§ 44-48. Discharge of liens.
§44‑48. Discharge of liens.
All liens created by thisChapter may be discharged as follows:
(1) By filing with theclerk a receipt or acknowledgment, signed by the claimant, that the lien hasbeen paid or discharged.
(2) By depositing withthe clerk money equal to the amount of the claim, which money shall be held bysaid officer for the benefit of the claimant.
(3) By an entry in thelien docket that the action on the part of the claimant to enforce the lien hasbeen dismissed, or a judgment rendered against the claimant in such action.
(4) By a failure of theclaimant to commence an action for the enforcement of the lien within sixmonths from the notice of lien filed. (1868‑9, c. 117, s. 12;Code, s. 1793; Rev., s. 2033; C.S., s. 2479; 1971, c. 1185, s. 6.)