The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-13

been firmly established order knde higher respon
slbly and obligation honor which jurors people
the State and the country large Bacon
greatest philosopher of the Ezabehan Bu be the worke
what they speak the work. that
iof kingdoms and estates and the means thereof"
landlord to general en but they also give special lien upon
crops made on the land The general lien attaches
OF the debtors liable to levy and true that this lien at
aches from the date of the levy but mean that the
right of the landlord to the general lien special lien
created by the levy The right exists by the statute
The State law has created the general right and we'll special
right and the lien of the landlord created is one of those
deots having priority by the law of the State which
press provisions OF the bankruptcy act July $685. be paid
from the assets of the bankrupt provided attached be-
fore the general creditors participate The court con-
hnued The question exceedingly important one eecng
as it must do the value Of all land be under the
law of Georgia. the lien of must be dissolved in favor
OF the general creditors the most caanmous would follow
the dmnuon of the value of land the incomes landowners
and especially the Of farm lands said that
the contrary view has been recognized since the into e
feet but the question has previously been presented here
The rule of the State this subject that
great prosperity winch flows from the stable and high
landed property 1t but makes effective ancient right Of the
landlord which contended by lis counsel comes down from
euoa es indeed from the time whereof the man
runneth not to the contrary So important this case that
was taken to the Supreme Court of the States AS an L.
ustraon Of the homogeneous character population it
interesting to know that the District Judge pronounced the
on and the Associate Justice of the Supreme who for
that Court affirmed it, of the same Revo
onary SIRE who had Wangton army fought on the soil
Georgia and other states for the establishment ndpen
ence and that stable which of our courts
sble When the final decision made the learned Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court stated the follows Samuel
Mayer owned plantation in Dooley county Georgia which he
rented to Joseph Burns year. rent not having been
paid at maturity Mayer November 1908 made an affidavit
IN conformity with the statute and justice of the there
upon issued distress warrant which the day levied
upon the cotton and other products The crop
found on the premises being apparently insufficient pay What
was DUE the Sheriff at the time levied upon the prop
ery by virtue of section 295 the Code of Georgia. which say
that landlord shall have special lien for on crops made
lands rented from hem superior all other liens
taxes and shall also have general lien the property of tn
debtor liable to levy and sale and such lien
the time OF the levy distress enforce same
For the sake of brev it will suffice that by the unanimous
decision OF the Supreme Court of the United States right
the Georgia landlord conserved by Georgia United States dst
court maintained and can do So made effective
and perpetual.
If there anywhere within the scope of human controversy
another of than Garner and
the landlord to the heart of the righteous and the thinking
the succor and sustenance OF the widow and ORPHAN
their deepest affection That period of immediately
the death of the head of the family the husband
ermine that has been recently within duty YOU
know the law Georgia which provides for the
support for the widow and minor child children upon
esate ntesta leaving nsoven
This years support declared the
administration and be preferred before all
otherwise specially provided for the Trustee
bankruptcy representing the general creditors
support in Georgia must be set aside from the
the latter dying bankrupt having
the years support could be carved Many authorities were cited
support of this contention which would have