Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-04-07
THE MECRANICs' LIEN Law.
full Text of the New Law Signed
by the Governor 0m Tuesday.

In order that contractors, builders
and mechanics generally may know
under what laws they are working and
in duty bcuad to fulfil, the State Gdz
cite today prints the full text of Assem-
bly, Bill, No. 4S. passed by the rect Mt
Legislature, aud which was approved
by the Governor on Tuesday. The
bill provides:
That section one of an act entitled "a
further supplement to an act entitled
An act to secure to mechanics apd
Others payment tcr their labor and
materials in erecting anv building"
approved March 27th, 1874 (which
supplement.was pproved June 10, 1890,
be and the same is hereby amended SO
as to read as follows;
That section two of an act entitled
"An act to secure to mechanics and
others, payment for their labor and
materials in erecting snv building"
approved March 81, 1874, be and the
same is hereby amended so as 10 read
as follows:
That when any building shalls be
erected in whole or in part by contract
in writing. such building and the land
thereon it stands shall be liable to the
contractor alone for work done or ma
terials furnished in Pursuance of such
contract; provided, such contract or q
duplicate thereof be filed in the office
OF the Clerk of the county in which
such building is situate; further pro-
vided, that at the time of the making
of the payment of the price stipulated
and agreed to be paid therein and
every installment thereof the, contrac-
tor shall produce and deliver to the
owner or owners of such building the
release of all persons who may have
furnished materials used in .be erec-
tion of such building, anu Of all jouc-
neyman aud laborers employed in the
erecting or construction thereof, and
who have not been fully paid and
satisfied at the date of such release, re-
leasing their lien on such building and
on the said land whereon it stands, In
Guiding the said lot or curtilsge where
on the same is erected for the payment
of any debt contracted and owing TO
them for labor there performed or
material furnished for. the erection
and construction of such building,
which release shall have thereto an
nexed an af6davit, made and sub
scribed by such contractor before any
public officer of this State authorized
to administer oaths and affirmations,
that no person or persons, other than
those named in said release, have any
lien upon such building or lands by
reason of work done or materials
furnished for the erection and con-
struction of such building; and any
payment made upon the presentation
of such release and affidavit shall be "a
full and complete bar to any and all
claims under this act. or the act to
which this is q supplement-, or any and
all amendments or supplements there
to now 10 force, for work done or
materials furnished prior to the date
Of such release, except as to any per-
son not mentioned in such release,
who may, prior TO the making of any
such payment, have given notice in
writing to the owner that be has or is
about to do work or furnish materials
for such building.
That all acts or parts of acts incon-
sisteLt herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Approved March goth. 1892.