SENATE BILL NO. 1164

A bill to amend 1846 RS 126, entitled

"Of the lien of mechanics and others,"

by amending section 37 (MCL 570.187) and by adding section 37a.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

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Sec. 37. (1) In either of the cases mentioned in the 2 preceding sections, Except as provided in section 37a, if the owner of or the person entitled to the property, materials, or stock so delivered, or the person entitled thereto shall not, delivered under section 35 or 36 does not, when such the article shall have been is constructed, completed, altered, fitted, or repaired, or the time having has expired for the keeping such to keep the

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article or stock, and the same being article or stock is ready to be delivered to such the owner or other persons, person, and the charges thereon shall be for the article or stock are due and payable, pay to such the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person the amount of such the charges, the person having such the lien under section 35 or 36 may enforce the lien. same as hereinafter provided: Provided, however, Any mechanic, artisan or tradesman who shall make, clean, alter or repair any article of personal property at the request of the owner or legal possessor of property shall have a lien on such property so made, cleaned, altered or repaired for his just and reasonable charges for work done, and material furnished, and may hold and retain possession of the same until such just and reasonable charges shall be paid, and in default of payment may foreclose said lien, as hereinafter provided. When

(2) Except as provided in section 37a, if any property upon which a mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person shall have that has a lien for unpaid charges under this act shall remain remains in possession of a mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person without payment and or without proceeding at law in reference thereto, the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person filing a suit under this act, for a period of 9 months, such the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person may sell such the property at public sale upon like after providing notice and proceeding as in the case of a constable sale on execution. as required under this section.

(3) Thirty days before the date of said sale, such the sale under this section, the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, or other person shall give notice of the time and place of said the sale and

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the amount claimed , by depositing the same in the postoffice with postage prepaid and registered