Lien declared in favor of railroad laborers and employees.

Laborers and employees of each railroad company operated in this state, except the officers thereof, shall have a lien for all debts due to them for work and labor done and performed by them for such company, which shall extend to and cover all the property, rights, effects, and credits of every description belonging to such company, and situated in this state.

(Code 1876, §3481; Code 1886, §3077; Code 1896, §2762; Code 1907, §4794; Code 1923, §8878; Code 1940, T. 33, §17.)