Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No. So. ST. [Pubished May Is, 1918.
CHATTER 2l3. LAWS OF 1918.

No. SO. 81 [Pubished May 1S. 1918.
CHATTER 2l3. LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT To amend section 1915 of the statutes, re-
iating to subcontractcrs and laborer's liens
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1915 of the statutes is amended
10 read: Section 1915 /. Every person who. >
performs work or labor for or furnishes any
terials in any Of the I. = en-
umerated in the preceding section may have the
lien and remedy given by this chapter IT, within sixty
days after performing such work labor furnish
ing such materials. he shall give notice in writing
to the owner or his agent. of the property to be
affected by such lien. If to be found in the county,
and If neither can be found therein, by filing such
notice In the office Of the clerk Of the circuit court
of said county setting forth that he has employed
70 perform or furnish. and has performed or
furnished. such work, labor material with state
mont Of the labor performed the materials furn-
islcd. the amount due therefor and that he
claims the lien given by this chapter; provided,
cipa contractor shall have the Lien and remedy given
by this chapter unless in addition to the notice herein
provided for and within ten days after the actual
delivery Of the first Of such material the perform
OF the first labor the premises. he shall give
written notice personally to the owner or his agent
of the property to be affected thereby if neither
can be found, by deDositng the same in the post
Office securely enclosed in envelope with postage
prepaid. duly registered, and addressed 20 the last
known post Office address of the person or persons
intended to be notified and by fling such notice in
the office Of the clerk of the circuit court of the
county where such property Is situated that he has
commenced to furnish such material or labor and
that such owner will be liable therefor and his
properly Suoect 70 5ucn ueA IN case the contractor
shall fail to pay therefor In describing the property
be affected by such notice it shall be sufficient to
state IT'S location with reasonable certainty SO that
the owner viii not be mfsled or deceiyed thereby
In the event that the shall complain of the
insuciency of such notice. the burden Of proof
shall be upon him to show that he has been misled
or deceived by such insuffciency thereof Such no
tice when served shall entle person furnish
ing such materials or labor to right to a lien
for the amount due and owing for the labor or ma
teriaIs furnished elsewhere provided in this
chapter.
g.. In the event that any such person so required
to gTe the ten day notice shall not give said notice
in writing hercinbcfore provided within Ten days
after the commencement of the furnishing OF sicn
materials labor but subsequently shall serve such
notice that he will claim the bencfifs es a lien as
provided In subsection l of this section then and
III that event he shall be entitled to Hen only
to the extent Of the amount then owing from tie
Ct such real estate for all improvements thereon
feF which such materials furnished or labor per-
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