The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-01-31
Tho Lion Law.

Tho Lion Law.
At this time of the year there is general in
We publish it now forsthe information of those
interested: H.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by Che Senate and
House of Representatives of tho State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by TIE authority of the same,
That an Act entitled "An act to amend Sections
55 and 56, ChapterCX%, of the Revised Stat
utes, relative to liefs onorops," approved juno
s, 1877, be. and the same is hereby, repealed
SEC. 2. If any person or persons shall make
any advance or advances, either in money or
supplies, to any person or persons who are en-
ploycd or about to engage in the cultivation of
the soil, the person or persons so making such
advance or advances shall be cntittled TO a lien
on the crop which may be made during the year
upon the land in the cultivation Of which the
advances so made have been expended, in pref
erence toal other liens existing or otherwise, to
the extent of such advance or advances: Pro-
vide9, An agreement in wiiing shall be entered
into before such advances is made TO this effect,
in which shall be specified the amount to be ad-
vanced. or in which q limit shall be fixed beyond
which the advances, if made from time to time
during the year, shall not 60.
SEC. 3. If any person making such advances
shall make an affidavit before the Clerk Of the
Court Of the County in which the 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
inbcfore provided for, accompanied with state
ment of the amount then due, it shall be lawful
for him to issue his warrant, directed to any of
the Sheriffs of this State, requiring them to
seize 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 necessa-
ry, in eXtinguishment of the amount then due ::
Provided, ho,cerer, That if the person to whom
such advances have been made shall, within
I do
notice in writing to the Sheriff, accompanied
with an affidavit to this effect, that the amount
claimed is not justly due, that then it shall be
the duty of the said Sheriff to hold the proceeds
of such sale subject to the decision of Court
upon the issue, which shall be made up aud set
down for trial at the next succeeding term Of
the Court of Common Pleas for the County in
which the person to 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 be sub
jecte0 to the provisions of the following Sections
of this Act.
SEC s. That each landlord leasing lands for
agricultural purposes shall have prior and pre-
ferred lien for rent to the extent of one-hird of
all crops raised on his lands and cnforcbc in
the same manner as liens for advances, which
said lien shall be valid without recording or
filing.
SIC. G. That every lien for advances and for
ASut, WHcH tHc abrSchcht 10 iot hioAS 'h"u oAS
third of the crop, shall be filed in the Office OF
the Register of Mesne Conveyance for the County
in which the licnor resides within thirty days
from the date Of the lien and said lien for rent
over one-third the crop shall thereby be made
valid; and he shall keep an index of oil such
liens so filed, for each Of which he shall receive
fifteen cents from the party filing the same, and
this shall be o sufficient record Of the same.
AN ACT respecting the filing Of vacancies in
County Offices.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentativcs of the State of South Carolina, now
met aud sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
SECTION l. That whenever at any time any
vacancy shall occur in any County office by rea-
son of death, resignation, refusal or neglect to
qualify, of the person elected or appointed there
to, expiration Of the term Of Office, removal from
the County, or from any other cause, the Gov
ernor shall appoint some fit and proper person
to fill the vacancy causod and that the per-
son SO appointed shall hold his office, in all CO.
ses in which the officer is elected, until the next
general election for members of the General AS
sembly, and until his successor shall qualify,
and in cases of persons appointed until the ad-
journment of the General Assembly at the reg
ular session in $780, Provided, That the Gov
ernor may for canse remove any person appoin-
ted by him under the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 2. That all acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent with this act be and the same are here
by, repealed.
Approved December 20, 1878.
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