Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19
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The United Labor Leagues Amendment
to the Mechanics Lien Law Now Pend
ing Before the General Assembly.
The text of the amendment to the
Mechanics Lien law, prepared by the
| United Labor League, is published by
request, and is as follows:
That it shall and may be lawful for any
person or persons having performed any
| work or labor to any amount less than
1 800 in or for the erection, alteration or
repairs Of any building, house, bridge or
| structure, in pursuance of any contract,
express or implied with any contractor
who shall have contracted forthe erection.
1 alteration or repairs of any house, build
| ing, bridge nrstructure, or any part thereof,
| to obtain lien upon such building house,
bridge or structure, and upon the ground
upon which the same may be situated or
erected, subject, however, to the following
restrictions, limitations and qualifications;
| that is to say, that no person or persons
| having done or performed any work or
labor in or about theerection. alteration or
repairs of any building, bridge or struc-
| ttrc, shall be allowed to file any statement
of his claim, as hereinafter provided, until
after the expiration of twenty days from
the time Of the last work or labor done or
performed by him. and in order to avail
himself Of the benefit of this section he
shall file his claim within ten days after the
expiration of the twenty days as aforesaid;
ana every person or persons entitled to
the benefit of this section shall file his
claim under oath within the time specified
with any justice of the peace of the county
wherein such house. building bridge or
structure shall be situated, the said state
ment shall set forth the names of the party
claimants, the owner or reputed owners of
the house, building, bridge or structure
and also of the contractor or contractors,
and the amount of work or labor done,
and whether the contract was with owner
or his agent, or with the contractor, the
sum claimed and also the nature or kind
Of labor or work done. the time when said
work was finished the location of such
house. building, bridge or structure, and
the description sufficient to identify the
same. Immediately upon filing of any
such claim the justice of the peace with
whom the same is fled shall issue sum
mons as in other cases to the owner and
contractor, or owners or contractors, as
the case may be, and directed to any con-
stable OF the county, provided that the
time for the defendants appearance shall
not be more than three days from
the date of the summons, and not
more than two adiournments shall he
had, and that only from day to day. If de-
PENDANT or defendants shall fail to appear
at the time appointed, or after hearing,
the justice shall be satisfied of the business
of the claim he shall give Judgment as in
other cases, and upon the payment of costs
and demand for q transcript he shall fur |
nish the same which may be entered in
the superior court of the county in which |
the said house, building, bridge or struc-
ture is situated, and when so entered, shall |
become q lien on such house, building, |
bridge or structure, and also on heEround |
upon which the same is erected, and the |
cost OF suit before a justice shall follow the !
judgment as in other cases.