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the lien; Provided, that as between the owner of any stal- 

 lion, jack or bull, as provided in the preceding section and 

 the owner of any female served, a lien shall exist not- 

 withstanding no certificate as herein provided shall be 

 filed or notice given as in this article provided." 



The recorders of the several counties are required to 

 keep a book especially for the recording of these certifi- 

 cates. 



If the sire owner advertises a false pedigree, or falsely 

 represents his animal to be eligible to be recorded, he loses 

 all claim for the services of that animal and all benefit 

 of the stallion law. 



The lien is enforced by replevin of the animal on which 

 it is claimed, and the replevin suit will take the course 

 and be decided as are other replevin suits. 



OREGON. 



The owner of any stallion within the state may file with 

 the county clerk of any county therein, on or before the 

 31st day of December of each year, a list of mares served 

 by such stallion during that year upon which such owner 

 claims a lien for the service fee of such stallion for such 

 year; and from the time of filing such lists and claim for 

 liens the owner of such stallion shall have and hold a lien 

 upon each mare therein described, and upon her colt, if 

 any for the amount of the service fee of such stallion due 

 on such mare. Such list and claim for liens shall contain 

 the name and a brief description of each of such mares, 

 the name of the owner of each mare, the terms upon 

 which such mare was bred, the amount of service fee due 

 on such mare, the tipie the same is payable, and a state- 

 ment that the owner of such stallion claims a lien on 

 such mare and her colt, if any, by such stallion for the 

 amount of said service fee, and such list and claim shall 

 be subscribed and verified by the oath of the owner of 

 such stallion or his agent. 



The liens secured and provided for by the preceding 

 section shall expire in one year after the 31st day of De- 

 cember on or before which said claim for liens may be filed 

 as aforesaid, unless the same shall be renewed within 

 thirty days before the expiration thereof by the owner or 

 his agent, making and filing an affidavit to be attached to 

 the original list and claim for liens, setting forth the 

 service fees therein still remaining unpaid, and then such 

 affidavit shall renew and extend such lien for another year. 

 All persons holding any such lien may enforce the same 

 against the mare and colt, or either of them, by action in 

 any justice court in any county where such mare or colt, 



