LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

the party to whom it is assigned shall take the oath in this
section prescribed, to be recorded with said assignment, and no
mortgage shall be valid except as between the parties thereto,
unless the said oath or affirmation is endorsed thereon.

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SEC. 2. And lie it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage,
Approved April 9, 1898.

CHAPTER 502.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 1,
2, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 29, 30, 36 and 42 of Article
63 of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Mechanics,'
Liens," so far as the same apply to Baltimore City.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 29, 30,

Effective.

36 and 42 of Article 63 of the Code of Public General Laws,
title "Mechanics' Liens," so far as the same are applicable to
Baltimore City, be and the same are hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments, so as to read as follows :

Repeal.

1. Every building erected and every building repaired, rebuilt
or improved to the extent of one-fourth its value, shall be sub-
ject to a lieu for the payment of all debts contracted for work
done on or about the same.

Subject to a
lien.

2. In all cases where a building shall be commenced and not
finished, the lien shall attach thereto to the extent of the work
done.

Attachment
of lien.

10. Where a building shall be erected on a lot of ground
belonging to a married woman, by her husband, or some person
by him employed, the said lien shall not attach unless notice
thereof be given to such married woman in writing within
sixty days after doing such work.

When lien
shall not
attach.

11. If the contract for furnishing such work shall have been
made with any architect or builder, or any other person
except the owner of the lot on which the building may be
erected, or his agent, the person so doing work shall not be
entitled to a lien unless within sixty days after furnishing the
same, he or his agent shall give notice in writing to such
owner or agent, if resident within the city of Baltimore, of his
intention to claim such lien.
13. In all cases in which the contractor or builder of a house
shall have contracted for work, and the party with whom such
contract was made shall have given notice as required in sec-
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When not
entitled to
a lien.