Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-25
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

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 a house, maSnlne' wnaM;
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 sale and app0lnG
trustee to make sale thereof and SHAH
apportion the proceeds of such sale
among the persons entitled to liens ac-
cording to their respective rights.
3S. The lien of every such debt Tor
which claim may have been filed ac-
shall expire at the end of two years
from the day on which it was filed, 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
may be given to him, it or them by pub
LEGATION as in other equity cases.
3SA. Whenever a lien has been filed
under this Article on any property, the
owner of the property or any other per-
son interested therein may file with the
Court bond in an amount fifty per
centum (509ol greater than the sum for
which the lien has been filed and condi-
toned on payment OF said sum Plus the
cost. Of recovering the same; Il SAID
Court, or Clerk thereof, the property
shall be released from the lien, but the
bond shall remain subject to the final
disposition Of the claim. No such bond
clerk thereof until the claimant shall
have had at least ten days notice of the
intention to apply to the court for such
release Of the property from the lien,
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 S0 Of insa Rfi; Of the bond.
The above notice shall be by personal
service upon the lien claimant If resi-
dent, and by registered mail to the last
non resident of the State Of Maryland.
80. In every case in which the amount
of such lien shall be paid or otherwise
satisfied, the claimant or his legal rep
Of the building 20! or f 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
clerk of the circuit court for the county
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
cult court for the county. where the
hrrf1 nj o. f.
ting was done, or the clerk Of the circuit
court of Baltimore City, If done in the
City Of Baltimore, an account or state
ment verified by the oath Of the claim
Justice. of the peace or other officer
authorized to administer an oath, set.
ting forth the names of the claimant
and debtor; and, If the debt was not
agent, the name Of such agent, the name
or other certain description of the boat
or vessel and the place where built, re-
paired, equipped or reftted and the par
ticulars or items Of the claim or debt:
and which account or statement shall
be re-delivered by such clerk to. the
party filing the same after it has been
recorded as provided in section 45:
As. The clerks of the several circuit
courts for the counties and Of the cir
keep docket to be called Boats lien
docket" wherein it shall be the duty
of each Of said clerks, upon application
being made to him in accordance with
ton, to record the said statements or
accounts fled with him and, immedi-
ately thereafter, he shall docket case
between the parties to the claim, enter
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
nVr1nr nj nd hn al Hlr oh hn.
entitled to fifty cents for each entry
to be paid by the defendant and taxes
as costs against him, for which and for
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
sale.
As. The claimant under such lien on
any boat or vessel may enforce the same
by proceedings in equity according to
the provisions of section "a Of this
IS. Should the owner dispute the
amount Of the charge. or any part there
Of, for which the lien is claimed az
aforesaid. such dispute may be deter
mined by appropriate legal proceedings,
proceedings shall operate as a stay Of
execution under said lien until the
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 filing a 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
hnnd shall ho hU fho Glarr
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 filing 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
by such lien claimant after filing of
such bond, If any defendant is returned
non est, service may be secured by pub
hcati0n as in the case of a suit against
a non resident, provided, however, that
suit be instituted within six months
from the presentation of said bond,
otherwise the bond is to be null and
void.
60. No such lien shall be effective,
tanning the name and address of the
hn dot Of fhA