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Section 41August 30, 1954, Sec./Art. 41
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Basis of Shares in Crops other than Rice. - The landholder and the tenant on lands which produce crops either than rice shall be free to enter into any contract stipulating the ratio of crop division.
In the absence of a stipulation, the customs of the place shall govern: Provided, That whether the basis of division of the crop is the contract between the parties or the customs of the place, the share of the tenant for his labor in the production shall not less than thirty per cent of the harvest or produce, after deducting the expenses for harvesting and/or initial processing: Provided, further, That in cases where the share of the tenant is, according to local practices or customs prevailing at the time of the approval of this Act, more than the minimum herein set, the tenant's share thus established by local practices or customs shall prevail and be considered the minimum.
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