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§14‑359.  Local: Tenant neglecting crop; landlord failing to makeadvances; harboring or employing delinquent tenant.

If any tenant or cropper shallprocure advances from his landlord to enable him to make a crop on the landrented by him, and then willfully refuse to cultivate such crops or negligentlyor willfully abandon the same without good cause and before paying for suchadvances with intent to defraud the landlord; or if any landlord who inducesanother to become tenant or cropper by agreeing to furnish him advances toenable him to make a crop, shall willfully fail or refuse without good cause tofurnish such advances according to his agreement with intent to defraud thetenant, or if any person shall entice, persuade or procure any tenant, lessee orcropper, who has made a contract agreeing to cultivate the land of another, toabandon or to refuse or fail to cultivate such land with intent to defraud thelandlord, or after notice shall harbor or detain on his own premises, or on thepremises of another, any such tenant, lessee or cropper, he shall be guilty ofa Class 3 misdemeanor.  Any person who employs a tenant or cropper who hasviolated the provisions of this section, with knowledge of such violation,shall be liable to the landlord furnishing such advances, for the amountthereof.  This section shall apply only to the following counties: Alamance,Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett,Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Lee, Lincoln, Moore, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham,Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake and Washington. (1905,c. 299, ss. 1‑7; Rev., s. 3367; 1907, c. 84, s. 2; c. 238, s. 1; c. 543;c. 595, s. 2; c. 810; C.S., s. 4481; Ex. Sess. 1920, cc. 20, 26; 1923, c. 32;1925, c. 285, s. 3; Pub. Loc. 1927, c. 614; 1929, c. 5, s. 1; 1931, c. 44; c.136, s. 2; 1939, c. 95; 1945, c. 635; 1949, c. 83; 1951, c. 615; 1993, c. 539,s. 238; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_14 > GS_14-359

§14‑359.  Local: Tenant neglecting crop; landlord failing to makeadvances; harboring or employing delinquent tenant.

If any tenant or cropper shallprocure advances from his landlord to enable him to make a crop on the landrented by him, and then willfully refuse to cultivate such crops or negligentlyor willfully abandon the same without good cause and before paying for suchadvances with intent to defraud the landlord; or if any landlord who inducesanother to become tenant or cropper by agreeing to furnish him advances toenable him to make a crop, shall willfully fail or refuse without good cause tofurnish such advances according to his agreement with intent to defraud thetenant, or if any person shall entice, persuade or procure any tenant, lessee orcropper, who has made a contract agreeing to cultivate the land of another, toabandon or to refuse or fail to cultivate such land with intent to defraud thelandlord, or after notice shall harbor or detain on his own premises, or on thepremises of another, any such tenant, lessee or cropper, he shall be guilty ofa Class 3 misdemeanor.  Any person who employs a tenant or cropper who hasviolated the provisions of this section, with knowledge of such violation,shall be liable to the landlord furnishing such advances, for the amountthereof.  This section shall apply only to the following counties: Alamance,Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett,Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Lee, Lincoln, Moore, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham,Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake and Washington. (1905,c. 299, ss. 1‑7; Rev., s. 3367; 1907, c. 84, s. 2; c. 238, s. 1; c. 543;c. 595, s. 2; c. 810; C.S., s. 4481; Ex. Sess. 1920, cc. 20, 26; 1923, c. 32;1925, c. 285, s. 3; Pub. Loc. 1927, c. 614; 1929, c. 5, s. 1; 1931, c. 44; c.136, s. 2; 1939, c. 95; 1945, c. 635; 1949, c. 83; 1951, c. 615; 1993, c. 539,s. 238; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_14 > GS_14-359

§14‑359.  Local: Tenant neglecting crop; landlord failing to makeadvances; harboring or employing delinquent tenant.

If any tenant or cropper shallprocure advances from his landlord to enable him to make a crop on the landrented by him, and then willfully refuse to cultivate such crops or negligentlyor willfully abandon the same without good cause and before paying for suchadvances with intent to defraud the landlord; or if any landlord who inducesanother to become tenant or cropper by agreeing to furnish him advances toenable him to make a crop, shall willfully fail or refuse without good cause tofurnish such advances according to his agreement with intent to defraud thetenant, or if any person shall entice, persuade or procure any tenant, lessee orcropper, who has made a contract agreeing to cultivate the land of another, toabandon or to refuse or fail to cultivate such land with intent to defraud thelandlord, or after notice shall harbor or detain on his own premises, or on thepremises of another, any such tenant, lessee or cropper, he shall be guilty ofa Class 3 misdemeanor.  Any person who employs a tenant or cropper who hasviolated the provisions of this section, with knowledge of such violation,shall be liable to the landlord furnishing such advances, for the amountthereof.  This section shall apply only to the following counties: Alamance,Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett,Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Lee, Lincoln, Moore, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham,Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake and Washington. (1905,c. 299, ss. 1‑7; Rev., s. 3367; 1907, c. 84, s. 2; c. 238, s. 1; c. 543;c. 595, s. 2; c. 810; C.S., s. 4481; Ex. Sess. 1920, cc. 20, 26; 1923, c. 32;1925, c. 285, s. 3; Pub. Loc. 1927, c. 614; 1929, c. 5, s. 1; 1931, c. 44; c.136, s. 2; 1939, c. 95; 1945, c. 635; 1949, c. 83; 1951, c. 615; 1993, c. 539,s. 238; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)