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of this Act the landlord shall nave lien up
on the crops Of his tenant for his rent in pref
erence to all other liens. That lahorers who
assist in making any crop shall have lien
thereon to the extent OF the amount due them
for such labor next in priority to the landlord,
and as between such laborerS there shall be
no preference. Thatall other liens for agricul-
1urll supplies shall be paid next after the sat
isfaction of the liens of the landlord and the
laborers, and shall rank in other respects as
they do now under existing laws.
SEC. 2. That nowritng or recording shall be
necessary to create the liens OF the landlord
but such lien shall exist from the date Of the
contract, whether the same be III writing or
verbal.
SEC g. That all Acts and parts of Acts in
consistent with or supplied by this Act be, ana
the same are hereby, repealed.
Jail and Municipal Convicts.
AN ACT to utilize the Labor of Jail and Mu-
nicipal Convicts and to empower the Courts
and Municipal Authorities to impose the
punishment of labor within their respective
Jurisdictions
SECTION /. That from and after the passage
of this Act all Courts and municipal authOrl-
ties which under existing laws have power to
sentence convicts to confinement in prison
may within their discretion impose the con-
diton of hard labor for a period not exceed
SEC. 2 That all convicts so sentenced to
hard labor and confinement may, upon the
conditions hereinafter specified be required
to perform hard labor upon the public high
ways, roads, bridges and other public works
of the county in which the offence Of which
they are convicted was committed, or upon
the streets or other public works within the
limits Of the Incorporated cities. towns and
villages in which the offence for which they
are sentenced was committed.
SEC 8. That all convictS so sentenced to
hard labor for the county shall be under the
direction and control of the board of county
commissioners, and the said municipal con-
victs under sentence to hard labor shall he ull-
dor the direction and control of the said mu-
nicipal authorities, who shall respectively di-
rect the time, PLACE aid manner of the labor
to be performed Provided, that in their juds-
lnent 1t be practicable to employ the labor to
advantage: And provided further, that the
said board of county commissioners and the
said municipal authorities respectively pro-
vide suitable and efficient guards for the safe
keeping of said convicts, and that said guards
he paid for such service out of the county
funds when employed by said boards of coun-
when employed by said municipal authorities:
SEC. i. That the county sheritts charged
STAFF the wo o
day or during Il term of days to be specified
by said commissioners upon the order of the
board of county commissioners, deliver them
to the safc-k eeping of the authorities herein
provided for their control and direction.
State Bonds.
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an Amend
ment to Section II, Article IN, of the Const-
tuition OF the state.
SECTION l. That the following amendment
10 the Constitution of this State be submitted
to the qualified electors of the State ut the
next general election, and if q majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote
in favor Of such amendment, and two-thrdS
of each branch Of the next General Assembly
snail, after such election and before another,
ratify the same amendment, it shall be a part
of the Constitution, to wit: That Section II,
Article lX, as ratified on the 10th day of April,
1868, be amended, SO as to read as follows:
'Section II. Any debt contracted by the
State shall he by loan on Sta te bonds or stock,
of amounts not less that on hundred dollars
each, bearing interest, payable Semi-a nnualy,
and payable within fifty years after the final
passage of the law authorizing such debt. \
) correct registry of all such bonds or stock
shall be Kept by the treasurer, in numerical
order, so rs always to exhi bit the number and
amount unpaid and to whom severaly made
payable. That the question Of adopting this
amendment shall be submitted to the electors
as follows: Those in favor Of the amendment
shall depoSita a ballot with the following words
plainly printed or written thereon: 'Constitu-
tional Amcndment in reference to the issue Of
State Bonds-Yes.' Those opposed to said
amendment shall cast q ballot with the follow
ing words printed or written thereon: "Con-
stitutional Amendment In reference to the is
sue of State bondS-NO.''
Illicit Sake of Liquors.
AN ACT to equalize the Punishment of all
persons convicted in the Court of General
Sessions of the sale of Spurious or IntoXi-
eating Liquors, whether Under the General
Law or Special Laws applicable to Towns.
SECTION l. That from and after the approval
of General Sessions of the sale of spirituouS or
Intoxicating liquors, wines, fruits prepared
with spirituous liquors, bittcrs or beverages of
which spirituous liquors form an ingredient,
whether under the general law or special laws
applicable to certain towns, shall be punished
by the presiding Judge by Imprisonment not
exceeding six months. or by fine not exceed
ing 500, or both, at the discretion of such
Judge.
SEC. .. All Acts or parts OF Acts inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed.
School Attendance.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled can Act 10
limit the ages of Pupils attending the Free
Public Schools" approved December -. 1888.
limit the ages of pupils attending the free pub
Tic Schools" approved December %, 1855, be,
and the same is hereby, amended by striking
and inserting the following in lieu thereof:
Section l. That from and after the passage OF
this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person
who Is less than six or more than eighteen
years of age to attend any of the free public
schools.
Hiring of COnvicts.
victs hired from the Pententiary to be and
remain under sworn officer and guard, &c.
SECTION l. That an Act entitled "An Act re-
quiring all convicts hired from the Penitenti;,-
ry to be and remain under a sworn officer and
guards, appointed by and responsible to the
superintendent of the Pcnitentiary, and rc.u.
lating the hiring of such convictS," approved
the oath day of December, 1851, be, and the
kame is hereby, repealed.
SEC. That the superintendent and board
OF directors of the Penitentiary be, and they
hereby are authorized to make contracts for
the performance of specific work, such work
10 be done entirely under the control and di.
rection of the officers Of the Penitentiary.
Also to hire out the convcts under the pro-
visions of the laws in force at the time of the
passage Of the Act Of the 25th day of Deccul-
Der, 1854 IS Statutes S15 and such other rules
and regulations us they may adopt to secure
the we'll being and humane treatment of the
convicts. And that they be authorized to
surgeon OF the Penitentiary, rcs:dcut in the
neighborhOod. to have medical supervi sion of
squads Of fifty or more cOnvicts, such physi-
clan TO be paid out of funds Of the Penitcntiary
and to report weekly to the surgeon of til 9
Penitent:a y, the SupeIi intendent and board
of directors 10 have regard to such expense in
fixing the compensation for the hire of said
c0nvictS
SEC. 3. That the superintendent and board
OF directors of the PenitentIary be. and they
hereby are, authorized, In their discretion, to
purchase or lease, out Of the surplus earnings
OF the Penitcntiary. one Or more farms In
any part of the State, due regard being had
10 the reasonable healthfulness of the locali-
ty.
SEC. 4. 1t shall, be the duty Of the superin-
tendcnt and board of directors and they are
hereby required to prosecute all violations of