Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

No. &c. 81 Published May 10, 1913.
CHAPTER 213, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend section 1915 of the
statutes, relating to subcontractors
and laborers liens.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section /; Section 1915 of the statutes
Every person who, performs
any work or labor for or or furnishes ~ isn any
enumerated in the preceding
section, may have the lien and remedy
given by this chapter If, within sixty
days after performing such work or labor
or furnishing 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 been employed
to perform or furnish, and has
performed or furnished, such work, labor
or material with a statement of the labor
performed or the materials furnished, the
amount due therefor and that
he claims the lien given by this chapter;
provided however that no such person
except labOrer or principal 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
ance of the first labor on the premises, he
shall give written notice personally to
the owner or his agent of the property
to be affected thereby, or if neither can
be found, by depOSting the same in the
post office securely enclosed in an en-
velope with postage prepaid duly regis
tered, and addressed to the last known
post office address of the person or per-
sons intended to be notified, and by fill
ing 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 la
BILE therefor and his property subject to
such ien in case the contractor shall fail
to pay therefor. In describing the prop
ertY to Ne affected by such notice, it
shall be Sufficient to state it's location
with reasonable certainty so that the
owner will not be misled or deceived
thereby. In the event that the owner
shall complain of the insufficiency of any
such notice, the burden of proof shall be
upon him to show that he has been mis-
led or deceived by such insuffciency
thereof. Such notice when so served shall
entitle such person furnishing such ma
terialS or labor to a right to a lien for
the amount due and owing for the labor
or materials so furnished as elsewhere
provided in this chapter.
2. In the event that any such person
so required to give the ten day notice
shall not give said notice in writing as
hereinbefore provided within ten days
after the commencement of the furnish
ing of such materials or labor. but sub
sequenty shall serve such notice that
he will claim the benefits of a lien as
provided in subsection 1 of this section;
then and in that event he shall be en-
titled to lien only to the extent of the
amount then owing from the owner of
such real estate for all improvements
theron for which such materials are fur
niShed or labor performed and only for
the amount and value of any materials
furnished or labor performed subsequent
to the time of serving such ten day no.
tice and in case no such ten day notice
shall have been given at any time as
provided in this section. but such sixty
day notice be given. then and in that