The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-01-25

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upon wha. security he mus, take.
The general opinion Of the lead.
ing members Of the bar in the State
il, thai the law OF February 18th,
1867, known rs the Merchants
Lien Law is now IN force aud Of
effect, except so far as amended by
the act OF April 5tb, 1872. How.
ever, there is some division of opin
ion on this subject. Under this law
the right to take deeds OF trust is
given, on growing crops or crops to
be grown in fifteen months after the
execution of the trust, and under the
provision OF the law additional Sc
curity was given by making any
debt for supplies a frat lien in law,
and under this law any party who
furnished supplies aud took n lien
under this act on the crop could
hold tho crop subject to his debt IA
against all other creditors, and the
merchant, If his lien WAS recorded
first could hold the crop as against
the land owner who may have furn-
ished supplies. But tho act of
April 9th, 1872, so amended this act
us to create a lien by operation Of
law in favor of the employer upon
the wages of the laborer for sup
plies furnished the laborer in raising
the crop, and in favor OF tho labor
er for his wages.
This act only amends the law of
1867 80 far as to apply to the rcla-
tlonship of employer and laborer
and not to that Of landlord and ten
ant or partners. Now if the rela-
t'onship of landlord and tenant ex-
list, all OF the crop is the property of
the tenant, and n first recorded deed
Of trust upon the crop given by the
tenant would hold tho crop, no mat
ter to whom given asagainst allotAor
creditors. including the landlords
claim for rent. Adeed Of trust from
the landlord would be a uullity, as
he owns no interest whatever in the
crop. lie may assign his claim Ms
an ordinary debt, but cannot create
any lien by his own act upon the
crop Of the tenant,
So that a merchant may hold the
entire crop of a tenant, if he holds
a deed OF trust or mortgage first re,
corded, given by the tenant.
In case OF partners, either party
may bind the firm for a liability in
Cured in the necessary transactions
of the firm business as the purchas.
err Of accessory supplies to cultivate
a crop, in accordance with tho ar.
ticles OF partnership. Where the
of employer and labor
err exist, the merchant cannot take
a deed OF trust upon the wages of
the laborer, although the sum of
the wages Is a certain part in an un.
divided pro rata Of the crop. We
will illustrate the matter by a famil-
example: A hires b, who is u
carpenter, to build a house for say
$500, upon a certain piece of land
owned by A. In case b does any
or furnishes any material in
building the house, the law gives
him a preference lien upon the
and land for his wages due
for the labor done, and the asa IA