Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-17
TO PROTECT THE WAGES OF La
BOB.

Under the above title, Assembly,
mar Stern, Of Gold Hill, has intro
duced an Act before the Legislature.
It was read, and under the suspension
Of the rules referred to the Committee
on Trade and Manufactures, and Or
dered printed. We have always taken
a firm stand in favor Of protecting the
wages and general interests Of labor,
and as this bill embodies similar views
to our own on this subject, We print 1t
In full
SECTION l. That In all assignments
Of property, whether real or personal,
which shall hereafter be made by any
person, a chartered company or cor
poration, or by any person or persons
owning or leasing real or personal pro-
perty to trustees or assignees, on ac-
| count Of inability at the time Of the as
Segment to pay his, her or their debts,
or in proceedings In insolvency, the
wages Of the miners, mechanics, sales
men, servants, clerks or laborers en-
ployed by such person or persons or
chartered company or corporation,
shall be held and deemed preferred
claims, and paid by such trustees or
assignees before any other creditor or
creditors Of the assignor; provided,
that the claims Of such miner, mechan-
ic, salesman, servant, clerk or laborer
thus preferred shall not exceed In value
three hundred dollars of gold coin OF
the United States, and the services
shall have been rendered or labor per.
formed within ninety days next pre-.
ceding said assignment or the filing Of
said proceedings In insolvency.
SEC. 9. That In all cases of the death
Of any employer or employers the
wages OF each miner, mechanic, sales
man. servant, clerk aud laborer, fol
services rendered or labor per
formed within ninety days nex'
preceding the death of the employ.
er, shall rank after the furneral
expenses Of the last sickness, the
charges and expenses Of admins
tering upon the estate, and the allow.
ance to the widow and infant
children, aud be paid, pro rata, before
all other claims against the estate o.
the deceased person or persons; pro-
vided, this act shall In no way affect
the homestead or other property ex-
empted by law from forced sale, OF
any mortgage or lien lawfully OBJ,
tained on the property Of the deceased
person before his or her death.
Sec. 3. In all cases Of execution, at
tachments, and writs Of q similar ma
ture, against the property Of any per-
son or persons, or chartered company
or corporation, 1t shall be lawful for
such miner. mechanic, salesman, serv.
ant, clerk and laborer to give notice of
their claim or claims, and the amount
thereof, duly certified and sworn to
by the creditor or creditors making
| tho claim, to the officer exc
cutting either of such writs, at any
time before the actual sale Of property
levied on, and such officers shall pay
to such miners, mechanics, salesman,
servants, clerks or laborers, out OF the
proceeds Of the sale, the amount each
Is Justly and legally entitled to receive
for services rendered within ninety
days next preceding the levy of the
writ Of execution, attachment or other
writ, not exceeding three hundred dol
lars in gold coin Of the United States ;
| provided, II any or all of the claims so
presented, and claiming preference
| under this section, shall be disputed
by either the debtor or the creditor,
the person presenting the same shall
commence an action within ten days
| for the recovery thereof, and shall
prosecute his action with due dill
gence, or be forever barred from any
claim priority payment thereof; but
in case action is rendered necessary by
the act as aforesaid of either debtor or
creditor, and judgment shall be had
for said claim or any part thereof car
| rying costs, the costs attending the
prosecution Of said action, and legally
taxable therein, shall likewise be a
preferred claim with the same rank as
the original claim; provided further,
il the amount of assets, after dedncting
costs and levy of sale, shall not be adj
equate to the payment Of all the pre-
ferred claims Of this class, they shall
be paid pro rata out of the money here
by made applicable thereto; and pro-
rided further. that nothing In this act
contained shall be construed to Affect
any homestead claims, mortgage, or
lien Of any description, created and
existing before the claim Of such la
borer accrued.
SEC. 4. This act shall DO In force
from and after its passage.