The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
THE LABOR LIEN BILL.
TENT OF SENATOR BURvs' MEAS
uRE. PASSED BY THE SENATE.
object Ii TO Insure Payment of
wages to Clerks. Craftsmen,
LabOrers and Servants.

Austin, Texas. March 10-The followln.
Is what is known as the labor lien bill b,
senator Burns of Harris. which passed tn,
senate finally yesterday:
An act to protect bookkeepers. artisans
craftsmen. factory operatives mill opera
ives, servants, mechanics. quarry men
common laborers and farm hands; to pro
VIDE hen and prescribe the time of pay
ments. in lawful money of the United
States. Providing for attorneys fees IN
foreclosing such liens. and prescribing
the rights of the assisnees of such per-
sons, and to repeal all laws In conflict
with this act.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State
of Texas:
Section /. That whenever any clerk ac-
countant. bookkceper, artisan, craftsman,
factory operative, mill operative. servant
mechanic, quarryman or common lahorer
farm hand. male or female. may labor or
perform any service in any office store. sa
loon, ho'el. shop. mine quarry, manufac-
tory or mill Of any character or any form.
under or by virtue of any contract or agree
ment, written or verbal, with any person.
employer. firm. corporation or his. her or
their agent or agents, trustee or trustees,
in order TO secure The amount due by such
contract or agre c,nent, written or verbal Or
implied. the hereinbefore mentioned EN-
I'NFNo ohnii ud't Il liiSt ilfll upon all Vlp-
ducts, machinery. tools, fixtures, appur;en-
ances. goods wares. merchandise chattals
or thing or things of value OF whatsoever
character that may be created in whole or
in part, by the labor Of such persons. or
necessarily connected with the performance
OF sch labor or service. which may be own
Cd by or in the possession OF the aforesaid
employer, person, firm corporation. his, or
aer or their agent or agents. trustee or
trustees Prov itpl that the lion bprpip piv-
en- to a farm hand upon agricultural pro-
Gucts shall be subordinate to the landlr rd's
lien on the same
Sec 9 Whenever any person. employer
firm corporation. his, her or their agent or
agents, trustee or trustees shall fail or r.
'uSe to make plym, uts. as hereinafter pre-
scrifed In this act. tho said clerk, accouut-
ant, bcolSkeeper farm hand, artisan. crafts
man. operative. servant. mechanic. quarry
II an or latorer. who shall have performed
service OF any character. shall make or have
made. duplicate accounts Of such service
with amount due him or her for the same,
and present or have presented to the afore
said employer. person, firm or corporation.
his. her or their agent or agents. trustee
or trustees one Of the aforesaid duplicate
accounts within thirty days after the said
Indebtedness shall have accrued. The other
OF the said duplicate accounts shall, within
the time hereinbcfore prescribed be filed
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