Section  1,815,  Revised  Statutes.  As  often  as  any  contractor
for  the  construction  of  any  railroad,  or  part  thereof  in  pro-
cess of  construction,  shall  be  indebted  to  any  laborer  for
thirty  days'  labor  or  less,  either  manual  or  team  labor,  or
both,  including  team  and  driver,  performed  in  construction
of  such  road,  such  laborer  may  within  thirty  days  after  the
claim  or  demand  of  such  laborer  shall  have  accrued,  serve
notice  in  writing,  signed  by  him,  his  agent  or  attorney,  on
the  corporation  either  owning  or  constructing  such  road.
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that  he  claims  such  indebtedness^  stating  the  amount  there-
of, the  number  of  days'  labor,  and  the  time  when  performed ,
and  the  name  of  the  contractor  from  whom  due;  and  there-
upon such  corporation  shall  be  directly  liable  to  such  laborer
for  the  amount  so  due  him,  provided  he  bring  his  action
therefor  within  sixty  days  after  the  service  of  such  notice.
Such  notice  shall  be  served  by  delivering  a  copy  thereof  to
an  engineer,  agent  or  superintendent  in  the  corporation's
employment,  having  charge  of  the  part  of  the  road  on  which
such  labor  was  performed,  personally,  or  by  leaving  the
same  at  his  office  or  usual  place  of  business,  with  some  per-
son of  suitable  age  therein.
mechanic's  lien.
