N.Y. Lien Law § 185: Lien of manufacturers and throwsters of silk goods

§ 185. Lien of manufacturers and throwsters of silk goods. All persons

or corporations engaged in the business of manufacturing, spinning or

throwing silk into yarn or other goods, shall be entitled to a lien upon

the goods and property of others in their possession for the amount of

any account that may be due them, from the owners of such silk, by

reason of any work and labor performed, and materials furnished in or

about the manufacturing, spinning or throwing of the same, or other

goods, of such owner or owners. Such lien shall not be waived or

impaired by the taking of any note or notes for the moneys so due, or

for the work and labor performed and materials furnished.