§ 82 — Notice of lien, when to be filed

§ 82. Notice of lien, when to be filed. Every debt specified in\nsection eighty shall cease to be a lien upon such vessel unless the\nlienor shall, within ninety days after the debt becomes due, except as\nhereinafter provided, file a notice of lien, containing the name of the\nvessel, the name of the owner, if known, the particulars of the debt and\na statement of the amount claimed to be due from such vessel, and\nverified by the lienor, his legal representative, agent or assignee, to\nbe true and correct. If the debt is based upon a written contract, a\ncopy of such contract shall be attached to such notice. The notice shall\nbe filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the debt is\ncontracted. But if the debt was contracted in the city of New York, such\nnotice shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county of New\nYork. Whenever any debt specified in section eighty is contracted by the\nmaster, owner, charterer, builder or consignee of any ship or vessel\nnavigating the western and northwestern lakes, or any of them, or the\nriver Saint Lawrence, or by the agent of such master, owner, charterer,\nbuilder or consignee, such debt shall not cease to be a lien upon such\nship or vessel if the person to whom such debt may be owing shall, by\nthe first Tuesday of February next succeeding the time such debt becomes\ndue cause to be drawn up, verified and filed, specifications of such\ndebt in the form and comprising the statements in this section\nprescribed.\n