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J 7 3 “Iw Pape Twp 1 THE; CLINTON CHRONICLE V,. * * f, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949 Couri Upholds Rights of 'Cropper' Says Landlord Has No Vested Claim on Share- Cropper's Part of Crop. (From The Laurens Advertiser) Judge M. M. Mann, of St. Mat thews, presiding in general sessions court here Monday afternoon.. ex ploded a widely held theory that a landlord has a vested claim in the entire crop uYider a share-cropper agreement. The opinion came in a decision in :ne case of The State vs. Azon Mont gomery. a Negro, charged with ob taining money under false pretenses, T\ h Judge Mann directed a ver- i. : ( not guilty for the defendant., -k-e-v-. w hi to., who was NOTICE OF iucnoN State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That pursuant to written petitions, each view of the fact that the defendant was without counsel. ^ ' Testimony In answer to questions of the court, Mr. Biakely outlined the agreement he had with Montgomery - and. said that it was similar to agreements signed by a majority of the freehold' they had had in previous years. Un-jer§ of the Town of Clinton, South der those agreements, he said, Mont- Carolina, as shown by the taxbooks gomery had paid him for advances of said Town, and heretofore pre- out of his, Montgomery’s, share of the sented to and filed with the Town crop when there had been a deficien- Council of said Town, and pursuant! cy. ■ to ajrOrdinance duly adopted by the. “It was our agreement every year,” Tow^n Council of said Town upon the he said, “the cotton was done the filing of said Petitions, a SPECIAL same way. When he sold the cotton ELECTION will be held in the Town we divided his half just like we did of Clinton, South Carolina, on Tues- the corn, too.” | day, April 12, 1949, for the purpose The court pointed out that the of submitting to the qualified regis- cropper's share of the crop was his tered electors of said Town the fol- pay for labor and that it could not lowing questions: H. chord >:ne: v w o. e, i.m the ca^e. testified that disposed of -his own rtain amount of wheat the siure-cropper eon- '*! <n.u >n-K‘ry .-til! owed . }vances to make the be attached without there was a lien on it also. The cropper has a right to give a lien, the court said, but the low does not give the landlord a lien unless it is written in the contract. I he court made a d 1st motion he- tween a share-cropper and a tenant. The share-cropper, the ccnirt said, isi not a tenant, but a laborer. He jusb :. ties halt of w-hat he produces in lieu of money. In repl’ a a question from Mr. Montgomery was tried in lus ab sence. Wnen Solicitor Beasley, repre sent ig the state, had completed his exam r. .m ot M; Blakely, he asked she court it he wanted to ask the witne-s anything. Judge Mann ques tioned the witness at length. At the c’o-e and atter directing the verdict, he apologized to the jury for such a lengthy questioning, stating that the ci.urts .\ere the guardians of the i.ght- o: th; people and that he n.d nit have done otherwise in (1) “Shall the Town of Clinton be empowered to issue, either as a single issue or from time to tjme as several separate issues, not ex ceeding S3S0.000.00, of general ob ligation bonds of said Town, the proceeds thereof to be used, in the discretion of Town Council, to ex tend and improve the existing waterworks system, sewerage sys tem and electric light system, all or any of said purposes?" (2) “Shall the Town of Clinton be empowered to issue, either as a single issue or from time to time as several separate issues, not ex ceeding §100.000.00, of general ob ligation bonds of said Town, the proceeds thereof to be used to pay the Town's share of installing per manent improvements on streets and sidewalks in said Town?" Persons may vote for or against BEST SELLING RECORDS Brush Those Tears From Your Fyes: Am I All Your Future? — r ed Martin. Fort vi r and Ever; Dreamer With A Penny — Margaret Whiting. ' Be Mine: When You’re In I>ove —Guy laimbardo. As Yv»u Desire Me; It Only Happens Once—Ink Spots. Comrr.e Ci Comine Ca: The Streets of Laredo — Dick Haymes. Suntlo.ver: Cruising Down the Itiver—Kuss Morgan Easter Parade: Song of Songs— Perry Coma. Far Away Places: Tara-Ta- I.ara-Ta-l.ar—Bing Crosby. Here Ml Stay; Congratulations —Jo Stafford. So In Love: A Rosewood Spinet —Gordan MarRae. Nightv Night: The Continental —Alvino Rey. You lWoke Your Promise; Safe. 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Faded Love and Winter Roses: What A D'-ffertyice — Rome Johnson. Till the End of the World; Dad dy, When Is Mommy C om ing Home—Ernest Tubb. Down Yonder: Back I'p and Push—Gid Tanner. I Care No More; Goodbye and Good Luck—Foy Willing. Jordan Is Calling; Far Above the Starry Sky — LeFevre Trio. Did You Ever Go Sailing?: Lit tle Pine Log Cabin—LeFevre Trio. God Loves His Children; I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home—Lester Platt and Earl Scruggs. I CAN HEAR IT NOW An Album of Historic Voices We Have In Stock All the New Ones and the Best of All the Old Ones. CLINTON MUSIC SHOP FRONT OF DELL’S BEAUTY SHOPPE Biakely. the court said that a verbal agreement vvcufld not do, "not for that purpose; 'you better not risk it.” The Verdict In instructing the jury to bring in a verdict of "Not Guilty,” Judge. Mann closed the case with the fol-! lowing comment: “If you advance money to a ten-: an: who has a crop of his own and! pays a certain amount of rent for the srevice of your land, then the, law gives you a lien over that crop; both of said proposals, or may vote for su.h advances as you make for for one and against the other. The the purpose of making that crop but failure to cast a ballot for one of the 1 if you take a man and say ‘now we two proposals will not invalidate the are going to work this on shares,’ the ballot cast on the other proposal, law says you hired him and he is The places for voting in said elec- your laborer and not your tenant and tion will be as follow’s: at the City, w hatever you say "you are going to Hall on North Broad Street in the give him out of the crop, that is | Town of Clinton, for Clinton Precmct;' his wages, not his share of the crop, and at R. T. Trammell’s Store, kiiown but his wages for whatever amount as "Greasy Corner,” on West Pitts >ou agree to give him. That is the Street, in the Town of Clinton, for difference between landlord and ten- Clinton Cotton Mills Precinct. The ant and landlord and laborer. You, Managers of Election are as folloTirs:! can't agree on what you are to get,; F. E. Miller, R. J. Copeland and C. N for you don’t know what is going to i Mauney for Clinton FVecinct at the be made. You can take a written lien; City Hall, and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, over the portion you assign him -for R. L. Yarborough and W. L. Evaas wages, but the law does not give it to you unless you make a spe cific written agreement. Now when you divided that wheat you just paid him his wages, whether you paid him one hundred or two hundred dollars worth of wheat instead of that much money. “Mr. Blakely: But I paid for all the fertilizer that was used to make that wheat. “The Court: You just made a mis- ; take by not having a written lien.” T ois was the same case on which Au .n Stephens, colored, was drawn as a juror. for Clinton Cotton Mills Precinct at R T. Trammell’s Store, known as “Greasy Corner.” The polls will be opened for said election at 8 o’clock in the forenoon and will be closed at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on the day and at the place aforesaid. Separate boxes will be provided for the cast-J ing of ballots on each of said pro posals. All persons desirihg to vote must (1) possess and present County Reg istration Certificates issued within! the period January 1st, 1948, and March 12th, 1949, both inclusive; (2) possess a Municipal Registration Cer tificate issued by the Supervisor of Registration of the Town of Clinton within the period March 23rd, 1949, and April 1st, 19 1 49, both inclusive, or during the ninety (90) day period prior to the occasion on which was held the last general municipal elec tion (at which the Mayor was elect ed); (3) present proof showing the payment of all taxes, State, County I and Municipal, for the previous year; and (4) present proof showing pay ment of the poll tax for the year 1948, if liable therefor, not later than March 12th, 1949. The presentation Of a receipt of an officer authorized to collect the taxes referred to shall be conclusive proof of their payment. L. E. BISHOP, Mayor, Town of Clinton, S. C. W. B. OWENS, Clerk and Treasurer, Tow r n of Clinton, S. C. March l, 1949. 7-fic^ NOTICE OF OPENING OF BOOKS OF REGISTRATION State of South Carolina, . _ County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That in order that those persons who are qualified may register to become en titled to vote at the SPECIAL ELEC TION ordered by the Towrn Council of the Town of Clintrwr to be held on Tuesday, April 12th, 1949. in which there i$ to be presented to the quali fied electors of said Town the ques tions: (!) “Shall the Town of Clinton be empowered^ to issue, either as a single issue or from time to time as several seperate issnes, not ex ceeding S350.000.00, of general ob ligation bonds of said Town, the proceeds thereof to be used, in the discretion of Town Council, to ex tend and improve the existing wa terworks system, sewerage system and electric light system, all or any of said purposes?” (2) “Shall the Town of Clinton be empowered to issue, efther as a single issue or from time to time , as several issues, not exceeding 5100.000.00, of general obligation | bonds mf said Town, the proceeds thereof to be used to pay the Town's share of installing perma nent improvements on streets and sidewalks in said Town?” The Books of Registration of the| Town of Clinton will be opened at the office of the Supervisor of Regis tration for said Town* at L. B. Dill ard’s Store, in said Town, on Wed nesday, March 23rd, 1949, and will remain open through Friday, April 1st, 1949, both dates* inclusive. .The books will remain open during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on every day during said period, and will be closed at 4 p.m., on Friday, April 1st, 1949, and will remain closed until after said Special Election. All persons qualified to register shall make application to the Super visor of Registration, within the time and at the place aforesaid. L. B. DILLARD, Supervisor of Registration, Town of Clinton, S. C. March 1, 1949. 31-5c THE CHRONICLE Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade | Ares for Advertisers There Is No Substitute foe News paper Advertising Rufus M. Chaffin Funeral services for Rufus M. Chaffin, 42, who died at his home here Tuesday, March 1, were held Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Calvary Baptist church. The Rev. J. W. Spillers was in charge of the services, assisted by the Rev. C. J. Sexton. 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