The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-08
IS RENT LAW
 RETROACTIVE /?
ATTACHMENTS FOR OLD DEBTS MADE
 UNDER IT.
GUNSHANAN ON wORKMEHS SIDE

The operations of the law passed by the last Legislature, whereby a mans weekly wages can be attached for non-payment of rent. are being much discussed by workingmen. In some of the factories. it Is said. wages of some of the employees have been at tached for the payment of rent con- tracted for five and six years ago.
 John F. Gunshanan, member of State Tuberculosis commission, interviewed on the subject, said that he heard this question freely discussed by a number of workingmen.
 'Of course.'' he said. "every man should pay his honest obligations, but sometimes a controversy is liable to arise in a case where a man occupies a tenement only a week and the land lord wants to collect rent for a full month, and other complications of a similar nature are liable to come up whereby there Is a question of who is in the right. The workingman feels that he cannot complain if his em- ployer wishes to hold up his wages he may lose his job; and if he does lose it, it would no doubt be difficult for him to secure another position in this city, owing to the complete organiza- tion of manufacturers at the present time"
 MT. Gunshanan further said that there is a question whether the pres ent law allows wages to be held up for rent bills incurred before its pass age, many lawyers claiming that such action cannot be taken
 MT. Gunshanan said he hoped that the employers would look carefully in- to the matter before holding up a mans wages as 1t is difficulties of this kind that often cause Ill feeling later on, and the excellent feeling between the employer and employee in the city at the present time, he hoped, would continue to exist
 The law referred to reads as fol- lows:-
 Section I. So much of any debt which has accrued by reason of the personal services of the defendant as shall not exceed $25. including wages due for the personal services of any minor child, shall be exempted and not liable to be taken by foreign at tachment or execution; but there shall be no exemption of any debt accrued by reason of the personal services of the defendant against a claim for the defendants personal board, or for the rental of any house or tnement occu- pied by the defendant as a place of residence when such rental shall not exceed the sum of S25; provided that in any action founded upon such claim, in which such debt is sought to be att tached by foreign attachment, the complaint shall set forth only the true cause of action. and the amount due hereunder, so that the garnishee may be informed, from the allegations of the complaint, of the real nature and amount of the demand. All benefits allowed by any association of persons in this state towards the support of its members fncapacitated by sickness or infirmity from attending to his us- ual business shall also be exempted and not liable to be taken by foreign attachment or execution; and all moneys due the debtor from any fn- surance company upon policies issued for insurance upon property, either real or personal, which Is exempt from attachment and execution, shall in like manner be exempted to the same ex- tent as the property so insured.
 Section ?. Section of Chapter 95 of the Public Acts of 1903 as amended by Chapter 1e5 of the Public Acts of 1905 is hereby repealed.