Section 186. Lien of bailees for hire  


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  • Every person, firm or corporation
      engaged in performing work upon any watch, clock or jewelry for a  price
      shall  have a lien upon any such watch, clock or jewelry upon which such
      person, firm or corporation performs such work for  the  amount  of  any
      account  that may be due for such work. Such lien shall also include the
      value or agreed price, if  any,  of  all  materials  furnished  by  such
      bailees  for  hire  in  connection with such work, whether added to such
      article or articles or otherwise. If such account remain unpaid for  one
      year, after completing such work, such bailees for hire may, upon thirty
      days'  notice  in  writing  to  the  owner specifying the amount due and
      informing him that the payment of such amount within  thirty  days  will
      entitle  him  to redeem such property, sell any such article or articles
      at public or bona fide private sale to satisfy the account. The proceeds
      of the sale, after paying the expenses  thereof,  shall  be  applied  in
      liquidation of the indebtedness secured by such lien and the balance, if
      any, shall be paid over to the owner. Such notice may be served by mail,
      directed  to  the  owner's  last  known address, or, if the owner or his
      address be unknown, it may be posted in two public places in  the  town,
      village  or  city  where  the  property is located. Such notice shall be
      written or printed. Nothing herein contained shall preclude  the  remedy
      of  enforcing  such  lien by action, as provided in article nine of this
      chapter.