ART. 63] BOATS AND VESSELS. 1471

A claim is filed in time if it is filed within six months from the time of the
commencement of the work for which the claim is filed—it need not be
within six months from the time of the commencement of the building of
the vessel. A designation of the "place where" the boat was built held to be
sufficient. Question of who was the owner of a vessel, passed on. Lucas v.
Taylor, 105 Md. 104.

This section referred to in construing section 47—see notes thereto. The
D. B. Steelman, 48 Fed. 583; The Marcelia Ann, 34 Fed. 143.

See sections 19 and 23 and notes.

1904, art. 63, sec. 45. 1888, art. 63, sec. 46. 1860, art. 61, sec. 40.
1856, ch. 294, sec. 1. 1865, ch. 190.

45. The clerks of the several circuit courts for the counties and of
the superior court of Baltimore city shall each keep a 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 the requirements
of the preceding section, to record the said statements or accounts filed
with him and, immediately thereafter, he shall docket a case between
the parties to the claim, entering the claimant as plaintiff and the boat
and its owner and the owner's 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 taxed 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 allowed the same
fees for recording said statement or account as are now allowed for
recording deeds or bills or sale.

This section referred to in construing section 47—see notes thereto. The
D. B. Steelman, 48 Fed. 583; The Marcelia Ann, 34 Fed. 14a

Ibid. sec. 46. 1888, art. 63, sec. 47. 1860, art. 61, sec. 47. 1856, ch. 294,
sec. 2. 1865, ch. 190.

46. Every such boat or vessel against which an account or state-
ment shall be filed under this article shall be subject to a lien for the
debt and cost justly chargeable against it for two years from the day
on which the account or statement shall be filed and no longer; but
the claimant may have the benefit of any other lien upon said boat or
vessel to which he may be entitled by mortgage, bill of sale, or otherwise.
Although proceedings to enforce the lien must be taken within two years,
the proceedings may be continued, and a decree passed thereafter. Lucas v.
Taylor, 105 Md. 111.

This section referred to in construing section 47—see notes thereto. The
D. B. Steelman. 48 Fed. 583; The Marcelia Ann, 34 Fed. 143.
See sec. 38 and note.

Ibid. sec. 47. 1888, art. 63, sec. 48. 1860, art. 61. sec. 48.
1856, ch. 294, sec. 3.

47. The lien given by this article on boats or vessels shall not
entitle the claimant to preference over creditors or claimants secured
by mortgage or bill of sale properly executed and recorded before the
claim to be secured by such lien shall have accrued.

Where there is no entire contract for repairing a vessel, but the repairs
are done from day to day as ordered, only such repairs have priority over a
mortgage duly executed and recorded, as were done prior to the record of