In the event that any owner, upon whose real estate it is desired to take a lien hereunder, should be a nonresident of this state, or in the event that any officer of this state authorized by law to execute legal process should make return “not found” upon any notice of a lien which may be presented to him or her for service, then it shall be sufficient service of any such notice of lien upon such nonresident owner, or upon such owner as to whom any such return, of “not found” shall be made by such officer, to publish a copy of such notice for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in Pocahontas County, and to post a copy of such notice in a conspicuous place upon the property sought to be charged hereunder, which posting and publishing shall be sufficient, if commenced within the aforementioned 90-day period for the filing of such notice. The costs of such publication may be added to the account for which the lien is claimed, and, if included in the amount mentioned in the recorded notice, the lien shall cover such costs.
(Ord. 139, passed 6-6-1985)