The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
The True Lien Law.
An ACT to secure landlords aud persons making
advances.


to liens on crops, approved June 8, 1877, be and
the same is hereby repealed. - 49,
SEC. z. If any person or persons shalptke
any advance or advances, either in money or
supplies, to any person or persons who are en-
ployed or about to engage in the cultivation of
the soil, the person or persons so making such
advance or advances shall he entitled to lien
on the crop which may be made during the
year upon the land in the cultivation of which
the advances made have been expended, in
preference Of all other liens existing or other
wise, to the extent of such advance or advances
PrOciied, An agreement in writing shall be en-
tered into before such advance s made TO this
effect, in which shall be specified the amount ad
vanced, or in which limit shall be fixed hey.
ond which the advances, if made, from time to
time, during the year shall go.
SEC. 3. If any person making such advances
shall make an affidavit before the clerk of the
cOur, of the County in which such crop is. that
the person to whom such advances have been
made is about to sell or dispose of his crop, or
in any other way is about to defeat the lien here
lnbetore provided for, accompanied with state
ment of the amo int then due. it shall he lawful
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the said crop, and after due notice, sell the same
for cash and pay over the net proceeds thereof,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, in cx-
tingushment of the amount then due: Prorided,
howcDer, That If the person to whom such nd
vances have been made shall within thirty days
after such sale has been made give notice in
writing TO the sheriff, accompanied with an
affidavit To this effect, that the amount claimed
Is not justly due, that il then shall be the duty
of the said Sheriff to hold the proceeds of such
sale subject to the decision of the court, upon
On issue which shall be made up and set down
Tor trial Mt the next succeeding term of the
Court OF Common Pleas for the county in which
the person ia whom such advances have been
made resides, in which the person who makes
such advances shall be the actor
SEC. 4. That the above sections shall he sub
jcctcd to the provisions of the f:lowing sections
of this act.
SEC. 5. That each landlord leasing lands for
agricultural purposes shall have II prior and
preferred lien for to the extent of onc-third
of oil crops r,isai on h;s l~"do, "ui eurvr viOlc
In the same manner as liens for advances which
said lien for rent shall be valid without rccor-
ding filing.
SEC. 6. That every lien for advances and for
rent, when the agreement is for more than one
third of the crop. shall be filed in the Office of
the Register of Mesne Conveyance for the county
In which the lienor resides, within thirty days
from the date of the lien, and said lien for rent
over one-third of the crop shall thereby be made
valid and he shall keep an index of all such
liens so filed, for each Of which lie shall receive
fifteen cents from the party filing the same, and
this shall he n sufficient record OF the same
SEC. :. That the first AMI third sections of
this act shall he and lcmain of force for one
year from the ratification thcrcrcvf.
Gov. lAMrroN'S TRApUCEns.-Culumbia. FRI
day night, March 1.-The debate ON the Public
Debt question to-day was somewhat more lively
than hitherto, but there is no intimaton as yet
when the vote will be reached. The feeling in
favor Of standing by the Consolidation Act and
the pledges of the Democratic party steadily
gains ground. know Of three members
of the House, whose views were heretofore
claimed rs doubtful who to-day declared their
thaf, whatever strength the opponents OF the
Consolidation settlement had, or may still have
Is weakened hy the extreme position taken V
the leaders OH that side, AMI 10y their utSpnkcu
dcnunciation of Governor Hampton for being
brave enough to stand by his pledges. have
heard expressions from members of the House
which, if reported. would shock beyond meas.
ure the public sense Of what is due to the great
leader in the campaign by which South Carolina
redeemed. | have heard men dcuouncc
Governor Hampton as woula.bc dictator. who.
but for his untiring efforts and sacrifices would
not now he enjoying the right of frecmcn, much
less of legislators. But this class of men, for
tunatcly for the State form but II small mnori-
~, and their uttcrnnccs meet with as little sym
pathy from the majority from the mass of
constituents whom they misreprescnt. The de-
nunciations of the Governor in the House have
so far, been confined TO private conversations
hut the sentiments of the leaders of the move
mcnt are well enough known to drive away from
them many who might support the report of
the Commission on the narrow ground of Il sup
posed economy. Their eyes however. have now
been opened, and they see that the rcopcning of
the Consolidation settlement means the over
throw Of Hampton and the probable defeat of the
Democratic party in the next campaign. Gen.
Gary holds the uncnviabc position of mouth
piece for this faction in the Senate, and to-day
delivered n speech in which foul attack was
made upon the Governor lie declared, in sub.
stance. that Hampton had violated the obliga-
tions Of the office of Governor by trying to lob
by his measures through the Legislature, by the
use of his personal influence, and had thus cs
tablished n precedent never before descended TO
by any Governor of South Carolina. The ver-
dict of the grateful people of the State, as be-
tween Governor Hampton and the senator who
has chosen to arraign him in shamiul and un-
generous a style, is foregone confusion.
Peace not Certain Yet.
The Dodgc for R"SSo- IurkiSh .fHiancr only
R'rcr Htcrre"cS-Engi0ndS UdrI'kc PrCpd-
rdIoHs-1he Conference Projtct a Faii"re.
LONDON. February 2S.-A dispatch from Pcra
says: The pretended struggle over peace con-