IS follows Every sub-contractor, me-
chants, workman or other person who shall
hereafter, in pursuance OF the purposes OF the
original contragt between the owner OF any
lot or:real estate, or his agent and the original
contssctor, perf1rm any labor or furnish any
materials in bnildng, altering, repairing,
beaur5fying or 0rnamentlng any house, or
otiea building or appurtenance situated on
such iot or real estate, or on any street or al
lev connected with such building or appurten
ances and upon the lot or real estate upc.-
which the same stands, shall have a lien for
the Value of such labor and materials to the
extent Of the right, titleEand interest OF such
ownei at the time of making the original con
trace or which be may subsequently acquire
thereto on such house or the improvement,
but he aggregate of all the lien hereby au-
thorised shall not exceed the price stipulated
in the original contract between such owner
and the original contractor for such improve
ment In no case shall the owner be com
pellta to pay greater sum for on account OF
such house, building or other improvement
than Ihe price OF sum stipulated in the origin
al contract or agreement; provided, If IL shall
appear to the court that the owner and con
tractsar fraudulently and for the purpose OF
defrhuding sub-contraetors fixed an unreason-
ably tow price in their original contract, Tor
the erection or repairing Of such building,
then the ceurt stall ascertain how much of IA
diffeeance exists between a fair price for labor
or nj 4terial used in said building or other inn
provement and the sum named in said origin
al contract. Said difference shall be consid
cred i part of the contract and be subject 10
lien, ijut in no case shall the original conifac-
tors time or profits be secured by this lien,
only so far as The sum named in the original
contract or agreement; provided, that such
sub-ppntractor, mechanic, workman or other
person shall give notice to the owner OF the
building aforesaid within thirty days after the
performance Of such labor or the furnishing
of su,th materials OF his claim for lien against
such building under the provisions OF this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be
in fore from and after its passage ma publ
cation
Approved March 81, 1873.