Florida.-Statement must be filed in office of clerk of circuit court within six months after demand made for payment of claim.

Georgia.-Statement must be filed in office of clerk of superior court of county wherein property is situated, when the lien is for labor, within thirty days after the labor is completed, and when the lien is for materials or machinery furnished within three months after the same is furnished. All persons except an original contractor must give written notice of lien to owner of property before filing. Idaho.-Statement must be filed in office of county recorder of the county wherein the property is situated by the contractor within sixty days, and by all others within thirty days after the completion of the labor and of the furnishing of the materials. Notice of the claim of lien must be given to the owner by all persons working, etc., for the contractor, and to the contractor by all persons working, etc., for the subcontractor.

Illinois. Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county wherein the property is situated within four months after the last payment shall have been due and payable. Notice of claim of lien must be given to the owner by all persons except the original contractor unless the contractor shall have filed a statement sufficient to give the owner true notice of the amount due and to whom due.

Indiana.-Statement, which in Indiana is notice, unsworn to, must be filed in the office of the recorder of the county within sixty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Iowa.-Statement must be filed in office of clerk of district court of county wherein the building is situated, by a contractor within ninety days, and by others within thirty days, after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. If persons other than the contractor claim the lien against a railroad they shall have sixty days from the last day of the month in which the labor was done or the material furnished in which to file the statement. The failure to file within the specified time will not destroy the lien except as to purchasers and incumbrancers in good faith without notice.

Kansas.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county wherein the building is situated by the contractor within four months, and by all others within sixty days, from the date of completion of labor or of the furnishing of the materials. All persons but the contractor must serve written notice of the filing of said statement upon the owner.

Kentucky.-Statement must be filed in office of county clerk of county in which building is situated within sixty days (except in Madison and McCracken counties) from the date of completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. In Madison and McCracken counties the person claiming the lien has six months from date of completion of labor or of furnishing the materials in which to file statement. All persons claiming the lien other than contractors must give written notice of their claim to the owner within thirty days after doing last labor or furnishing last material.

Louisiana.-The bargain or a certified statement of the amount due or such amount as will probably become due at the expiration of the work must be recorded in the office of the recorder of privileges before the lien will attach.

Maine.-Statement must be filed in office of town clerk of town wherein the building is situated within thirty days from date of completion of labor or of the furnishing of materials.

Maryland.-Statement must be filed in office of clerk of circuit court, or in Baltimore, in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the city, within six months after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. All persons except the contractor must within sixty days from the date of completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials give written notice to the owner or his agent of his intention to claim the lien.

Massachusetts.-Statement must be filed in office of register of deeds in county wherein building is situated within thirty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Michigan.-Statement must be filed in the office of the register of deeds of the county wherein the property is situated within thirty days after the filing of a verified notice of lien. Said notice must be filed in the office of the register of deeds within sixty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Minnesota.-Statement must be filed in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the property is situated (with exception noted below) within ninety days from the finishing of the last item of the labor, skill, materials, or machinery. In case of liens on boats, vessels, water craft, railroads, lines of telegraph or telephone, the statement must be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

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Mississippi.-No statement is required to be filed. The lien does not take effect, as to purchasers and incumbrancers in good faith and for valuable consideration without notice of lien, until the contract under which the work was done is filed in the office of the chancery clerk of the county wherein the property is situated, or until the commencement of the suit to enforce the lien."

Missouri.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the proper county, by the original contractor within six months, by journeymen and day laborers within sixty days, and by all others within four months after the indebtedness accrues.

Montana.-Statement must be filed in the office of the county recorder of the county wherein the building, etc., is situated, by the sub-contractor within fortyfive days and by all others within ninety days, after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Nebraska.-Statement must be filed in office of recorder of deeds of county wherein land is situated, by the contractor within four months, and by all others within sixty days after the completion of the work or of the furnishing of the materials. If the contract is in writing the same or a copy thereof must be filed with said statement.

Nevada.-Statement must be filed with the county recorder of the county wherein the property is situated, by the contractor within sixty days, and by all others within thirty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials, etc.

New Jersey.-Statement must be filed in office of the clerk of the county wherein building, etc., is situated within one year after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the material.

New Mexico.-Statement must be filed in office of county recorder of the county wherein property is situated, by the original contractor within ninety days, and by all others within sixty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

New York.-Statement must be filed in office of the clerk of the county wherein property is situated within ninety days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials. Within ten days after filing said statement a copy thereof must be served on the owner.

North Carolina.-If lien is against personal property the statement must be filed in the office of the nearest justice of the peace if the claim is in amount $200 or under, or in the office of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the labor or material have been furnished if the claim is in amount over $200, within twelve months after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. If the lien is against real estate or interest therein the statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court within twelve months after the completion. All persons except the original contractor must give notice of their claim to the owner before his settlement with the original contractor. The contractor before being entitled to receive any part of contract price must furnish owner with itemized statement of the amount due those employed by him. If this is done the employés of the contractor can enforce their liens without filing the statement.

North Dakota.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county or judicial district wherein the property is situated. By sub-contractors, to secure the lien as against purchasers and incumbrancers in good faith without notice, the statement must be filed within sixty days, and to secure it against the owner, within six months from the last day of the month in which the labor was done or the material furnished in case of claims against railroads, but, in case of claims against other property, from the date of the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. All others must file the statement within ninety days from the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Ohio.-Statement must be filed in office of the recorder of the county wherein the labor was performed or the materia's or machinery were furnished, within four months after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials or machinery. All except the contractor must serve on the owner of the property an itemized statement of their claim within sixty days from the date of completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials or machinery. Oregon.-Statement must be filed with clerk of the county wherein such building, etc., is situated by the original contractor within sixty days after the expiration of his contract and by all other persons within thirty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

Pennsylvania.-Statement must be filed in the office of the prothonotary of
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the court of common pleas of the county in which building, etc., is situated. Sub-contractors, mechanics, and laborers must file the statement within sixty days and others within six months after the completion of the work or of the furnishing of materials. In case of lien on leasehold estates the stat ment must be filed within thirty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. No person shall be entitled to the lien for altering, repairing, or adding to a building unless at the time of doing the work or of furnishing the materials he gives notice to the owner, etc., of his intention to file the lien. No material man can file a lien unless he gives notice to the owner of the amount and character of his claim within ten days of the time when the material was delivered.

Rhode Island.-Statement, which in Rhode Island is an account or demand, not sworn to, must be filed in the office of the town clerk, or in Providence, in the office of the recorder of deeds, by a contractor under a written contract, within four months after contract price becomes due and payable, by a contractor under a verbal contract, within six months after commencing to perform labor or to furnish materials, and by all other persons within four months after serving written notice on the owner. Said notice must be served within thirty days after commencing to perform labor or to furnish materials.

South Carolina.-Statement must be filed in the office of the register of mesne conveyances of the county wherein the property is situated within ninety days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. Lien for materials furnished will not attach unless notice is give the owner before the materials are furnished that the person about to furnish them intends to claim the lien.

South Dakota.-The same as North Dakota, above.

Tennessee.-No statement has to be filed by the original contractor. All others must file a statement with the register of the county and must give notice to the owner within thirty days after completion of the building.

Texas.-If there is a written contract, said contract, together with a statement not sworn to, must be filed. If no written contract, then a statement, which must be sworn to, must be filed. Said contract and statement, or statement alone, must be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the property is situated by the contractor within four months, and by all others, except a material man, within thirty days after the indebtedness accrues. material man must file within ninety days after indebtedness accrues. All persons except the original contractor and the material man must give ten days' written notice to the owner before filing statement.

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Utah.-Statement must be filed in the office of the recorder of the county wherein the property is situated by the contractor within sixty days, and by all other persons within forty days after the completion of the labor or the furnishing of the materials.

Vermont.-Statement, which is in Vermont a mere memorandum, not sworn to, must be filed in the office of the clerk of the town where the real estate is situated.

Virginia.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the county or corporation court of the county or corporation in which the building, etc., is situated, or in the office of the clerk of the chancery court of the city of Richmond, if the building, etc., is situated in said city, within thirty days after the Any person except the criginal contractor completion of the building, etc. must also give a written notice of the amount and character of his claim to the

owner.

Washington.-Statement must be filed in the office of the auditor of the county wherein the property is wholly or partly situated within ninety days after the completion of the building, or after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials.

West Virginia.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county wherein the building is situated or, in the case of claims for labor against corporations, of the county wherein the labor was performed or the principal office, works, real estate, or personal property is situated, within sixty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. In case of claim against building all persons who claim the lien, other than the principal contractor, must serve a written notice of the claim upon the owner within thirty days after the completion of the labor or the furnishing of the materials.

Wisconsin.-Statement must be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county wherein the land affected lies-within six months from the date of the last charge for performing labor or furnishing materials. All persons other

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than the principal contractor must give written notice to the owner within sixty days after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of the materials. Wyoming.-Statement must be filed in the office of the register of deeds in the proper county, by the original contractor, within ninety days and not before sixty days, and by all others within fifty days after the indebtedness accrues.

LIMITATION FOR SUIT.

[See Notes, pp. 19, 20.]

In the States and Territories named below, suit must be brought within the time specified or the lien will be lost:

At the time of filing of the statement of the lien-in Delaware and New Jersey. Within thirty days from receipt of notice from the owner requiring person claiming lien to commence the suit-In Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Twenty days before next term of the supreme court which shall be held not less than twenty days after filing the statement of the lien-in Rhode Island. Within sixty days after filing the statement of the lien-in Michigan. Within ninety days after completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Within ninety days after filing the statement of the lien-in California, Idaho, and Missouri.

Within three months after filing the statement of the lien-in Vermont. Within four months after filing the statement of the lien-in Arizona. Within six months after completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials-in South Carolina.

Within six months after the maturity of the entire indebtedness-in Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia.

Within six months after filing the statement of the lien-in Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Within eight months after filing the statement of the lien-in Washington. Within twelve months after the maturity of the indebtedness-in Georgia. Within twelve months after filing the statement of the lien-in Montana and Texas.

Within one year after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials-in Minnesota and Tennessee.

Within one year from date of last charge for performing labor or furnishing materials-in Wisconsin.

Within one year after filing the statement of the lien-in the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, New York, and Utah.

Within one year from date of recording claim-in Louisiana.

Within two years after filing the statement of the lien-in Connecticut, Illinois, and Nebraska.

Within five years after filing the statement of the lien-in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Within six years from date when first labor was done or first material or machinery furnished-in Ohio.

NOTES.

In certain of the States and Territories the following limitations or modifications are operative:

Within sixty days after filing the statement of the lien :

Michigan: If statement was filed prior to the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials, the suit must be commenced within sixty days after said completion or after the maturity of the whole debt.

Within ninety days after the filing of the statement of the lien :

California: Or ninety days after the expiration of credit, if credit has been given. No agreement to give credit can continue lien in force more than two years after filing the statement of the lien.

Idaho: Same as California above.

Within three months after filing the statement of the lien:

Vermont: Except when the debt had not become due at date of filing of the statement, in which case suit must be commenced within three months after the debt does become due.

Within six months after filing the statement of the lien :

Arkansas: Applies to subcontractors only. By all others suit must be com

menced within nine months after filing the statement of the lien.

Kentucky: Does not apply to McCracken County; in said county suit must be commenced within twelve months after filing the statement of the lien.

Nevada: Or ninety days after the expiration of credit, if credit has been given.

North Carolina: Except when debt has not become due within said six months, in which case suit must be commenced within thirty days after the debt does become due.

Within eight months after filing the statement of the lien :

Washington: Or eight months after the expiration of credit, if credit has been given. No agreement to give credit can continue the lien in force more than two years after the completion of the work or the giving of the credit. Witnin one year after the completion of the labor or of the furnishing of materials:

Minnesota Except in cases of persons performing labor by contract or by the day. In such cases suit must be commenced within four months after filing the statement of the lien.

Tennessee: Applies to contractors only. By all others suit must be commenced within ninety days from the date of the notice served on the owner. Within one year from date of last charge for performing labor or furnishing materials:

Wisconsin: This applies unless within thirty days next preceding the expiration of the year an affidavit is filed with the clerk of the circuit court showing the interest in the property which the claimant has by virtue of his lien. In this case suit must be commenced within two years from date of the last charge.

Within one year after filing the statement of the lien :

Indiana: Or one year after the expiration of credit, if credit has been given. Kansas: Or one year after the maturity of the promisory note, if one has been given.

New Mexico: Or six months after the expiration of credit, if credit has been given.

Within one year from the date of recording claim:

Louisiana: Applies only in case of liens of laborers and workmen.

Within five years after filing the statement of the lien :

Pennsylvania: Except in cases of liens on leaseholds. In such case suit must be commenced within three months after filing the statement of the lien.

ACTS GIVING LIENS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY.

OF THE LIEN.

[See notes, pp. 20, 21.]

In the States and Territories following, any person furnishing labor or materials for the repair of any article of personal property has a lien thereon (subject to certain conditions) and may retain possession of said article until reasonable charges are paid:

Arizona, California. Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

NOTES.

In certain of the States and Territories the following limitations or modifications are operative:

California.-Lien also given for the construction and alteration of an article of personal property.

Colorado. The same as California, above.

District of Columbia.-The same as California, abɔve.

Florida.-Possession not to be kept, but lien to last for ninety days from date of delivery of said article of personal property to owner.

Georgia.-Lien also given for the construction of an article of personal prop

erty.

Idaho.-The same as California, above.

Indiana.-The same as California, above.

Kansas.-The same as California, above.

Louisiana.-Lien given only for labor, and extends to the labor done in the construction of an article of personal property.

Massachusetts.-Lien given to whoever labors on personal property.