Bradley & Currier Co. v. Loving
Supreme Court of New Jersey
'On case certified. The question certified for the advisory opinion of the •Supreme Court is, whether the following act is constitutional: '“A further supplement to the act entitled ‘An act to secure to mechanics and others payment for their labor and materials in erecting any building/ extending liens to alterations.
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'On case certified. The question certified for the advisory opinion of the •Supreme Court is, whether the following act is constitutional: '“A further supplement to the act entitled ‘An act to secure to mechanics and others payment for their labor and materials in erecting any building/ extending liens to alterations. “ Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the 'State of New Jersey, That the lien given by the act to which this is a supplement shall be and is hereby extended to all buildings, of whatever description, within this state, and to the lot •or curtilage whereon the…
1Opinion of the Court
*228The opinion of the court was delivered by
Beasley, Chief Justice.
On the part of the defence,, it is objected that the statute, a copy of which is prefixed to this opinion, is inconsistent with the constitution for two reasons, viz.: First, that it extends the scope and effects of the Mechanics’ Lien law by referring to its title only; and, secondly, that it provides that section 2 of the Mechanics’’ Lien law shall be applicable to the provisions of the act of' 1883, without inserting such section in the new act.
The former of these exceptions has its root in that clause-of the constitution…
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