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Every worker or employee who fails to receive any sum as compensation for work done under the conditions specified in the preceding section, may execute the said lien in accordance with the proceedings established by Act No. 10, 1917, as amended by Act No. 12 of 1923; Provided, That before filing the judicial complaint, the workman or employee shall request payment from the owner or grantee of said property, or from his agent or representative, through the Department of Labor and Human Resources, or upon a written notice from the said worker or employee. History —May 4, 1931, No. 73, p. 458, § 2, eff. 90 days after May 31, 1931.