Use of Official Weights and Measures
- All transactions between landlords and tenants concerning agricultural products must use the official weights and measures prescribed by the Government.
- This includes contracts involving debts or payments related to agricultural products.
Tenant’s Obligations and Standard of Conduct
- Tenants are obligated to cultivate the farm diligently, as a "good father of the family" would.
- Responsibilities include proper soil preparation, clearing shrubs and grasses, and repairing dikes on the land.
- Tenants must take reasonable care of any work animals provided by the landlord.
- Liability attaches to the tenant in cases of death or physical incapacity of the work animals due to negligence.
Scope, Applicability, and Implementation of the Act
- The Act applies exclusively to the relations between landlords and tenants of rice-producing agricultural lands.
- The Act takes effect after January 1, 1937, through a proclamation issued by the President upon the Secretary of Labor's recommendation.
- The President may suspend the enforcement of the Act under certain conditions.
- The law must be translated into the local languages of affected municipalities.
- Copies of the Act must be printed and freely distributed by the municipal treasurers to interested parties.