982 MECHANICS' LIEN. [ART. 63

v. Pumphrey, 36 Md 361 Trustees, &c. v. Heise, 44 Md 453. Blake v.
Pitcher, 46 Md 465 Reindollar v. Flickinger, 59 Md 472 Kenly v. Sisters.
of Chanty of St. Joseph, 63 Md. 309 Conway v.Crook, 66 Md 291.

P. G. L., (1860,) art 61, sec. 12. 1845, ch. 176, sec. 2.

12. If such notice cannot be given on account of absence, or
other causes, the claimant or his agent may, in the presence of a
competent witness, and within sixty days, place said notice upon
the door or other front part of said building, and shall file a,
claim with the clerk of the circuit court for the county or the
superior court of Baltimore city, as the case may be, as herein-
after mentioned.
Kenly v. Sisters of Charity of St Joseph, 63 Md 309.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1845, ch. 287, sec. 8.

13. In all cases in which a contractor or builder of a house
shall have purchased materials or contracted for work, and the
party with whom such contract was made shall have given notice
as required in the two preceding sections to the owner of such
building, it shall be lawful for the owner to retain from the cost
of such building the amount which he may ascertain to be due to
the party giving such notice; and in case any lien be laid by the
party giving such notice, and be also kid by the contractor or
builder, the said contractor or builder shall receive only the differ-
ence between the amount due him and that due the person giving-
the notice.
Weber v. Weatherby, 34 Md. 656.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1845, ch. 176, sec. 5.

14. Any person furnishing work or materials, or both, and
complying with the provisions of this article, shall be entitled to
the lien hereby given, without regard to the amount of his claim.

Watts v. Whittington, 48 Md. 354.

Ibid sec 15 1845, ch 287, sec 7. 1838, ch. 205, sec. 9.

15. The lien hereby given shall be preferred to all mortgages,
judgments, liens and encumbrances which attach upon the said
building or the grounds covered thereby subsequently to the com-
mencement thereof; and all the mortgages and liens other than