Bender's Selected Statutes of the State of New York as Amended to Close of ...

of such mortgage; if not such resident but the property so mortgaged was located in the borough of the Bronx in said city at the time of the execution of such mortgage, then a copy of such mortgage as above described must be filed in the office of the register of the county of Bronx and also in the office of the register or of the county clerk, in case there is no register, of such county in said city in which the mortgagor resided when such mortgage was executed; provided, further, that where the mortgagor was a resident of the borough of the Bronx in the city of New York at the time of the execution of such mortgage and the property so mortgaged was located in the borough of the Bronx at such time, then a copy of such mortgage as above described must be filed in the office of the register of the county of the Bronx and need not be filed in any other office, and provided further that where the vendee of a contract for the conditional sale of goods and chattels not attached to a building was a resident of the borough of the Bronx in said city of New York at the time of the execution of such contract, then a copy of such contract, together with a statement as required herein in the case of chattel mortgages, must be filed in the office of the register of the county of Bronx; if not such resident nor a resident of any other borough within the city of New York nor of this state at the time of the execution of such contract but the property so sold was in the borough of the Bronx in said city when such contract was executed, then a copy of such contract and a statement as aforesaid must be filed in the office of the register of the county of Bronx. Except in the city of New York, the officer with whom such a renewal statement or copy of a mortgage is filed, shall upon request issue to the person filing the same a receipt in writing, which shall contain the names of the parties to the instrument so filed, its date, amount and the date and time of filing thereof. (Amended by L. 1915, ch. 608, in effect May 12, 1915.)

Derivation: Lien Law, § 95, as amended by L. 1901, ch. 219, § 2, and L. 1906, ch. 381, § 3.

$236. Duration of lien of mortgage on canal craft.

Every mortgage upon a canal boat or other craft navigating the canals of this state, filed as provided in this article, shall be valid

as against the creditors of the mortgagor and against subsequent purchasers or mortgagees in good faith, as long as the debt which the mortgage secures is enforceable. From the time of filing, every such mortgage shall have preference and priority over all other claims and liens, not existing at the time of such filing. Derivation: Lien Law, § 96.

§ 237. Copies to be evidence of certain facts.

A copy of any such original instrument, or of a copy thereof, including any statement relating thereto, certified by the officer with whom the same is filed, may be received in evidence, but only of the fact that such instrument, or copy, or statement was received and filed according to the indorsement thereon; and the original indorsement upon such instrument or copy may be received in evidence only of the facts stated in such indorsement. Derivation: Lien Law, § 97.

§ 238. Mortgage, how discharged of record.

Upon the payment or satisfaction of a chattel mortgage, the mortgagee, his assignee or legal representative, upon the request of the mortgagor or of any person interested in the mortgaged property, must sign and acknowledge a certificate setting forth such payment or satisfaction. The officer with whom the mortgage, or a copy thereof is filed, must, on receipt of such certificate, file the same in his office, and write the word "discharged" in the book where the mortgage is entered, opposite the entry thereof, and the mortgage is thereby discharged.

Derivation: Lien Law, § 98.

ARTICLE 11.

LAWS REPEALED; WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT.

SECTION 250. Laws repealed.

251. When to take effect.

§ 250. Laws repealed.

Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.

Derivation: Lien Law, § 120.

§ 251. When to take effect.

This chapter shall take effect immediately.

Derivation: Lien Law, § 121.

SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED.