The landlord shall have a lien upon the crops of his tenant for his rent in preference to all other liens. Laborers who assist in making any crop shall have a lien thereon to the extent of the amount due them for such labor, next in priority to the landlord, and as between such laborers there shall be no preference. The landlord's lien for advances shall be paid next after the satisfaction of the landlord's lien for rent and the laborer's lien for labor and shall rank in other respects as it does now under existing laws. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 45-503; 1952 Code Section 45-503; 1942 Code Section 8773; 1932 Code Section 8773; Civ. C. '22 Section 5694; Civ. C. '12 Section 4164; Civ. C. '02 Section 3060; R. S. 2515; 1885 (19) 146; 1944 (43) 1321.
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