The General Assembly shall provide by proper legislation for giving to mechanics and laborers an adequate lien on the subject-matter of their labor. The provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall not be so construed as to prevent a laborer's lien for work done and performed for the person claiming the exemption or a mechanic's lien for work done on the premises.
Mechanics' and laborers' liens
N.C. Const. art. X, § 3, under HOMESTEADS AND EXEMPTIONS.
N.C. Const. art. X, § 3
Mechanics' and laborers' liens