Chap. 915. AN ACT to amend section five of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, relative to mechanics' liens. BECAME a law May 27, 1896, with the approval of the Governor, Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. Section five of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended to read as follows: § 5. Priority of liens; building contract. The liens provided for in this act shall be preferred as prior liens to any conveyance, judgment or other claim which was not docketed or recorded at the time of filing the notice of lien prescribed in fourth section of this act, and prior to advances made upon any mortgage on the premises after the filing of such notice of lien, and prior to the claim of the creditor who has not furnished materials or performed labor upon any land, or towards the erection or improvement of premises described in said notice of lien, and which have been assigned by the owner, lessee or person in possession thereof by a general assignment for the benefit of creditors within thirty days before the filing of the notice of lien provided for in the fourth section of this act. No assignment of any contract for the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials for any of the purposes specified in the first section of this act; nor of the moneys due or to become due therefor, nor of any part thereof, nor any order drawn by any contractor or subcontractor for the payment of such moneys shall have any force or validity until the contract, or a statement containing the substance thereof, and such assignment, or copies thereof, or a copy of such order, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county wherein the premises are situated upon which such labor or services have been or are to be performed, or such materials have been or are to be furnished, and may then take effect and be enforced as of the time of such filing. The clerk of the county shall immediately index the same in the "lien docket" provided for in section four of this act. But nothing in State's in lands Rights, etc., etc affected. this act shall affect the priority of the amount actually owing on a mortgage givea for purchase-money. Liens, claims, assignments and orders of contractors, subcontractors, laborers and material-men shall be preferred over any other claim in the distribution of any fund pursuant to the provisions of this act. In cases in which the owner has made an agreement to sell and convey the premises to the contractor or other person, such owner shall be deemed to be the owner within the intent and meaning of this act until the deed had been actually delivered and recorded conveying said premises pursuant to such agreement. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 918. AN ACT to release to Mary Haley the right, title and interest and estate of the people of the state of New York in and to certain real estate in the town of Hempstead, county of Queens, and state of New York. BECAME a law May 27, 1896, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a two thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. All the right, title and interest of the people of the state of New York, acquired by escheat in and to all that certain lot or parcel of land, situate upon the north side of Orchard street ia the village of Hempstead, Queens county, and bounded as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said lot, adjoining Orchard street and land of John Jordan, and running northerly along the land of said Jordan to land of Silas Coles Bedell; thence easterly along the land of said Bedell fifty feet; thence southerly along the land of Michael Hannan to Orchard street; thence westerly along the said Orchard street fifty feet to the place of beginning, is hereby released to Mary Haley, the widow of Michael Haley, deceased, her heirs and assigns forever. § 2. Nothing in this act contained shall be held or construed to affect the right, title, interest, claim or demand of any heir at law, devisee, grantee or vendor, or of any creditor by mortgage or otherwise of said deceased. §3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 919. AN ACT to release to Louisa Campbell all the right, title and interest of the people of the state of New York in and to certain real estate in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe. BECAME a law May 27, 1896, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a two-thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Interest released, Section 1. All the right, title and interest which the people state's of the state of New York acquired by escheat in and to all that in lands tract or parcel of land situate in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe and state of New York, and in the tenth ward of the Faid city, and being the east half of lot number twenty-seven, and also a strip of land ten feet in width from the east side of the west half of said lot number twenty-seven, adjoining the east half. Said parcel of land fronts on the north side of Perkins street now Ravine avenue, in that part of said city called "McCrackenville," is released unto Louisa Campbell of the city of Rochester, county of Monroe and state of New York, to be her heirs and assigns forever. etc.. not § 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair or affect Rights, the right in said real estate of any heir-at-law, devisce, grantee acted or creditor by mortgage, judgment or otherwise. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 920. AN ACT to release to Mary McGuire all the right, title and interest of the people of the state of New York, of, in and to certain real estate in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings. Accepted by the city. BECAME a law May 27, 1896, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by a two-thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. All the estate, right, title and interest of the people State's of the state of New York acquired by escheat, of, in and to all lands Interest released Rights, etc., not affected. State's interest in lands released. that certain piece or plot of land situate in the twenty-sixth ward of the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at the northwesterly corner of Arlington avenue and Dresden street; running thence westerly along Arlington avenue fifty feet; thence northerly, parallel with Dresden street, one hundred feet; thence easterly, parallel with Arlington avenue, fifty feet to Dresden street; thence southerly along Dresden street one hundred feet to Arlington avenue, at the point or place of beginning; being the same premises conveyed to Terence McGuire by deed dated January eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and recorded in the Kings county register's office in liber eight hundred and sixtyeight of conveyances, page three hundred and seventy-one, on the twenty-second day of January, eighteen hundred and sixtynine, and of which the said Terence McGuire died seized and intestate, is hereby granted, conveyed and released to Mary McGuire and to her heirs and assigns forever. § 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair, release or discharge any right, claim or interest of an heir-at-law, devisee, grantee or creditor by judgment, mortgage or otherwise in and to said premises or any part thereof. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 921. AN ACT to release Mathias Meyer all the right, title and interest The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and• Section 1. All the right, title and interest which the people of the state of New York acquired by escheat in and to the un divided one-half of all that piece or parcel of real estate situ ated in the first ward of the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, of which Adam Becker, late of the city of Schenectady. died seized and possessed as tenant in common with Mathias Meyer and bounded and described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the first ward of the city of Schenectady, with the buildings erected thereon, on the west side of Ferry street, bounded as follows: On the east by said Ferry street; on the west by lot of Isaac I. Truax; on the north by the house and lot of Andrew Kerr; and on the south by an alley lead. ing to the livery stable of Isaac I. Truax, is hereby granted, conveyed and released to Mathias Meyer of the city of Schenectady, New York, and to his heirs and assigns forever. etc., not i § 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair or affect Rights, the right of any heir-at-law, devisee, grantee or creditor by mort. affected. gage, judgment or otherwise. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Chap. 922. AN ACT to release the right, title and interest of the people o the state of New York in and to certain real estate in the town of Sangerfield, Oneida county, to said town. BECAME a law May 27, 1896. with the approval of the Governor. Passed, by a two-thirds vote. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: interest released, Section 1. The real property formerly owned and occupied by state's the Lisbon Congregational society in Sangerfield, situate in the in lands town of Sangerfield, Oneida county, consisting of four and onehalf acres of land, more or less, having been escheated to the people of the state of New York by voluntary dissolution of said society, the state does hereby release, remise and convey unto the caid town of Sangerfield, all the land and real property, situate therein formerly owned by the said society. etc., not § 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair or affect Rights, the right in or to said real estate of any heir at law, devisee, affected. grantee or any creditor by mortgage, judgment or otherwise. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |