California.-Lien is given on ship and its freightage for wages of labor of mate and seamen, and on steamers, vessels, and boats for services on board and for labor or material furnished in the construction, repair, and equipment of the same. Connecticut.-Lien is given on vessels for the construction or repair and also attaches to the appurtenances of the vessel. Claim must exceed $25 to entitle to lien. Florida.-Lien is given on ships or other water craft only for labor in loading and unloading, and also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. Georgia.-Lien is given on steamboats or other water craft only for wages or demands for personal services and for wood or provisions furnished. Illinois.-Lien is given on sail vessels, steamboats, steam dredges, tugboats, scows, canal boats, barges, lighters, and other water craft of above five tons burden for work or services done on board, for labor or material furnished in building, repairing, fitting, or furnishing, and for labor at pumping out or raising when sunk or disabled. The lien also attaches to the tackle and furniture. Indiana.-Lien is given on boats, vessels, water craft, wharfboats, and floating warehouses for labor, materials, and supplies furnished, in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping, and also attaches to the apparel, tackle, furniture, and appendages, including barges and lighters belonging to the owners of the vessels. Kentucky.-Lien is given on steamships, brigs, schooners, sloops, and model barges for wages of officers (except the captain) and hands and for labor, materials, supplies, and provisions furnished in building, repairing, fitting, and furnishing. Lien also attaches to engines, tackle, furniture, and apparel. Louisiana.-Lien is given on ships and other vessels for charges for pilotage, towage, wharfage, and anchorage, for services on board in keeping ship, and for wages of the captain and crew; for labor and material furnished in the construction or repair of the ship, etc., and for supplies, armament, or equipment furnished. Maine.-Lien is given on vessels for labor or materials furnished in building. Maryland.-Lien is given on vessels and boats for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, or equipping. Massachusetts.-Lien is given on vessels for labor or materials furnished in constructing, launching, or repairing, and in constructing launching ways, and for furnishing provisions, stores, or other articles. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. Michigan.-Lien is given on vessels of above five tons burden for labor or services on board (all employés except master of vessel entitled), for labor in loading and unloading, and in pumping out or raising, and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting out, furnishing, or equipping. Mississippi.-Lien is given on steamboats, ships, and other water craft for wages of those employed on board, and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, supplying, or victualing. Missouri.-Lien is given on boats, vessels, canal boats, wood boats, barges, and rafts for two months' wages of persons employed on board, and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, getting out, furnishing, or equipping. Montana.-Lien is given on boats and rafts for wages for services on board, for supplies furnished and for labor and materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting out, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to the apparel, tackle, furniture, and appendages, including barges and lighters if belonging to owner of boat. New Hampshire.-Lien is given on vessels for building, repairing, fitting, or furnishing. New Jersey.-Lien is given on vessels and ships for supplies, provisions, and stores furnished, for labor in towing or taking care of, and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. New York.-Lien is given on ships and vessels for debt of $25 or more for towing or piloting, for labor in loading or unloading, and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to tackle, apparel, and furniture. North Dakota.-Lien is given on ship and freightage for wages of mate and seamen. Ohio.-Lien is given on steamboats or other watercraft for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, furnishing, or equipping. Oregon.-Lien is given on vessels and boats for wages for services on board and for labor or materials furnished in constructing, repairing, fitting, furnishing, equipping, and launching. Pennsylvania.-Lien is given on ships, steamboats, and vessels for labor, materials, engines, or boilers furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. By another act a lien is given on ships and vessels navigating the Monongahela, Ohio, and Allegheny rivers for wages of all employed on board, including masters and clerks, and for labor and materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping. South Carolina.-Lien is given on ships and vessels for provisions, stores, or articles furnished for use of vessels, and for labor and materials in constructing, launching, or repairing, and in constructing launching ways. Lien also attaches to tackle and furniture. Tennessee.-Lien is given on steam and keelboats for wages of hands and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to tackle and furniture. Texas.-Lien is given on domestic vessels for labor, materials, or supplies furnished, and also attaches to tackle, apparel, furniture, and freight money. Vermont.-Lien is given on ships, vessels, and steamboats for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, fitting, and furnishing. Virginia.-Lien is given on steamboats or other vessels, rafts, and river crafts found within the State for salvage and pilotage and for labor or materials fur-` nished. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, furniture, and appurtenances. Washington.-Lien is given on steamers, vessels, or boats for services on board and for labor, materials, or supplies furnished. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. West Virginia.-Lien is given on registered vessels propelled by steam for labor, materials, goods, wares, and merchandise furnished. Citizens of the State alone are entitled. Wisconsin.-Lien is given on ships, boats, and vessels navigating waters of the State for dues for wharfage, towage, or anchorage, for work done or services rendered on board by all employés (except masters or persons employed on board to receive freight or passage money), and for labor or materials furnished in building, repairing, furnishing, or equipping. Lien also attaches to the tackle, apparel, and furniture. VIADUCTS. Nebraska.-Lien is given for the construction or repair and also attaches to their excavations, embankments, etc. WELLS. New York.-Lien is given on any well sunk or drilled for oil er gas or other volatile or mineral substance, and on any water well and appurtenances sunk or drilled for the purpose of drilling or operating any such oil or gas well, for sinking, drilling, or completing such well. North Dakota.-Lien is given on oil wells or springs for labor or materials in opening and operating. South Dakota.-The same as North Dakota, above. Wyoming.-Lien is given on oil wells or springs for boring or drilling or transporting or hauling the products. REFERENCE TO THE LAWS FROM WHICH The preceding digeST WAS COMPILED. Alabama.-Code of 1886: Sections 3018 to 3027, inclusive, and 3040 to 3079, in clusive. Acts of 1888-'89: Act No. 48. Arizona.-Revised statutes of 1887: Sections 2258 to 2293, inclusive. Arkansas.-Digest of the statutes (1884): Sections 4402 to 4448, inclusive. California.-Deering's Codes and Statutes, edition of 1885: Vol. I.-The constitution of 1879, article 20, section 15. Vol. II.-Civil code, sections 3051 to 3056, inclusive. Vol. III.-Code of civil procedure, sections 813, 825, and 1183 to 1203, inclusive; also on page 460 the act of March 30,1878, and the act of March 12, 1885. Statutes of 1887: Chapter 137. Colorado.-General statutes of 1883: Sections 2120, 2131 to 2141, inclusive, and 2148 to 2151, inclusive. Session laws of 1839: Page 232, act of March 26, 1889, and page 247, act of April 18, 1889. Connecticut.-General statutes of 1888: Sections 3018 to 3042, inclusive. Delaware.-Laws of 1879: Chapter 145. Laws of 1889: Chapter 679. District of Columbia.—United States Statutes, session acts of 1883–84: Chapter 143. Florida.-Constitution of 1885: Article 16, section 22. Acts of 1885: Chapter 3612. Acts of 1887: Chapter 3747. Georgia.-Code of 1882: Sections 1972 to 1996, inclusive. Revised Statutes of 1887: Sections 3445, 3446, 5125 to 5136, inclusive, and 5140 added by act of January 10, 1889. Page 1, General Laws of 1888-'89. Illinois.-Annotated Statutes of 1885: Chapter 12, paragraphs 1, 3, 14, 30, and 46. Chapter 82, paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 47, and 52 to 59, inclusive. Laws of 1887: Act of May 31, 1887, p. 219, and act of June 16, 1887, p. 220. Indiana.-Revised Statutes of 1881: Sections 5277 to 5305, inclusive, and 5471. Elliott's Supplement of 1889: Sections 1688 to 1710, inclusive. Iowa.-McClain's Annotated Statutes of 1880, edition of 1884: Title 14, chap ,ter 8. Laws of 1884: Chapter 179, sections 1 and 2. Laws of 1890: Chapter 47, section 1. Kansas.-Compiled laws of 1885: Sections 3258 and 3263 to 3265, inclusive. Laws of 1889: Chapter 168. Kentucky.-General Statutes of 1881: Chapter 70. Acts of 1887-'88: Chapters 632 and 1271. Acts of 1889-90: Chapter 1334. Louisiana.-Constitution of 1879: Article 175. Revised civil code of 1870, edition of 1887: Articles 2770 to 2777, inclusive, 3186, 3189, 3217, 3237, 3249, 3252, 3272, 3273, 3528, and 3534. Revised Laws of 1870, second edition: Sections 2873, 2876, 2877, and 2878. Acts of 1880: Chapter 134, sections 1 to 4, inclusive. Acts of 1888: Chapter 145, section 1, and chapter 154, section 2. Acts of 1890: Chapter 10, section 1. Maine.-Revised Statutes of 1883: Chapter 91. Acts of 1885: Chapter 280. Acts of 1887: Chapters 21, 60, and 70. Acts of 1889: Chapters 183, 267, and 287. Maryland.-Code of Public General Laws: Article 63. Laws of 1890: Chapter 107. Massachusetts.-Puplic Statutes of 1882: Chapters 191 and 192. Acts of 1888: Chapter 344. Michigan.-Howell's Annotated Statutes of 1882: Sections 8236, 8237, 8246, 8279, and 8399 to 8408, inclusive. Acts of 1887 Act No. 229, sections 1 to 9, inclusive, and act No. 270, sections 1 to 5, inclusive, 7, and 10. Acts of 1889: Acts No. 175 and No. 277. Minnesota.-General Statutes of 1878: Chapter 32, title 6. General Laws of 1885: Chapter 86. General Laws of 1887: Chapter 170. General Laws of 1889: Chapters 199 and 200. Mississippi.-Revised Code of 1880: Sections 1360 to 1364, inclusive, 1373, 1374, 1378 to 1384, inclusive, 1393, 1395, and 1396. Laws of 1882: Chapter 88. Missouri.-Revised Statutes of 1889: Sections 770, 771, 812, 813, 6705 to 6711, inclusive, 6720, 6727, 6729, 6741 to 6746, inclusive, and 6756 to 6758 inclusive. Montana.-Compiled Statutes of 1887: First Division, "Code of Civil Procedure," sections 206 to 212, inclusive; Fifth Division, "General Laws," sections 1370 to 1377, inclusive. Laws of 1887, extra session: Page 71, act of September 14, 1887. Nebraska.-Compiled Statutes of 1887: Chapter 54, article 1, sections 1 to 5, inclusive; and article 2, sections 1, 2, and 3. Nevada.-General Statutes of 1885: Sections 3808 to 3825, inclusive. New Hampshire.-General Laws of 1878: Chapter 139. Laws of 1879: Chapter 57. New Jersey.-Revision of 1877: Page 586, sections 1 and 2; page 668, sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and page 1352, section 1. Supplement of 1886: Page 292, section 8; page 426, section 1; page 427, section 2, and page 456, sections 3 and 4. LABOR LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. Acts of 1888: Chapter 285. Acts of 1889: Chapter 274, section 1. Acts of 1890: Chapter 292. New Mexico.-Compiled Laws of 1884: Title 24, chapter 1. New York.-Revised Statutes of 1881: Page 2404, sections 1 to 9, inclusive; page 2410, section 2; page 2436, sections 1 to 12, inclusive; page 2439, sections 1 to 6, inclusive; page 2440, sections 1 to 12, inclusive. Laws of 1882: Chapter 410 (the New York City consolidation act), sections 1824 to 1835, inclusive. Laws of 1885: Chapter 216 and Chapter 342, sections 1 to 9, inclusive, 15 and 20. Laws of 1888: Chapter 316. North Dakota.-Revised Codes of 1883 (Territorial): Code of Civil Procedure, sections 654 to 671, inclusive; Civil Code, sections 1814a, 1814b, 1814c, 1814e, and 1814h. Laws of 1887 (Territorial): Chapter 99. Laws of 1890 (State): Chapter 88, sections 1 to 5, inclusive. Ohio.-Revised Statutes of 1886: Sections 3184 (Vol. 1, R. S.), 3184a (enacted by act of March 27, 1889), 3185 (Vol. I, R. S.), 3186 (Vol. 1, R. S.), 3187 (Vol. I, R. S.), 3193 (Vol. I, R. S.), 3194 (Vol. 1, R. S.), 3203 Vol. 1, R. S.); 3206 (Vol. III, R. S.), 3206a (Vol. III, R. S.), 3306b (Vol. III, R. S.), 3207 (Vol. III, R. S.), 3208 (Vol. III, R.S.), 3209 (Vol. III, R. S.), 3210 (Vol. III, R. S.), 3211 (Vol. III, R. S.), 5580 (Vol. III. R. S.), and 5881 (Vol. II, R. S.); also act of April 3, 1884 (Vol. III, R. S., p. 212). Vol. 81, Laws of Ohio of 1887: Page 47, act of March 5, 1887. Vol. 86, Laws of Ohio of 1889: Page 120, sections 1 and 2; page 143, act of March 27, 1889; page 373, act of April 15, 1889. Oregon.-Hill's Annotated Statutes of 1887: Sections 3669 to 3706, inclusive. Pennsylvania.-Brightley's Purdon's Digest, edition of 1885: Page 124, sections 1 to 4, inclusive, 7, 8, 13, 20, and 22; page 1107, section 56; page 1157, sections 1, 2, 10 to 20, inclusive, 41, 42, 46, 53, 55, 61, and 70. Laws of 1887: Chapter 273, sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and chapter 275. Rhode Island.-Public Statutes of 1882: Chapter 177. Laws of 1888: Chapter 696. South Carolina.-General Statutes of 1882: Sections 1667, 2350 to 2362, inclusive, 2381, and 2389 to 2403, inclusive. Acts of 1884: Act No. 505. Acts of 1885: Act No. 77, section 1. South Dakota.-Revised Codes of 1883 (Territorial): Code of Civil Procedure, sections 654 to 671, inclusive; Civil Code, sections 1814a, 1814b, 1814c, 1814e, and 1814h. Laws of 1887 (Territorial): Chapter 99. Tennessee.-Code of 1884: Sections 2739 to 2751, inclusive, and 2763 to 2782, inclusive. Acts of 1885: Chapter 8, section 2. Acts of 1889: Chapter 12, section 1, and chapter 103. Texas.-Constitution of 1875: Article 16, section 37. Revised Statutes of 1879: Articles 3180 to 3185, inclusive. Laws of 1879 (Regular session): Chapter 12, sections 1 to 4, inclusive. Laws of 1887: Chapter 25. Laws of 1889: Chapter 98, sections 1 to 17, inclusive. Utah.-Compiled laws of 1888: Vol. II, section 2793. Laws of 1890: Chapter 30 and chapter 56, section 3. Vermont.-Revised laws of 1880: Sections 1981 to 1991, inclusive. Acts of 1888: Act No. 133, sections 1, 2, and 3. Virginia.-Code of 1887: Sections 2475 to 2488, inclusive, and 2963. Washington.-Code of 1881 (Territorial): Sections 1939 to 1950, inclusive, 1957 to 1970, inclusive: 1975 and 1976. Acts of 1883: Page 45, act of November 28, 1883. Acts of 1886: Page 114, act of January 21, 1886. Acts of 1887-'88: Chapter 76. West Virginia.-Code, edition of 1887: Chapter 75, sections 1 to 14, inclusive. Wisconsin.-Revised Statutes of 1887: Sections 1815, 3314 to 3320, inclusive, 3343, 3347, 3348, 3350, 3351, and 3354. Laws of 1881: Chapters 76, 287, and 318. Laws of 1882: Chapter 84. Laws of 1889: Chapters 275, 333, 399, 413, and 448. Wyoming.-Revised Statutes of 1887: Sections 1469, 1486 to 1494, inclusive, 1502, 1506, 1517 to 1523, inclusive, 1531, 1536, and 1540. Laws of 1888: Chapter 26. APPRENTICE LAWS. NEW YORK REVISED STATUTES OF 1881. APPRENTICES. [Page 2348.] SECTION 1. Every male infant, and every unmarried female under the age of eighteen years, with the consent of the persons or officers hereinafter mentioned, may of his or her own free will, bind himself or herself, in writing, to serve as clerk, apprentice or servant in any profession, trade or employment; if a male, until the age of twenty one years, and if a female, until the age of eighteen years, or for any shorter time; and such binding shall be as valid and effectual, as if such infant was of full age at the time of making such engagement. SECTION 2. Such consent shall be given (1) By the father of the infant. If he be dead, or be not in a legal capacity to give his consent, or if he shall have abandoned and neglected to provide for his family, and such fact be certified by a justice of the peace of the town, and indorsed on the indenture, then, (2) By the mother. If the mother be dead, or be not in a legal capacity to give such consent, or refuse, then, (3) By the guardian of such infant duly appointed. If such infant have no parent living, or none in a legal capacity to give consent, and there be no guardian, then, (4) By the overseers of the poor, or any two justices of the peace of the town, or any judge of the county courts of the county, where such infant shall reside. SECTION 3. Such consent shall be signified in writing, by the person entitled to give the same, by a certificate at the end of, or endorsed upon, the indentures, and not otherwise. SECTION 4. The executors of any last will of a father, who shall be directed in such will to bring up his child to some trade or calling, may bind such child to service, as a clerk or apprentice, in like manner as the father might have done, if living. SECTION 5. The county superintendents of the poor, in the several counties, may bind out any child, under the ages above specified, who shall be sent to any county poorhouse, or who is or shall become chargeable, or whose parent or parents are or shall become chargeable, to such county, to be clerks, apprentices or servants, until such child, if a male, shall be twenty-one years old, or, if a female, shall be eighteeen years old; which binding shall be as effectual, as if such child had bound himself with the consent of his father. SECTION 6. The overseers of the poor of any town or city, may, in like manner, bind out any such child, who, or whose parent or parents, shall become chargeable to such town or city, or who shall have been sent to any poorhouse, other than a county poorhouse, with the consent in writing, of any two justices of the peace of the town, or of the mayor, recorder and aldermen of any city, or of any two of them. SECTION 7. No child of an Indian woman shall be bound as an apprentice, under the provisions of this title, except in the presence and with the consent of a justice of the peace; a certificate of which consent signed by the justice, shall be filed with the clerk of the town in which the indenture of apprenticeship shall be executed. SECTION 8. The age of every infant so bound shall be inserted in the indentures, and shall be taken to be the true age, without further proof thereof; and whenever any public officers are authorized to execute any indentures, or their consent is required to the validity of the same, it shall be their duty to inform themselves fully, of the infant's age. SECTION 9. Every sum of money paid or agreed for, with, or in relation to the binding out of any clerk or apprentice, shall be inserted in the indentures. SECTION 10. Whenever any child shall be bound out by the county superintendents of the poor of any county, or by the overseers of the poor of any city or town, the indentures shall contain an agreement on the part of the person to whom such child shall be bound, that he will cause such child to be instructed to read and write, and if a male, will cause him to be instructed in the general rules of arithmetic; and every such indenture shall also contain an agreement, that the master will give to such apprentice, at the expiration of his or her ser ice a new Bible. |