Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
THE HERALD.
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April o. 1881
CHAPTER 335.

CHAPTER 335.
AN ACT to amend sections and OF chapter 1853 OF
the revised statutes entitled "Of the liens OF me-
chanics and others"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows.
Section 1. Section of chapter 1853 of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding the following
And provided further that in case any person shall
order contract for the purchase Of any machinery
to be placed in connected to OF with any building
premises, and such person not hav ing an interest
in snch building or premises In or connected with
which such machinery Is placed sufficient for lien
as provided for in thi chapter to secure payment
for said machinery. the person furnishing such ms
chinery shall have and retain lien upon such ma
chnery and shall have the right to remove from such
building or premises such machinery in case there
shall be defan u in the payne mt for such machinery
when due leaving such building premises IN as
good condition as they were before such machinery
was placed in OF on the same
Section 2 Sec ton 3 OF chapter 1853 Of the revised
statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows
Every sub contractor mechanic, workman or other
person who sh all hereafter, 10 pursuance OF the pur
poses the original contract between the owner OF
any lot real estate, his agent and the original
contractor perform any lapor or furnish any mater
isls in building altering, repairing Deautlylng or
ornamentipe any house, other building or apurten'
situated such lot or real estate. or on any
street alley connected with such building or apur-
tenances or upon the lot CT real estate upon which
the same stands, shall have lien for the value of
such labor and materials 10 the extent of the right,
title and interest Of such at the time of making
acquire thereto on su house or the Improvement,
bat the aggregate ofall the lien hereby authorized
shall not exceed the price stipulated in the original
contract between such owner and the original con-
fer such improvement. In no case shall the
owner be compelled to pay greater sum for on &C
count of such house, building. other Improvement
than the price stipulated in the original con-
tract agreement provided II IL shall appear to The
court that the owner and contractor fraudulently
aud for the purpose OF defraudng sub-contrabtors
fixed unreasonaby low price Ia thsir original
contract, for the erection repairing of such build
ing, then the court shall ascertain how much of
difference exists between fair price for labor
material used in said building other improvement
and the named in said original contract. Said
difference shall be considered part Of the contract
and be subject to lien but in shall the
gina contractors time profits be secured by this
lien only 80 far the sum named IN the original
contract or agreement provided that sueh sub
contractor, mechanic. workman other person shall
give notice to the of the building Aforesaid
within thirty days after the performance of such
labor the furnishing of such materials of his
claim lien against such building under the pro.
visions Of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 81, 1878.