Rate of compensation for fractional part of week or month

In the absence of a different agreement or usage, a depository for hire is entitled to one week's hire for the sustenance and shelter of living animals during any fraction of a week, and to half a month's hire for the storage of any property during any fraction of a half month. Source: CivC 1877, § 1059; CL 1887, § 3683; RCivC 1903, § 1378; RC 1919, § 995; SDC 1939, § 60.0102 (18).