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BALTIMORE CITY.

May pro-
ceed.

of such rule, may proceed in like manner, as if a scire facias
had been issued by such claimant, and had been duly served
and returned.

Lien ex-
pires in
five years.

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That the lien of every such
debt, for which a claim shall have been filed as aforesaid, shall
expire at the end of five years from the day on which such

Unless
revived.

claim shall have been filed, unless the same shall be revived
by scire facias in the manner provided by law in the case of
judgments, in which case such lien shall continue in like man-
ner, for another period of five years, and so from one such
period to another, unless such lien be satisfied, or the same to
be extinguished, by a sheriff's sale, or otherwise, according
to law.

On pay-
ment.

SEC. 24. And be it enacted. That in every case in which the
amount of any claim as aforesaid, shall be paid, or otherwise

Satisfaction
to bo en-
tered.

satisfied, it shall be the duty of the claimant, or his legal repre-
sentative, at the request of the owner of the building, or of any
other person interested therein, and on payment of the costs, to
enter satisfaction on the record of such claim, in the office of
the clerk of Baltimore county court, in which such claim shall
have been enteredj which shall for ever thereafter, discharge

Release.

and release the same.

Forfeiture
if neglected

SEC. 25. And be it enacted. That if any person who shall
have received satisfaction as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to
enter satisfaction of such claim as aforesaid, within sixty days
after request, and payment of the costs of suit, as aforesaid, he
shall forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved, any sum not exceed-
ing one-half of the amount of such claim, to be recovered as
debts of a like amount are recoverable.

Right to
other action
reserved.

SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That, provided, that nothing in
this act contained, shall be construed to impair, or otherwise
effect, the right of any person to whom any debt may be due,
for work done, or materials furnished, to maintain any personal
action against the owner of the building, or any other person
liable therefor, to recover the amount of such debt, not having
a claim exceeding fifty dollars.

Take effect
June l.

; SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from and after the first day of June next.

MARINERS.
See 'Free Schools/ ante page 1468.

MARKETS.
Power to regulate them is granted to the corporation, by 1796, ch. 68,
sec. 9, ante page 1400.