The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-10-01
section 1855 Of the Code.


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| furnished therefor, or when the Judg-
ment is for labor performed, or upon a
forfeited recognizance or bailbond, OF
when the process is for rent"
| This is assailed as being inimical To
the poor. On the contrary, it is wise
| continuance in the exclusive interest
of the poor, as we will proceed toshow
! to the satisfaction of all who desife To
arrive at truth and are capalp oi
reaching it by the process of reason
ing. The laborer is worthy of his
hire" and he is made sure ola BY
this section. Nothing is exemptfronl
his demand. For it he may have sold
everything his employer has. The
exemption shall not serve AS u shield
| to protect the hirer from the payment
of the wages of the laborer who has
served him. q
Prior to the adoption Of this section
a large proportion OF the people Of this
State were not able to give bail, be-
cause among all their friends none
could comply with the requirement Of
law, and swear that they were worth
anything above what the law exempt
ed from execution. This section great
ly increases the ability of the poor to
give bail and avoid Jail, whereby they
are enabled to pursue their ordinary
industry and the people Is saved from
feeding them in jail; for now any
mau, no matter how poor, is good bail
for what he is worth, and is not him
dered from standing for his friend,
and saving him from jail Before
this law many n poor colored man was
unable to give bail until he had sold
his liberty for time to some one rich
enough to be worth the amount of
the bailbond "over and above the ex-
emption.n Now the obstacle 10 the
poor becoming bail for their poor
friends is removed by The section quot
ed above. BY declaring that nothing
shall be exempt. when the process Is
for rent the way is made clear for
the humblest and poorest to rent as
he may need. Without this provision
the landlord would require prepayment
for security for rent from such us had
not property besides that exempt from
execution, aud this demand could not
be met by many poor person for
want of the money or friend who
would be accepted as security. Under
this law everybody is good for rent,
and no one Is SO poor as not to be able
to rent what he desires, for BIS few
articles of household necessity are
ample security for "A months fent of
the humble tenement the village
tenant may desire as home while
persuing his vocation. He who has
besides what is exempt,
would under no state of the law, have
any difficulty I'm renting, becatfse his
not exempt you'd serge as
security, and the landlord would want
no other, but the poor unfortunate,
who had nothing but what was
exempt, could not obtain what he
wanted, without paying in advance
or securing the rent. BY the present
In " the person who has no title Is put
on an equality with the opulent, so far
rs relates to obtaining home equal to
his necessities, for all that he has is by
this law made 10 serve him by being
security for this particular thing, and
now every one can rent.
Were this not the law the landlord
would require security, rs the mer-
chant does, of those who are not pos
sessed of more than the law exempts.
All who desire to obtain supplies from
have to secure them, as
they may require. The merchant who
regards his customer as "good for his
iebts,n demands of him, no security,
but of all others he does require 1t. IL
Is just 80 with the owners of houses
and lands to rent. II the tenant Is
good for the rent, that is sufficient.
No moro is required. He who Is good
for the rent can get what he wants. |
This law makes every one good for the
nf In
his use, and 30 all can rent. To Illus |
trate: Take day laborer in a town. !
He must have house for himself and |
family. The rent Is three or five dol
lars month, but he is poor, and has
no money to pay rent In advance. lie
wants time to make Ii. He has no
beyond what the law ex-
empts. He has few articles of house,
hold necessity, worth In all a few dol
lars, but small as is their value they |
are good security for a months rent
and because of this, he can obtain the
home he needs, as the law now Is, ana |
has credit given him by this law,
which serves him most valuable
purpose, enabling him TO earn his daily
bread by his daily toll. This feature
1f the section was especially designed
md is particularly adapted to that
arge class who reside In cities, towns
and villages to pursue various indus
.ries. Agricultural tenants were pro-
vided for in the regulations specially
pertaining to them, and 1t is not prob
lble that they will ever be affected by
his particular law. 1t Is true 1t ap-
plies to all tenants, but II is well
known that landlords look TO the
.rops grown on their lands for the
'ent TO accrue, and it is always nsPum-
d that the crop will pay the rent,
Why clamor against claim given
~ law, when If IL were not so given, Ii
would be demanded and given by
with the constant danger Of
mistake or misunderstanding, and
With the inevitable trouble Of settling
erms and reducing to writing, and
he expense TO the poor tenant of plac-
ng II on record?
We repeat, this law IN its purpose
md practical operation \ for the BEN
fit Of those who desireto rent. 1t Is
n aid Of the poor. Iti¬ In the In
crest on landlords, and vas rot made
or them.
They are not dependert on this law
n any other. As propriefors they could
tand on their rights, and prescribe
heir own terms TO all proposing to be.
ome their tenants. Nd law required
Or their benefit Il IS that large
las, the homeless sndlandless, who
Ieeded the help OF judict,us legislation
o lessen the dlfficuGies in their
ray of obtaining NEEDED homes,
nd it was 70 help them that
be thoughtful legf1stor drafted
bis section as it y. Let II be
epea1ed, and the tboa<ands Of poor.
rbo can now rent vithbut difficulty,
rill ind BY biftcr txperience that
uackery has but &x<ravated the
nalady II proposed 20 c.re.
The same spirit pre- I'D, and the