Sec. 3.
Any person claiming to have any such lien as is specified in the preceding sections may file a complaint, giving security for costs as hereinafter provided with the clerk of the circuit court of any county, setting forth, in separately numbered articles, the facts upon which such claim is based, and the amount due over and above all payments and discounts, as near as may be, which shall be verified by affidavit, in the same manner as bills in chancery: Provided, That in Wayne county such complaint shall be filed with the clerk of the recorder's court of Detroit, or the clerk of the circuit court of said Wayne county, and that said courts, and the circuit courts of the counties of Macomb, St. Clair, Monroe, Sanilac and Huron, shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction over all water-craft within the limits of either of said counties, and that process issued, as provided in the next section, from the courts of either of said counties, may be served in the waters of either of said counties by the sheriff of either; and that the circuit courts of the counties of Saginaw and Bay shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction over all water-craft within the limits of either county, and that process issued from either of said last named courts may be served in the waters of either county, by the sheriff of either. The circuit court of the counties of Kent and Ottawa shall in like manner exercise concurrent jurisdiction over all water-craft within the limits of either county, and the circuit courts of the counties of Muskegon and Newaygo shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction over all water-craft within the limits of either county, and process issued from either of said courts exercising such concurrent jurisdiction may be served in the waters of either county by the sheriff of either.
History: 1864, Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. May 7, 1864 ;-- CL 1871, 6649 ;-- How. 8237 ;-- CL 1897, 10790 ;-- CL 1915, 14893 ;-- CL 1929, 13139 ;-- CL 1948, 570.403
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 59 of 1864 (Ex. Sess.) - Lien on Watercraft (570.401 - 570.449)
Section 570.401 - Repeal; Saving Clause.
Section 570.402 - Liens Upon Certain Watercraft for Certain Debts.
Section 570.403 - Complaint; Filing, Jurisdiction of Courts in Certain Counties.
Section 570.404 - Warrant, Summons; Issuance, Contents, Return Date.
Section 570.405 - Warrant; Execution by Sheriff.
Section 570.406 - Warrant; Return.
Section 570.407 - Warrant; Number Against Same Craft, Limitation.
Section 570.408 - Notice on Return of Warrant; Publication.
Section 570.409 - Warrant; Contents.
Section 570.410 - Intervening Complaints; Rights, Summons.
Section 570.411 - Intervening Complaints; Time for Filing.
Section 570.412 - Liens Not Filed Before Sale; Cessation.
Section 570.413 - Writ of Restitution; Application, Issuance.
Section 570.414 - Bond on Restitution; Conditions, Sureties.
Section 570.416 - Motion for Additional Security.
Section 570.419 - Entry of Appearance; Notice, Default.
Section 570.420 - Answer or Demurrer; Time for Filing, Effect of Answer.
Section 570.421 - Interrogation; Appended to Pleadings, Filing; Answer.
Section 570.422 - Pleadings Subsequent to Answer; Amended Complaint.
Section 570.423 - Exceptions to Answer.
Section 570.424 - Trial or Hearing; Notice.
Section 570.425 - Trial or Hearing; Jury Trial, Demand.
Section 570.426 - Evidence; Taking by Attorney or Commissioner, Report to Court.
Section 570.427 - Admiralty Principles; Applicability.
Section 570.428 - Judgment for Complainant; in Personna.
Section 570.429 - Judgment for Complainant; in Rem.
Section 570.430 - Sale of Craft; Writ.
Section 570.431 - Sale of Craft; Duty of Sheriff.
Section 570.432 - Sale of Craft; Bill of Sale, Contents, Use as Evidence, Effect on Title.
Section 570.433 - Sale of Craft; Distribution of Proceeds.
Section 570.434 - Sale of Craft; Distribution of Surplus.
Section 570.435 - Sale of Craft; Payment of Claims Based on Subsequent Decree or Appeal.
Section 570.436 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Claim, Bond.
Section 570.437 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Transcript of Record.
Section 570.438 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Hearing De Novo.
Section 570.439 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Jurisdiction, Acquisition, Taking of Testimony.
Section 570.440 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Order.
Section 570.441 - Appeal to Supreme Court; Judgment on Order.
Section 570.442 - Fees; Clerk, Sheriff, Attorney.
Section 570.443 - Rules of Practice.
Section 570.444 - Proceedings Upon Cases Arising in Other States.
Section 570.445 - Enforcement of Lien; Time Limitation, Effect of Bona Fide Purchase of Craft.
Section 570.446 - Costs; Security; Taxation, Appeal.
Section 570.447 - Proceedings and Practice; Depositions, Writs, Costs.
Section 570.448 - Record of Proceedings; Fee for Certifying Copies.