The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-23
q'HE ACTS OF ASSEMBLY.
SOME OF LAWS PASSED AT THE
RECENT SESSION.
Tks Text IN Full OF Some OF the Principal
additions to the Statutes OF South Caro-
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iSTRESS FOR RENT.


liza.
DISTRESS FOR RENT.
An Act to establish and declare the
law as to distress for rent.
Section 1. Be il enacted by the Gen
er2l Assembly OF the State of South
Carolina: That in case any lessee for
Life or lives, terms of years, at will or
otherwise, Of any messanges, lands or
tenements, upon the demise whereof
any rents are or shall be reserved or
made payable, shall convey or carry
off from such demised premises his
goods, or chattels. it shall and may be
IswfuI to and for such lessor OF
landlord, or any person or persons by
him for that purpose lawfully en-
powered, within the space O: five days
next ensuing such conveying away OR
carrying off such goods or chattels as
aforesaid, to take and seize such goods
and chattels whenever same shall be
found, as distress for the said arrears
Of such rent. and the same to sell or
| otherwise dispose Of, in such manner
as if the said goods and chattels had
actually been distrained by such les.
sor or landlord in and upon such de
missed premises for such arrears of
rent, any law, usage or custom to the
| contrary, in any wise, notWithstand.
ing.
Section 2. That nothing herein con-
tanned shall extend, or be construed
! TO extend, to empower such lessor or
landlord to take or seize any goods or
chattels as distress for arrears of rent
which shall have been sold bona fde
and for valuable consideration be-
| fore such seizure made, no property
shall be seized under distress war
ran. for such, except such as belongs
10 the tenant in his own right: Pro-
vided, that nothing herein contained
shall interfere with or in any manner
abridge the right of such lessor or
landlord to take or seize any or al of
such goods and chattels whenever
they may be found as distress for ar
rears for rent, when any tenant so in
arrears shall make an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors, or when
any tenant after the contract of ten.
ancy has been entered into shall mort
gage said goods and chattels.
Section 8. That when tenants pur
autre vie and leases for years or at
will hold over the tenements to them
demised after the determination Of
such leases, it shall and may be law
ful for any person or persons having
any rent in arrear or due upon any
lease for life or lives, or for years, or
st will ended or determined, to dis
train for such arrears, after the deter
mination of the said respective leases,
IN the same manner as they might
have done if such lease or leases had
not been ended or determined: Pro-
vided, that such distress be made with
IN the space of six calendar months at.
ter the determination of such lease,
and during the continuance OF such
landlords title or interest, and during
the possession OF the tenant from
whom such arrears became due.
Section 4. That any person or per-
sons having any rent in arrear or due
upon any lease or demise for life or
lives, may bring an action or actions
CT debt for such arrears of rent in the
same manner as they might have done
IN case such rent were due and reserved
upon a lease for years.
Section 5. That every distress for
rent shall be reasonable and not too
great, and any lessor OF landlord who
makes unreasonable and excessive dis.
tress shall be liable for all damages
sustained by the tenant whose goods
are distrained by reason of such exces'
sive distress. That such damages
may be recovered by an action in any
Court of competent jurisdiction.
Section E. That when goods and
chatteIs have been distrained for rent
reserved and due upon any lease or
contract whatsoever, and the tenant
whose goods have been taken shall
not, within five days after such dis.
tress and notice thereof, replevy the
same with sufficient security, to be
given according to law, then, in such
case, the person making the distress
shall cause the goods distrained to be
appraised by two sworn appraisers,
and, after such appraisement, sell the
same, in the same manner as goods
taken under execution are required by
law to be sold.
Approved the 18th day OF February,
4. D. 1898.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS.
An Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to provide the pupils attending
the free public school with school
text books ct actual cost.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina: That an Act, entitled San
Act to provide the pupils attending
the free public schools with text books
at actual cost" approved February II,
A. D. 1897, be, and the same is hereby
amended in Section 1, line 4, by
striking out the word empowered" "
and by substituting in lieu thereof the
word Required" so that said section
when amended shall read as follows,
viz: Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina: That the county boards
OF education OF the several counties OF
this State be, and they are hereby,
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