Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS


with the day of filing the same and shall
cause the names of the owner of the
lot of ground and of the contractor,
architect or builder, If such be named,
der this law to be recorded therein.
"a. The proceedings to recover the
amount Of any lien under this Article.
whether upon house, machine, wharf,
bridge, boat or vessel, shan pc by Dill
in equity and the same proceedings
shall be had as used by the courts OF
equity to enforce other liens and the
court shall decree Q sale and appQlne
a trustee to make sale thereon ana snal
apportion the proceeds Of such sale
among the persons entitled to liens ac-
cording to their respective rights.
49,. The lien of every such debt for
which claim may. have been nied ac-
cording to the provisions Of this Article
shall expire at the end Of two years
from the day on which It was fled DUR
ing which time the claimant may bring
proceedings in equity to enforce the
ject to the lien. or any other person
interested therein, may bring proceed
ings in equity to compel the claimant to
prove the validity of the lien or have 1t
claimant or his assigns may be non-resi-
dents Of the State Of Maryland or may
be persons who may be proceeded
against as such non residents, notice
lication as in other equity cases.
SSA. whenever lien has been fled
under this Article on any property, the
owner of the property or any other per-
SON interested therein may file with the
Court a bond in an amount fifty per
centum (50Tol greater than the sum Tor
which the lien has been filed and condi-
toned on payment of said sum plus the
Sond Of Se s py the Grcut
Court, or Clerk thereof the property
shall be released from the lien, but the
bond shall remain subject to the inaI
shall be approved by the court or the
clerk thereof until the claimant shall.
have had at least ten days notice of the
intention to apply to the court for SUCH
which notice shall give the names and
addresses of the surety or sureties on
the bond to be offered and the time
when the proffer of the bond shall be
made. The claimant may appear and
the ground Of insufficiency Of the bond.
The above notice shall be by personal
service upon the lien claimant If resi-
known address Of said Claimant II a
nonresident of the State Of Maryland.
80. In every case in which the amount
Of such lien shall be paid or otherwise
satisfied, the claimant Tor, or his leg Legal rep
of the building or of any other person
interested therein, and on payment OF
the costs, shall enter satisfaction ON the
record of such claim in the office Of the
or circuit court Of Baltimore City, as
the case may be, which shall forever dis
charge and release the same:
A. No person shall be entitled to /.
lien under the preceding section unless
he shall, within six months from, the
commencement Of the building, repair
ing, equipping or refitting OF such boat
or vessel, deliver to the clerk Of the cir.
arrfk
building, repairing, equipping. or rent
ting was done, or the clerk of the circuit
court Of Baltimore City, If done in the
City of Baltimore, an account or state
ant taken and subscribed before some
Justice Of the peace or other ofhcer
authorized to administer an oath, set.
ting forth the names OF the claimant
contracted by the owner but by his
agent, the name Of such agent, the name
or other certain description of the boat
or vessel and the place where built, re-
ticuiars or Items OF the claim or debt;
and which account or statement shall
be re-delivered by such clerk to. the
party fling the same after It has been
recorded as provided IN section 40;
courts for the counties and Of the cir
cult court Of Baltimore City shall each
keep docket to be called Boats lien
docket" wherein 1t shall be the duty
Of each Of said clerks, upon application
being made to him in accordance with
the requirements of the preceding Sec
ton, to record the said statements or
accounts filed with him and, immedi-
ately thereafter, he shall docket a case
between the parties to the claim, enter
ing the claimant as plaintiff and the
boat and its owner and the owners
agent, where the debt was contracted
by an agent, as defendant, and the day
when such claim was filed, and the
amount thereof; and the clerk shall be
entitled to fifty cents for each entry,
to be paid by the defendant and taxes
other costs in prosecuting the claim the
defendant shall be liable, in case the
lien be established; the clerk to be al
lowed the same fees for recording said
statement Of account as are now al.
lowed for recording deeds or bills Of
As. The claimant under such lien on
any boat or vessel may enforce the same
tSe p pPoSisions Of section 81 Of this
article. s,s. o s,u,u.. ..o
amount of the charge. or any part there
aforesaid, such dispute may be deter
mined by appropriate legal proceedings,
and the institution Of any such legal
proceedings shall operate as a stay OF
amount thereof shall have been judici-
ally determined, or the owner Of such
motor vehicle shall have the right to
Immediately reposses himself Of his said
motor vehicle upon fling q good and
sufficient corporate bond, in double the
amount Of said claim, with the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for the County, or
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Baltimore City, where the corporation,
firm, individual, association, or person,
claiming such lien may have repaired
or stored said motor vehicle, which said
bond shall be approved by the Clerk
of said Court, and which said bond shall
be conditioned upon the payment Of the
full amount of any final judgment which
may be recovered upon such claim, to-
gether with interest, and all costs in
cident to any such suit, and any costs
and expenses which may have been in
Cured in connection with the enforce
ment of such lien up to the time that
such lien claimant is notified of the
fling of such bond. And the fling OF
such bond shall operate as a stay Of
execution under said lien until the
amount thereof shall have been judici-
ally determined; and in any such suit
against the owner of said motor vehicle
such bond, If any defendant is returned
non est, service may be secured by pub
LEGATION as in the case of suit against
a nonresident, provided, however, that
suit be instituted within six months
from the presentation Of said bond,
otherwise the bond Is to be null and
void.
90. No such lien shall be effective,
however, unless a written notice con-
tanning the name and address of the
injured person, the date of the acct