The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-16

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The following is the full text of the
landlord and tenant bill, which has just
passed the Texas legislature:
Section |. Belt enacted. by the leg
islature OF. the state of Texas, That all
persons leasing or renting lands or ten
ements, at will orf for term, shall have
a preference lien upon the property OF
the tenant hereinafter indicated, upon
such premises, for any rent that may
become due, and for all money, and the
value of all animals, tools, provisions
and supplies furnished'by the landlord
to the tenant, to enable the tenant to
make q crop on such premises, and to
gather, secure, house, and put the same
in condition for market-the money,
animals, tools, provisions and supplies
so furnished being necessary for that
purpose-whethe- the same Is to be
paid in money, agricultural products
or other property, and this lien shall
apply only to animals, tools, and other
property furnished by the landlord
to the tenant, and to the crop raised
OH such rented premises, aud it shall
not be lawful for the tenant, while
the rent and such advances remain
unpaid, to remove, or permit to be re-
moved, from the premises so leased
sor rented, any of the agricultural pro-
| duets produced thereon or any Of the
animals, tools or property furnished as
aforesaid, without the consent of the
landlord, and such preference lien shall
continue rs to such agricultural pro-
duets, and as to the animals, tools aud
other property furnished to the tenant
aforesaid, so long as they remain upon
such rented or leased premises, and for
one month thereafter; and such lien,
rs to agricultural products, and as to
animals and tools furnished as afore-
said, shall be superior to, and such ar
ticles excepted out of any exemptions
provided by law as to forced sales; pro-
vided, that such lien shall not attach
to the goods, wares and merchandise
of merchant, trader or mechanic,
sold and delivered in good faith, in the
regular course of business; and pro-
vided, further, that the removal of ag
ricultural products, for the purpose OF
feing prepared for market, shall not
be considered waiver of such lien,
but such lien shall continue and attach
to the products so removed the same rs
ifthey had remained on such rented or
leased premises.
Section 2. When any rent or advan-
ces shall become due, or the tenant
about to remove from such leased or
rented premises, or remove his proper
ty from such premises, 1t shall be law
full for the person to whom the rent or
advances are payable, his scent, attor-
ney, assigns, heirs or legal representa-
tives, to apply to any justice of the
peace in the county where the premises
are situated, for warrant to seize the
property of such tenant; provided, such
plaintiff, his agent or attorney, shall
make oath, that the amount sued for
Is for advances, such as are men,
ton In the first section of this act, or
shall produce writing from such ten
ant to that effect, and shall further
swear, that such warrant is not sued out
for the purpose ofvexing and harrassing
the defendant; and the person apply
ing for such warrant shall execute a
bond, with one or more good and suf-
llcient suretles, to be approved by the
justice of the peace, payable to the de-
PENDANT, conditioned that the plant II
will pay the defendant such damages as |
he may sustain, In case such warrant
has been Illegally and unjustly sued
out, which bond shall be fled among
the papers of the cause; and in case
the suit shall he finally decided In ia
vor of the defendant, he may bring
suit against the plaintiff and his sure
lies OH such bond, and shall recover
such damages as may be awarded to
him by the proper tribunal. Upon the |