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No\nsuch assignment or transfer shall in any way affect the validity or the priority\nof satisfaction of liens given by this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 6435.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}