Pennsylvania Act 1859-318 — PAYMENT OF THE WAGES OF LABOR

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PAYMENT OF THE WAGES OF LABOR
                 Act of Mar. 30, 1859, P.L. 318, No. 318              Cl. 68
                                  AN ACT

     For the better securing the Payment of the Wages of Labor in
        certain counties of this Commonwealth.

        Section 3.  Landlord's rent lien for collieries limited to
     one month, in certain counties
        The lien of the rent due to the landlord or landlords of any
     colliery or collieries within the Counties of Schuylkill,
     Northumberland, Somerset, Carbon, Washington and Dauphin, the
     amount of which said landlord or landlords shall be entitled to
     receive out of the proceeds of the sale under a landlord's
     warrant, execution or other writ for the sale of the property
     liable to the distress of the landlord, except execution upon
     judgment obtained for such rent, which shall rank according to
     priority and be paid as other executions, shall be and the same
     is hereby restricted to one month's rent due, together with any
     fraction of a month's rent accruing immediately prior to the
     time of taking such property in execution or levy, under such
     landlord's warrant or other writ.  (1859, March 30, P.L. 318,
     Sec. 3.)