Any person to whom a debt is due for labor performed or furnished or for materials furnished and actually used in the construction, alteration or repair of any railroad by virtue of an agreement with or by consent of (a) the owner or person controlling and operating it, (b) any person having authority from or rightfully acting for such owner or person in procuring or furnishing such labor or materials or (c) any person rendering services for such railroad company shall have a lien upon such railroad and upon all the interests of such owner or person as aforesaid in such railroad to secure the payment of the debt so due him and the costs which may arise in enforcing such lien under the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Title. Such lien shall be subject to all the provisions and be enforced in the same manner as provided for in said Chapter 5 of this Title.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 45-552; 1952 Code Section 45-552; 1942 Code Section 8794; 1932 Code Section 8786; Civ. C. '22 Section 5691; Civ. C. '12 Section 4161; Civ. C. '02 Section 3056; 1898 (22) 779.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 29 - Mortgages and Other Liens
Chapter 15 - Miscellaneous Liens For Services, Damages, Storage Or Materials
Section 29-15-10. Liens for repairs or storage; sale of articles.
Section 29-15-20. Lien on motor vehicle for damages.
Section 29-15-30. Liens on railroads for labor performed or materials furnished.
Section 29-15-40. Lien on watercraft for damages.
Section 29-15-50. Lien of owners of certain animals on issue.
Section 29-15-60. Animal boarding facilities; liens upon animals for boarding expenses.
Section 29-15-70. Lien on textiles for labor performed or materials furnished.
Section 29-15-80. Enforcement of lien on textiles.