The Osceola times., 1881-01-29
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SECTION /. That Scuiou > Of al
act approved March 6, 1879, cntIiIoa
An Act to Regulate the Labor
System" be amended 80 as to read
as follows:
Contracts Of married women, ap
proved by their husbands, within
the county, shall be binding, and OF
minors so approved by their pa
rents and guardians Propifed Tha,
laborers who perform work or labor
for any person, under a written on
verbal contract, If upaid for the
same, shall have an absolute lien on
the production of THEN labor for
such work and labor.
SEC. 2. BE ii IRrther enacted, That
in all cases where persons enter in
to an agreement TO cultivate the
lands Of another, IN consideration
of q division of The specific crops,
the person who shall so cultivatc
sand lands, shall in the absence of
an express agreement, Ia writing,
signed, Acknowledged, and filed, be
regarded as tenant IN common, of
said crops, with the landlord or
person furnishing the land to the
extent Of the interest in SAID crops
agreed upon at the time OF making
the contract; Ptorni,G, That any
landlord may let his lands to anoth-
er for the purpose of making crop
upon it, upon agreement that the
tenant is TO pay him n stipulated
share Of the crop as rent, IN which
case, such agreement shall consli
tutc them landlords and tenants !;
And provided further, That any
land owner may hire laborcrs to
work and cultivate his land, take
charge OF ard manage the same, IN
consideration Of allowing the labor
ers certain portion Of the crops,
in lien of wages, in which case, the
relation of the parties shall be re-
garded ms that Of employer and
employo.
SEC. 3. BE il faffher csocfcd, That
in all contracts between parties,
where q share of the crops raised is
to be given for rent or in lieu Of
wages, the same must be reduced to
writing, signed by the parties, wit
messed by at least one competent
witness, and filed; and in all eases
when 1t is not the intention OF the
parties 10 become tenants in com
mon of the crops, to lie made by
the laborer or tenant, as provided
in this section, the contract must
be reduced TO writing, signed, wit
messed, acknowledged and flied, as
SEC. 4. Be ufurihrr cHocfed, That
when the relation Of tenants IN com
mon exists between parties in crops
raised upon the share, the parties
shall have the right to mortgage
their interests, one TO the other, or
to anybody else, on the same terms
that mortgages and deeds Of tru I
are now allowed IN all other cases.
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted. That
Section of the Act approved Mar.
6, 1873, be so amended as to read
MS follows: That proceedings for
the enforcement OF licns herein pro.
vided for, shall be governed in the
circuits courts by The law rcgulat
ing mechsnics' hens, and before JUS.
tices Of the peace by the law regu-
laung attachments before justices.
Provided, Tha, stliant shall only be
required to state the amount and
justice of the claim, or share, and
that the plaintiff has a lien upon
the crop or produce and provided
further, II plaintiff makes oath that
he is laborer, who has performed
work and labor upon the crop
sought TO be subjected to his lien,
and is unpaid for the same: that he
IS unable TO execute a bond as re.
quired IN an attachment; then, and
in that case, upon written afiida.
Wit OF a competent witness, that he
knows plaintiff has worked tor dc.
as II laborer, during the
time claimed by plaintiff, in the
service OF the deiendanl, the court
shall make an order, prohibiting
the defendant from selling, ship
ping or removing his said crop, un-
I'll judgment has been rendered in
the cause, and the crop released by
order of said court, or in due course
Of law, as in case of attachment
md provided further, That the de.
iondant may, at any time, before
Judgment, sell, ship or dispose OF
his crop in any manner he pleases,
by executing bond with good sc
curlty, to be approved by the officer
the order of the court upon
him, to abide the judgment of the
court, or, by making II deposit to
the amount of plaintiffs claim as
sworn to, with costs 10 date, with
said officer, who shall give him a
certificate of deposit; said deposit
TO abide the judgment of said court.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, That
II any person institute proceedings
as in the above section is provided
for, and upon the trial it appears
that the claim of the plainuf' is
false, fraudulent and malicious, he
shall be liable TO be proceeded
against for high mlsdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined. in any snm not less fhnn