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INDEX.
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1745
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MECHANICS' LIEN— Continued.
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ART.
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SEC.
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PAGE
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Should defendant fail to appear and
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plead, judgment shall be entered for
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claimant and amount of claim ascer-
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tained as in other cases ......... . .
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34
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987
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Judgment may be enforced by execution.
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988
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Court, for good cause shown, may permit
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claimant to dismiss his sci. fa. without
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prejudice. ..................
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63
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85
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988
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Otherwise, sci. fa. shall be dismissed and
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lien thereby extinguished..... ..... .
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63
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35
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988
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Proceeds of sale to be distributed pro rata
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amongst hen claimants .........
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36
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988
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Court, on motion of party interested,
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may require claimant to prosecute the
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claim...... ... ....... .......
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37
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988
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Lien to be good for five years from the
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date of filing... . . .... ....
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38
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988
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May be kept alive for another period of
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five years by scire facias, and so on .
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63
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38
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988
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When paid, entry of satisfaction shall be
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made by claimant ... ... ......
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39
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989
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Party refusing to enter satisfaction where
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claim is paid, for sixty days after re-
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quest, shall forfeit half the claim . ...
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40
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989
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This article to be liberally construed, and
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proceedings to be freely amendable ...
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63
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41
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989
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Claimant may also maintain personal ac-
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tion against debtor ........... .....
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42
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989
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Article not to apply to Charles county.
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43
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990
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Boats and vessels to be also subject to
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lien ....... ............
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44
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990
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Claimant to file sworn statement of his
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claim within six months, with the clerk
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of the circuit court for the county, or
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superior court of Baltimore city. . .
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45
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990
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Clerks to keep "Boats Lien Docket".
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46
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991
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Such claims to be entered therein
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46
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991
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Lien to be good for two years from filing
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of claim. . ........
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47
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991
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Claims not to have preference over prior
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mortgages and bills of sale ... .....
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48
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991
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Claimant may sue out scire facias ... .
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49
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991
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Sheriff shall serve writ on owner or
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agent.................. .... ...
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50
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992
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If neither can he found, he shall set up
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notice, and publish copy in newspaper.
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992
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Judgment may be rendered for claimant,
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when...............................
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992
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