The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-25
THE LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.


Governor Davis claims great credit for
having vetoed a bill with the above title,
passed by the last Legislature, and abuses
them in the coarsest terms for having
passed it, denouncing it as a great villainy,
which the Democracy are now trying to
dodge. We have never read this bill, ex-
cept the section which Governor Davis
gives in his barbecue speech at Austin as
containing the gist of the so-ealled evil
lainy, and, judging from that, SO far from
dodging it, we are prepared to defend it as
just and proper. We herewith present it to
our readers as quoted by Governor Davis
and published in the daily State Journal.
SECTION 1. BE q enacted Jg the Legisla-
taro Of the state Of TEXAS, That all persons
leasing or renting lands or tenemeats at viii
or for term, shall have preference lien
upon all the property Of the tenant, upon
such premises, for any rent that may become
due, and for all money, and the value of all
animals, tools, provisions and supplies fur
nished by the landlord to the tenant, to en-
able the tenant to make crop on such
premises, and to gather, secure, house, and
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the money, animals, tools, provisions and
supplies so furnished being necessary for
that purpose-whether the same is to be
paid in money, agricultural products, or
other property; and this lien shall apply as
we'll to animals and tools, furnished by the
landlord to the tenant, as 20 other property /;
and it shall not be lawful for the tenant,
while the rent and such advances remain
unpaid, to remove, or permit to be removed,
from the premises so leased or rented any
OF the agricultural products produced there
on, or any of the animals or tools furnished
rs aforesaid, without the consent of the
landlord; and such preference lien shall con
tinue as 20 such agricultural products, and
as TO the animals and tools furnished to
the tenant as aforesaid, so long as they re-
main upon such rented or leased premises,
and for one month thereafter; but as to
other property of tho tenant, such lien shall
only continue until the expiration Of the
term Of letting, or while such property re-
mains on such premises, should It remain
thereon after the expiration of the term:
and such lien. as to agricultural products,
and rs TO animals and tools furnished as
aforesaid, shall be saPeriof 70, and such arti-
elcs eEcpted out n any exemptions provided
10y law as to forced sales Pr0ridsd that
SUCH AllA clllltA LtDl 0lltlIA 10 LllEa -ODlLS.
wares and merchandise Of merchant, ira
der or mechanic, sold and delivered in good
faith, in the regular course Of business;
Gad prOeidof fNribeF, that the removal Of
agricultaral products, for the purpose of
being prepared for market, shall not be
considered a waiver Of such lien. but such
lien shall continue and attach 10 the pro
duets so removed. the same as If they had
remained on such rented or leased pre-
mises.
Now we say that no man, who is in favor
q honesty in business transactions, can OBJ
ieet to the provisions Of tins section. II
any man, black or white, has tho use Of
anoshef's farm or house, is it not Just that
he should pay him Tor it according 10 his
contraetl And ought not the landlord 10
have some security Tor paymentl what IS
there wrong il thisl Similar laws. or more
stringent encs, prevail IN every Norshcrn
Ssalc. IL Rostoa ana NcU York an the
property found about tenerent IS liabls
Tor thc renk though thefe msy Is proof
thai soma % itheionss 70 other parties, ana
has oaly heen ioanei fog the convenience or
comiosi oi the ienant u either 81 those
cities, Should We loan 70 the wife or danah-
tr e oar friend. heipg leaani. the use 81