Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-28
The New Log Lien Law.

him his pay, and in order that they
may fully understand it, and be pre-
pared to act accordingly in the future,
we give the law in full with all the
forms.
As this new lien law went into effect
on the 18th day of September, 1881,
and us we have considered it Of so
much Importance to the people of this
section of Michigan, and especially to
the men who work in the woods, we
have decided to give to our readers, in
supplement form, the new log lien law
with all the blank forms for making
out papers, in full. This law was
drafted and amended in its present
form by the Hon. j. ID. Turnbull, at
the last session Of the Legislature, and
through his eXertions mainly, the law
was passed and became the law of this
State. In our opinion, there has been
no law passed for many years, Of so
much importance and benefit to the
people Of northern Michigan as this
one. 1t interests not only the man who
works in the woods and his family, but,
also the merchant, mechanic, etc, for
if the man who goes 20 the woods can
not get his pay for cutting the timber,
he cannot pay others. 1t also interests
the man owning the timber, as it makes
the timber holden for the wages of the
laborcr, and he must now sec that his
jobbcrs pay their men; so it is Of in
terest to all. Read it; understand it,
keep it for future reference:
In act establishing q lien .for labor md SER
gjccS upon logs, timber, cectr posts, telegraph
poles, rdiliOdd ties, TN bdIk, hipglc bolts
md StdUeS, and 10 repeat act number one
h,A,dfed AMI eighHy.fc6 Of tie session M1rS
IF Gightccn huRdrod and seucRty-thrCc, en-
ttled "AR act establishing a lien for MbOr
ami serciceS upon logs and timber" as
dmeRted By act number hcO hUndred and
.fty-ttreo IF tie session tucs IF eighteen
hundred and sccenty-ninc.
SECTION 1.-The People Of tie State
Of Michigdn enact, That any person
or persons that perform any labor or SER
vices in cutting, skidding, falling, hauling,
scaling, banking, driving, driving, raft
ing, or booming any logs, timber, cedar
posts, telegraph poles, railroad ties, tan
bark, single bolts, or slaves in this
State, shall have lien thereon for the
amount due for such labor or services,
and the same shall take precedence Of
all other claims or liens thereon. The
word person or persons in this section
shall be interpreted to include cooks,
blacksmiths, artisans, and all others
usually employed in performing such
labor and services.
SEC. mo such debt, demand, or
claim shall remain lien on such logs,
timber, posts, ties, poles, bark, bolts, or
slaves, unless statement thereof in
writing, made under oath by the claim
ant or some one in his or her behalf,
shall be made and filed in the Office of
the clerk of the county in which said
! labor or services were performed: Pro-
cided, When such labor or services
are performed upon any of said logs,
timber, posts, poles, ties, bark, bolts, or
slaves, got out to be run down or are
run down the Manistee river or waters
tributary thereto, such statement shall
be filed with the clerk of the county Of
Manstee Provided further, When
lien is claimed for work and labor
performed in running or driving said
logs, timber, posts, poles, ties, bark,
bolts, or slaves, then said statement
shall be filed in the Office of the clerk
of the county where the drive termin-
ates.
SEC. 3.-Such statement shall briefly
set forth and state the nature of such
debt, demand, or claim, the amount due
claimant, as near as may be, over and
above all legal set-ofs, and descrip-
ton of the logs, timber, posts, ties,
poles, bark, bolts, or slaves upon or
against which the lien is claimed, and
such statement may be in the following
form:
The statement of lien made under
OdJn Ol.................s.ss' ''''''''''''''iO
work and labor performed by.........in
cutting, skidding, hauling, banking,
scaling, running, driving, rafting or
booming CAS- the case may be-, the
following described property, to wit j:
there insert the description of the logs,
timber, posts, poles, bark, bolts, ties or
slaves upon which lien is claimed) !;
that the last days work of said labor
was done on the. day of."......1S..
and said labor was performed in the
county of..............and that said de-
scribed property, or a portion of the
same, is now situated in the county of
State of Michigan, and
that there is now due claimant for said
work and labor, over and above all
legal set-offs, the sum of.............as
near as may be, for which said sum a
lien is claimed upon said described pro-
perty.
Claimant.
Subscribed and sworn before me
this.......day of........1S...
Sec. 4.---If such labor or services
be done between the first day of Octo-
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