In event the owner or owners of any lot or other real property is unknown or his, her, or their whereabouts shall be unknown, or if any such owner or owners shall be non-residents of the state of Arkansas, then a copy of the written notice designated in Section 4 above shall be posted upon the premises, and prior to the institution of any action to enforce such lien, the City Clerk of Mayflower, Arkansas, shall make an affidavit setting out the facts as to the unknown address or whereabouts of non-residents, and thereupon service of process by publication as now provided by law against non-resident defendants shall be had, and an attorney ad litem shall be appointed by the court or the clerk thereof in which the action is filed, to notify the defendant by registered or certified United States mail, with return receipt requested, addressed to the last-known place of residence of such defendant or defendants, if the same can be found. (Ord. No. 80-3, Sec. 5.)
