The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-01
Lumber and Logging Liens.

Sec. l. Every person performing Id
Dor upon, or who shall assist in obtain
ing or securing saw logs, spars, piles,
cordwood, shingle bolts or other tim
Der, and the owner or owners of any
tugboat or towboat which shall tow or
assist in towing from one place to an
other within this state and saw logs,
spars, piles, cordwood, single bolts
or other timber, and the owner or
owners of any logging or other rail-
road over which saw logs, spars, piles,
cordwood, single bolts or other tim
Der shall be transported and delivered
shall have a lien upon the same for
the work or labor done upon, or in
obtaining or securing, or for the serv-
ices rendered in towing, transporting
or driving the particular saw logs,
spars, cordwood. single bolts or other
timber in said claim of lien described,
whether such work., labor or services
was done, rendered or performed at
the instance Of the owner or the same
or his agent The cook in logging
camp shall be regarded as person
who assists in obtaining or securing
the timber mentioned
Sec. 2. Every person performing
work or labor or assisting in manu-
featuring saw logs and other timber
into lumber and shingles has a lien
upon such lumber while the same re-
mains at the mill where it was manu-
featured or in the possession or under
the control of the manufacturer,
whether such work or labor was done
at the instance of the owner of such
logs or his agent Or any contractor or
sub-contractor of such owner. The
term lumber as used in this act shall
be held and be construed to mean all
logs or other timber sawed or split
for use, including beams, jOists,
planKs, boards, shingles, laths, slaves,
hoops and every article of whatsoever
nature. or description manufactured
from saw logs or other timber.
Any person who shall permit another
to go upon his timber land and cut
thereon saw logs, spars, piles or other
timber has lien upon the same for
the price agreed to be paid for such
privilege or for the price such priv
ilege would be reasonably worth in
case there was no express agreement
fixing the price.
The person rendering the service or
doing the work or labor named in sec
lions l and 2 is only entitled to the
liens as provided herein for services,
calendar months, or any part thereof
next preceding the filing of the claim.
Every person within thirty days after
the close of the rendition of the serv
ices, or after the close of the work
or labor mentioned, claiming the bene-
fit hereof, must file for record with
the county auditor of the county in
which such saw logs, spars, piles and
other timber were cut, or in which
such lumber or shingles were manu-
featured a claim containing a state
ment of his demand and the amount
thereof, with the name of the person
by whom he was employed, with
statement of the terms and conditions
of his contract, if any, and shall also
contain a description or the property
to be charged with his lien sufficient
for identification.
None of the aforesaid liens shall
bind any logs, spars, piles or other
timber or lumber and shingles for
longer period than eight calendar
months after the claim as herein pro-
vided has been filed.