keeper of a boarding house or lodging house for any board, lodging or other accommodation furnished to or for such guest, boarder, or lodger, and for all money paid or advanced to any such guest, boarder, or lodger, not exceeding the sum of fifty dollars, and for such extras as are furnished at the written request signed by such guest, boarder or lodger, until the amount of such charges is paid, and any execution or attachment levied upon any such baggage or effects shall be subject to such innkeeper's lien and the costs of satisfying it. No such lien lies, however, for a bill for intoxicating liquors.

Other liens on personal property. Section 3344-3347g, inclusive. (Summary). These sections give liens to livery stablekeepers, consignee of property, factors and brokers, jewelers, garage keepers, threshermen, owners of breeding animals, and blacksmiths, and contain provisions for the enforcement thereof.

LIENS AGAINST SHIPS, BOATS AND VESSELS

For what given. Section 3348. Every ship. boat or vessel used in navigating the waters of this state shall be liable for and the claims or demands hereinafter mentioned shall constitute a lien on such ship, boat or vessel, which shall take precedence of all other claims or liens thereon:

(1) For all debts contracted by the master, owner, agent or consignee thereof on account of supplies furnished for the use of such ship, boat or vessel, or on account of work done or services rendered on board of such ship, boat or vessel, or on account of labor done or materials furnished by mechanics, tradesmen or others in and for building, repairing, fitting out, furnishing or equipping such ship, boat or vessel, or on account of any indebtedness for insurance effected upon such ship, boat or vessel the engines, machinery, sails, rigging, tackle, apparel or furniture thereof, against any fire or marine risk.

(2) For all sums due for wharfage, towage or anchorage of such ship, boat or vessel within this state.

(3) For all demands or damages accruing from the nonperformance or malperformance of any contract of affreightment or any contract touching the transportation of persons or property entered into by the master agent, owner, or consignee of the ship, boat or vessel on which such contract is to be performed; and

(4) For all damages arising from injuries done to persons or property by such ship, boat or vessel; but no person employed as master, or otherwise, on board of any such ship, boat, vessel; to collect or receive freights or passage money shall have any lien as provided in this chapter or be entitled to his action in accordance with its provisions. Such lien may be enforced by proceedings in admiralty or in the cases herein mentioned as prescribed in this chapter.

Enforcement of liens against ships, etc. Section 3349-3357, inclusive. (Summary). Contain provisions upon manner of enforcing liens given by section 3348.

RAILROAD LABORERS' LIENS

Section 1815. As often as any contractor for the construction or repair of any railroad or part thereof in progress of construction or repair shall be indebted to any laborer for thirty days' labor or less, either manual or team labor, or both, including team and driver, performed in constructing or repairing such road such laborer may, within thirty days after his claim or demand shall have accrued, serve notice in writing, signed by him, his agent or attorney, on the corporation either owning or constructing or repairing such road that he claims such indebtedness, stating the amount thereof, the number of days' labor, and the time when performed, and the name of the contractor from whom due, and thereupon such corporation shall be directly liable to such laborer for the amount so due him, provided he brings his action therefor within sixty days after the serving of such notice. Such notice shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to an engineer, agent or superintendent in the employment of the corporation having charge of the part of the road on which such labor was performed, personally, or by leaving the same at his office or usual place of business with some person of suitable age therein.

XIII. WAGE PAYMENT LAWS

1.

When wages payable. Section 1729a. Every corporation organized for pecuniary profit engaged in any enterprise or business within the state of Wisconsin, excepting corporations owning or operating hospitals and sanitoriums for the care of sick or insane persons, shall as often as semimonthly pay to every employe engaged in its business, except to those employes engaged in lumbering and logging operations, or in circuses and other traveling shows, all wages or salaries earned by such employe to a day not more than eighteen days prior to the date of such payment. Any employe who is absent at the time fixed for payment or who for any other reason is not paid at that time shall be paid thereafter at any time upon six days' demand and any employe leaving his or her employment or discharged therefrom shall be paid in full following his or her employment at any time upon three days' demand. No corporation coming within the meaning of this act shall by special contract with employes or by any other means secure exemption from the provisions of this act and each and every employe of any corporation coming within the meaning of this act shall have his or her right of action against any such corporation for the full amount of his or her wages due on each regular pay day as herein provided, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any corporation which pays its employes at the end of the month fifty per cent or more of the amount due for services performed or work done during such month and pays the remainder thereof not later than the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this section. Any corporation owning or operating any hospital or sanitarium for the care of sick or insane persons shall give the same number of days' notice of its intention to discharge any employe as it requires such employe to give before being permitted to quit its service, unless such employe is discharged because of a serious infraction of a rule.

2. Any corporation violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars for each separate offense and each and every failure or refusal to pay each employe the amount of wages due him or her at the time, or under the conditions required in this statute shall constitute a separate offense.

Time checks redeemable. Section 1636-13. All corporations or individuals paying wages in time checks or other paper than legal money, shall make such time checks or paper payable in some designated place of business in the county in which the work was performed or at the office of such corporation or individual if within the state of Wisconsin. or at any bank within said state.

Any corporation or individual failing to comply with the terms

of the above section shall upon conviction thereof be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars.

Special provisions regarding suits for wages in justice courts. Section 3782 (in part). Whenever the plaintiff in an action to recover for work or labor performed shall file an affidavit with the justice that he has a valid claim against the defendant for work or labor performed and is unable to comply with the order requiring him to give security for costs, the action shall not be dismissed because such security is not given.

Section 3775 (Summary). In actions for work and labor the justice shall tax in favor of the party recovering judgment in addition to the court costs, "an attorney's fee of five dollars on any amount recovered under fifty dollars when the plaint.ff appears by an attorney of record, whether or not the defendant has appeared, but no such fee shall be taxed if defendant prevails in the suit." On suits for wages in which a judgment for more than fifty dollars is rendered attorney's fees are allowable under the same conditions and in the same amounts as in other actions.

Section 3674. (Summary). Execution upon a judgment by a justice of peace cannot be stayed, if the judgment is "for manual labor performed by the party in whose favor the same is rendered

Assignments of wages, when valid. Section 2313a. No assignment of the salary or wages of any married man, then or at the accruing thereof exempt by law from garnishment, shall be valid for any purpose unless such assignment shall be in writing signed by the wife, if she at the time be a member of his family, and unless her signature be witnessed by two disinterested witnesses; nor shall any such assignment be valid as to any such salary or wages to accrue more than two months after the date of the making of such assignment.

Exemption of wages from execution. Section 2982. (In part). No property here.nafter mentioned shall be liable to seizure or sale on execution or on any provisional or final process issued from any court or any proceedings in aid thereof, except as otherwise specially provided in these statutes:

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(15) The earnings of any person or persons having a family dependent upon him or them for support at the time of the commencement of proceedings for the collection of the debt, including the earnings of any minor child or children whose earnings contribute to the support of such family, for three months next preceding the issue of any writ of attachment, execut.on, garnishment or the institution of proceedings supplementary to execution, to the amount of sixty dollars only for each month in which such earnings are made or earned, provided, they shall not exceed one hundred and eighty dollars in all for said time, including such part or share thereof had, by or paid to the debtor during such three months; however, the debtor shall not be entitled to the exemption under this subdivision, unless it shall be shown that he is actually and reasonably contr.buting according to his means and circumstances to the support of said family. The garnishee shall recover costs when the debt or property sought to be reached is exempt from execution against the principal debtor at the time of serving the process on the garnishee.

Assignments of claims to deprive laborer of exemption of wages from execution. Section 4438f. Any person who shall, whether as principal, agent or attorney, with intent thereby to deprive any

bona fide resident of this state of his rights under the statutes thereof relating to the exemption of property earnings from sale or garnishment, send or cause to be sent out of this state any claim for debt for the purpose of having the same collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment or other mesne process, when the creditor and debtor and the person or corporation owing the debtor the money intended to be reached by any such proceedings are within the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; or who directly or indirectly assigns or transfers any claim for debt against such a resident for the purpose of having the same collected by such proceedings or any of them out of the wages or personal earnings of the debtor or of his minor children, whose earnings contribute to the support of his family, in courts without this state, when the creditor and debtor and person or corporation owing the money intended to be reached by such proceedings are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars for each offense.

Wages as preferred claims; in probate cases. Section 3852. If, after the amount of the claims against any estate shall have been ascertained by the court, it shall appear that the executor or administrator has in his possession sufficient to pay all the debts, he shall pay the same in full within the time limited for that purpose. If the assets received by the executor or administrator, and which can be appropriated to the payment of debts, shall not be sufficient he shall, after paying necessary expenses of administration, pay the debts against the estate in the following order:

(1) (2)

(3)

States.

(4)

The necessary funeral expenses.

The expenses of the last sickness.

Debts having a preference under the laws of the United

Wages due to workmen, clerks or servants which have been earned within three months before the date of the death of the testator or intestate, not to exceed three hundred dollars to each claimant.

(5) Debts due to other creditors.

If there shall not be assets enough to pay all the debts of any one class each creditor shall be paid a dividend in proportion to his claim; and no creditor of any one class shall receive any payment until all of those of the preceding class shall be fully paid.

Wages a preferred claim in receivership proceedings. Section 2787a. Whenever a receiver shall be appointed by any court to manage, conduct, settle, adjust or close up any mercantile, manufacturing or other business such receiver shall immediately report to the court the amount due the employes and laborers in such business; and said court shall order its receiver to pay out of the first receipts of said business, after the payment of costs, debts due the United States or this state, taxes and assessments and the current expenses of carrying on or closing said business, the wages of such employes and laborers which accrued within three months immediately prior to his appointment.

Priority of labor claims 'n railway receiverships. Section 1798c. Whenever any railway corporation in this state shall be placed by any court of this state in the hands of a receiver, whether upon foreclosure or creditors' bill, it shall be the duty of such receiver to report immediately to the court so appointing him