Any person having a lien under this act and desiring to avail himself of its provisions shall, within sixty (60) days after such work or labor is done or performed, or materials furnished, file with the county clerk of the county in which the debtor resides, a just and true account of the demand due, or becoming due, allowing all credits, and containing a description of the property to be charged with said lien, verified by affidavit; provided, that said lien must in either event, be so filed with the county clerk of the county in which the debtor resides, before the title to the property described therein, has passed from the original owner.
Laws 1913, c. 82, p. 132, § 2, emerg. eff. March 22, 1913; Laws 1986, c. 135, § 6, emerg. eff. April 17, 1986.