The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-25
CHAPTER 754

L
AN ACT to repea! and re-enact with
amendments Sections 8, 9, IL. II, 1S,
"A, SO, 80, A, 40, 4S and SIS Of Article
63 Of the Annotated Code of Mary
land 1924 Edition., title Mechanics
Lien; to add a new section to said
Article, said new section to be known
as Section 3SA and to follow imme-
diately after Section SO Of said Arti-
Gle; to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 90 of said Article.
as said section was enacted by Chap
ter ADJ of the Acts of 1887 General
SESSION. and to repeal Sections %
to 80, inclusive, Section 81, and Sec
tons 40 to so, inclusive, of said Arti-
Gle, providing that mechanics liens,
heretofore enfOrcfble in equity or at
law by writ of scire facias. shall be
enforcible only In equity within two
years from the date Of fling such lien
subject to the lien, or any other per-
son interested therein, may have the
property freed from the lien by post
ing bond and may bring proceedings
in equity within said two years to
compel the claimant to prove the va
ldity of the lien or to have it de-
clared void.
Section L. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
IS and 55 Of Article Ss Of the Annotated
Code of Maryland 1924 Edition., title
Mechanics Lien,,' and Section go Of
said Article, as said section was enacted
by Chapter 491 of the Acts of 1887 (Gen-
eral SESSION., be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments and that new section to be
known as Section 3SA and to follow
Immediately after Section 3S of said
Article be and is hereby added to said
Article, all to read as follows:
D. The owner of any lot or farm who
may be DESTROYS Of erecting any build
ing or Of contracting with any person
for the erection thereof may define in
writing the boundaries of the lot or
land or curtiiage appurtenant to such
building previously to the commence
ment thereof and file the same with the
clerk of the circuit court for the county,
or Of the circuit court of Baltimore City,
as the case may be, for record, and
such designation of boundaries shall be
obligatory upon all persons concerned.
q. In default OF such designation of
boundaries previous to the commence
ment OF any building, it shall be law
full for the owner Of such lot or piece
of ground, or for any person having a
lien upon the same by mortgage, judg-
ment or otherwise, or entitled to lien
by virtue of this article, to apply by
petition In writing to the judge of the
circuit court for the county or the CIR
cult court OF the City of Baltimore to
designate the boundaries. ~
II. II such notice can not be given
on account of absence or other causes,
the claimant or his agent may. in the
presence of competent witness and
within sixty days, place said notice
upon the door or other front part Of
said building and shall file claim with
the clerk OF the circuit court for the
county or the circuit court of Baltimore
City, as the case may be, as hereinafter
mentioned.
II. Each person entitled to such lien
shall file claim or statement of his
demand In the office of the clerk of the
circuit court for the county or the cir
cult court OF Baltimore City, as the
case may be. and such claim or state
ment shall be re-delivered by the clerk
70 the party filing the same after it has
been recorded as provided in section IS.
IS. The clerks of the circuit courts
for the several counties and the circuit
court OF Baltimore City shall each pro-
cure and keep q docket or book to be
called The mechanics lien docket" in