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

At this time Of the year there is general in
quiring as to the provisions of the lien law -
We publish it now fvrffthe information Of those
interested:
SEcrIoy I. Be IL caacief by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of tho State Of South
Carolina now met AID sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority Of the same,
That IN Act entitled "An act TO amend Sections
55 and &C. Chapter CHN, of the Revised Stat
utes relative to lieTs on crops" approved June
s, 1877, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. =. If any person or persons shall make
any advance or advances, either in money or
supplies, to any person or persons who arc en-
plOyCd or about to engage III the cultivation oi
the soil, the person or persons 50 MAKING such
advance or advances shall be entitled to u 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 euch advance Or advances: Iro-
TWR, An agreement in wiiiug sln! be entered
into before such advances is made 10 this cncci,
in which Shall bc specified the amount to be adj
vancel, or III which limit shall he Fixed beyond
which the advances, if made from time to time
during the year, shall not go.
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
inDcfore provided for, accompanied with state
mcnt Of the amount then luc, il shall be lawful
for him to issue his warrant, directed to any OF
the SheriilS 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 he necessa-
ry, in cXtnguishmcnt of the amount then due
Proridcd ho,ccrcr, That if the person to whom
such advances have been made shall, within
thirty DAYS after such sale has bccn made, give
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 salo subject to the decision Of Court
upon the issue, which shall be made up and set
down for trial at the next succeeding term oi
the Court of Common Pleas Cor the County in
which tho person to whom such advances have
been made resides, in which the person who
makes such advances shall be the actor.
SEC. j. That the above Sections shall be sub
jcctct; tho provisions nf ;hc following SCC;ous
Of this Act.
SIC .. That each landlord leasing lands for
agricultural purposes shall hnyca prior and pre-
ferrcd lien for rent TO the extent 0! onc-thiri of
all crops raised on his lands, and cnturClh.c III
the same manner as liens for ad"auCcs, which
said lien shall be valid without recording ~
filing.
SIC 6. That every lien for advances and for
rent when the agreement is for more than one
third of the crop shall he fled in the oIlice Of
the Register of Mcsue Conveyance Ior the County
in which the licnOr resides within thirty days
from the date Of the lien, and said lien for rent
over onc-third the crop shall thereby be madc
valid and he shall keep an index OF all such
liens so fled, for each Of which he shall receive
fifteen cents from the party filing the same, and
this shall be q sufficient record Of the same.