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 540 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 786. 1900. mF,§§;;§_;ef l Mm ‘ °' Sec. 287. Every person mentioned in section two hundred and eighty claiming the benefit thereof must_ iile for record with the recorder of the precinct in which such saw logs, spars, piles, and other timber were cut a claim, in substance the same as provided in section two hundred and eighty-six, and verified as therein provided. R°°°“‘ 0* °‘“*’“· Sec. 288; The recorder must record every claim tiled under the provisions of this title in books kept by him for that purpose, which records must be indexed as deeds and other conveyances are required by law to be indexed, and for which he may receive the same fees as are allowed by law for recording deeds or other instruments. m-i‘,}g’§{,?°§cli§¤'j f°’ SEG- 289. N0 lieu provided for in this chapter shall bind any saw logs, spars, iles, lumber, or other timberfor a lon er period than six months agter the claim, as herein provided for, has geen tiled, unless an action be commenced within that time to enforce the same; and no lien of any kind or character shall be had upon any lumber or logs after the same shall have been placed in any buildin or upon any . spars or piles after the same shall have been put in use ger the purpose _ for whic the were intended. ‘l“““‘“°"°“· Sec. 290. The liens provided for in this chapter shall be enforced by an action and shall be governed by the laws regulating the proceeding relating to the mode and manner of trial and the proceedings and laws to secioure property so as to hold it for thesatisfaction of any lien that may e against it. be*}§§;';°‘m;Y)§°ge°ig*;j . Sec. 291. Anv erson who shall bring an action to enforce a lien forced- herein provided fdr, or any person having a lien as herein provided for, who shall be made a rty to any such action, has a right to demand that such lien be enfgrced against the whole or anly part of the saw lo s, spars, piles,`or other timber or manufactured umber upon which ie has performed labor, or which 'he has assisted in obtaining or securing, or which has been cut on his timber land during the six months mentioned in sections two hundred and eighty-four and two hundred and eighty-five. fO1‘ all his l8·bO1' upon or for all his assistance in obtaining or securing the logs, spars, piles, or other timber, or in manufacturing said lumber during the whole or any part of the six ' months mentioned in section two hundred and eighty-four, or for timber cut during the whole or any part of the six months mentioned in section two hundred and eighty-five. f J¤i¤d¤¤>f¤¢¤¤· Sec. 292. Any number of persons claiming liens under this title may join in the same action, and when separate actions are commenced the court may consolidate them.· The court may also allow, as part of the costs, the moneys paid for filing and recording the claim, and a reasonable attorneyis fee for each person claiming a lien. ec{1*;Qgf*°¤* um? °’°‘ Sec. 293. In suc action judgment must be ren ered in favor of each person having alien for the amount due him, and the court shall order any pgoperitly subject to the lien herein provided for to be sold by the mars 11n e same manner that persona property is sold on execution, and the court shall apportion the dproceeds of suc sale to the payment of each judgment pro rata, according to the amount of such judgment. i S¤1¢Wh¤¤ P!'°P°'t!' Sec. 294. The 'udge of the court may, in vacation, upon motion, s subject to loss or A. . . aemucziou. .supported by aili avit, showing that the property is liable to loss or destruction, order any propert subject to a ien as in this title provided to be sold by the marshal as dpersonal property isssold on execution before the judgment is ren ered, as dprovicled in section_ two hundred and ninety-three, and the procee s of such sale must be retaineg by the marshal until judgment, to be applied as in the section directex. P¤‘¤\‘€¤*i¤ th? Sec. 295. Any erson, firm, or co oration who shall in'ure im ir biiumti-gggdlotg  or destroy, or whiz) shall render digcult, uncertain, O1' iinpcissibllg of ·identification any saw logs, spars, piles, or other timber knowing the