71-3-605. How to obtain lien -- form of claim. (1) Every person, within 30 days after the close of the rendition of the services or after the close of the work or labor mentioned in 71-3-601, claiming the benefit hereof must file for record with the county in which such sawlogs, piling, railroad ties, cordwood, or other timber were cut or in which such lumber or shingles were manufactured a claim containing a statement of his demand and the amount thereof, after deducting as nearly as possible all just credits and offsets, with the name of the person by whom he was employed, with a statement of the terms and conditions of his contract, if any. In case there is no express contract, the claim shall state what such service, work, or labor is reasonably worth. It shall also contain a description of the property to be charged with a lien sufficient for identification with reasonable certainty, which claim must be verified by the oath of himself or some other person to the effect that the affiant believes the same to be true.
     (2) The claim shall be substantially in the following form:
     ...., Claimant, vs. ....
     Notice is hereby given that .... of .... County, state of Montana, claims a lien upon a .... of ...., being about .... in quantity, which were cut or manufactured in .... County, state of Montana, are marked thus ...., and are now lying in a .... for labor performed upon and assistance rendered in .... said ....; that the name of the owner or reputed owner is ....; that .... employed said .... to perform such labor and render such assistance upon the following terms and conditions, to wit: The said .... agreed to pay the said .... for such labor and assistance ....; that said contract has been faithfully performed and fully complied with on the part of said ...., who performed labor upon and assisted in .... said .... for a period of ....; that said labor and assistance were so performed and rendered upon said .... between the .... day of .... and the .... day of ...., and the rendition of said service was closed on the .... day of ...., and 30 days have not elapsed since that time; that the amount of claimant's demand for said services is ....; that no part thereof has been paid except ...., and there is now due and remaining unpaid thereon, after deducting all just credits and offsets, the sum of ...., in which amount he claims a lien upon said ....; that said .... also claims a lien on all said .... now owned by said .... of said county, to secure payment for the work and labor performed in obtaining or securing the said logs, piling, railroad ties, cordwood, or other timber, lumber, or shingles herein described.
    r ...., Claimant.
     State of Montana, County of ....
     ...., being first duly sworn, on oath says that he is .... named in the foregoing claim, has heard the same read, and knows the contents thereof, and believes the same to be true.
    r ................
     Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ....
    r ................

     History: En. Sec. 7, p. 128, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 5825, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8324, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 8324, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 45-407.