A person who has a lien under this article against the vessel so sold, and has made no application for a warrant thereon, may present to and file with the justice or referee at the time and place specified in the notice of distribution of such proceeds, a verified statement of the facts and allegations required to be stated in the application for a warrant. And thereupon such lien shall be determined, with the same effect as if a warrant had been issued to enforce such lien.
New York Legal Code