. > ,’ 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

liokaonbls nwrmea Jtooro, Oomlulorur 

8uraau of labor 8tatimtlor 

humt ia, Tmxaa 

opialon lo. O-7428 

mr Uhothoc an omplopr aan 

we have pmr lott8r of 

you give a0 forming tb Itaria of 

8r0, mnbetaatlally, a8 follov 

08n bath fool 

ma debt &W b7tM 

mo v& kau 8 l fp lo yu 

of tb mk, 18 th8 omout of hi8 
, 

"Art. 5155. Pey Dm7m. - Fach mmnufmcturlag 

mraaatllm, !nlolrrg, qumrr7lng, *llroaU, l trmet 

rmllvag, Canml, 011, l tmaboat tekrigraph, telephone aae expnmm 00apma7, mpfo71~ OIlb or more 

permoam, aod eaah uM over7 vater oomprr7 wt operl tecl b7 a nunlclpl oorporatloo, sod eaoh l atl every 

vhmrf compan7, and every other aorpontloa l ngmged 

in aoy buslmmm vlthln thlm l tatm, or any pmrmoa, 

flnn or corporatloa eqpged in or upon any public 

vork for the State or for an7 osunty or a117 municipm1 oorporr tlthxnof, o a l ltber mm l ooo tno tor or 

a l ubeoatraotor, tlwrevlth, -11 pm7 eaoh of its 

l mplo7eem thm v-8 l unmd by hir or her am oftmn 

mm mmnlaalrthl7,wvl p7tom dm7 rrotnorethra 

mixtmma (166) &7m prior to thm em7 ot pqmmat." 

tbmt : 

Ifi Corpum Jurla, Vol. 55, p. 162, Sea. 221, it 18 mmld 

gForZelttmm of, or 4maumtioom IME, thm urn 8 

l grwatokpiauroIp&~m7~~ltfr~(l r 

a n l xprmmm prorimloa thmnfor ln a ooatrmat of hire; 

or &m7 follov, iuIepa6ratl7 thereat, (2) fromi a fallure Sull7to pmrformtb mmrvlmom to the en4 ofthm 

ter m l gpeea upoai or (3) frua the w~gligrmmfm or mlmcofxluot ofthaemplo~olatha oourem of him employAaQ,oa PIppI l.63, lo Qln uu Volmm of thm mmw vork, vm flw3 

thlm expremmloa am to rmmmat bmad oa kwvleQp OS rulmm, etc., 

Vlmf 

'oeaermll7,tb l qd.o7mm'm l mmmnta7bm iafenad from him knovledgm of l regu&t,loo proridlog for the forfelQw of v8*8 uader aortmlo olraummtrwem, rod him aoatlrrumaee la thm l rploopwnt 

thereto, (8mma v. Salmon pP3.l~ 

(Me) 728; Preston v. Alarloan Linen, 

Ilmrtmouth 7~~7 Cam. v. Mmrkm, 34 Can. 
f Matthmvm 0. XaQumtrirl l.4mbmr Co., 91 8. C. 

, 75 3. E. 170. (Rmpbmmlm adaed). 

In tb Tens eommr02. Iav v. Jarrett (Ct. of Clv. App., 

1917,) l@ 8. Y. 333, It is lhan t&r Jarrett no hired oa a 

naatld alar7 bmmlm, plum 8 ealmmioa oa thm gromm mmlmm. Bs 

quit Jt Lr mix maths. Ia &prlX., 

Jermatt reated s.brlldiag I'm&r1 Go 

lor to Jul7 ubma hm quit, 

bumimmm for hSanl.f. 

prmpu*tor7 to going into 

Iavy pma dlmloopltyawl uafe~thfulnmmm. ‘ph cod 8daa *It 18 aotevor78et of atmgard OS mad 

iamttentloa to thm aat~m of thm omplo 

r 

at that vill rorfolt 

thm mmrm8at'm r to ocmpaamat10a, ot&bhmmm bm almmhmr;gpd 

b rmrmoat&ero 

9 ? 

ii? 

t, 

oattea 1. maa, 51 8. u., 64jr nmhl 0 

8. u. 389; siaa40 f. auttm, 30 s. id. 99. aaati~i~ ti8 

XmlloRe;, 

court mat %n solloul~ ~a&, stetea b7 mmoko o(\ ~h43tttw7~ II 

~rwrmLlyulq&uI~tlm wthoritlmm am oarrmotly statlog thm larr 

"If tbm qpat u*m sullt7 of l uob mluoPjuat am 

axxtatm to tnaetir7, 0s if hm uboll7 sama to rmoop 

alme tb autlom cod rrmpoamtbllltlom impmmmd upoa h!xz 

b7 hlm l lttutloa, or mo maduat hfsrlf tbt him mmrvlommm of no valor, 1tlm l atinly jtmt aalnuock 

abla tfvt ha dould nrlrr 10 ocapewtfea uhaQever, 

rod to this l xt8at tbr &w tr nil wttlad.” 

TlM court blaa “w, think itpar thet Qhm 

a0 tb0t 008t8 uuihta this & . 

lath0 caa otIYtt&Umv. mdumtrlal~r Co., (Sup. 

a.* South &roll-, 1912) 75 8. IL l?l, it vmm mhoun that kmtthevs 

uorked om ay mm 8 frm balltler at i?O+ mn hour, or l total of 

$2.10, iorrhlmhpm~at Utar,m nmrmfummQkc#u~ Mmtthevm 

bed *ueato pwmhtbm tlw4look,r8r8qrrinat7thm posted rulmm 

d the Lumbr capuu. mua was a0 ahput thatRttbmw*hmd not 

vorkea the aummber of hocpm reqalrea oa Qh8t dry to earn h5.a tbm 

e.10. mn we I#) rs9t ktwa tk rartirm. 
’ ‘. 

#ioooluble EIrumaaWoorr - Prrn 4 

The Suprmmm Court throu& Watts, J., hml4 that, vhila 

r 

tlmm amn aoatraat rutu& vlth l aob ot$mr a&I bv bouad nutwl7 b7 t& tormm of thm ootatrut, 

us8 &ovlngUutthere v8ma 

“thmre if ao te8tlroPJ lo this 

Lmber Q 

l mist bmtveenMmtthevmrodthm 

mb a ulvid T e 

117tilutr mum m&ou Kd bm iorielted by l4mtthmum if b 

te l ny oi the Lumber awpmapm rule8, l vwa if thou 

ruhmren rommoamb&.m 

Thm seem of na&wkeaa v. llair, 2 8pmmrm (SO) 256 18 olted, 

vhueirr18 -8 aa tat *Aetmoiaaup&pm 8rriiiomatto justif 

l dlRlaulvlll not jut 

&tad pdee for tin vork, To (1 

8nfurltop~llmm8tlwt&m mtl$u- 

- 

1088 to the l mpoy8r, 

mu& eats prodaom am pmomnlar7 

avarm tamraor. 

rho aid lr0t diwbrp tb8 08plom aith0ttdi 

J. lbtto 8OaMnm8l mInthl*mar ~Irttbmvmv. In&amaiat to or l 8#Yb 

l p leyua. t. .I hlalothegrmrrlamopeofhlm 

Corp Juus F ~~o ~ 39, ?. l.6a3, r ea 

rtlaaat ebrmtuam w thl8 euhjeat tagen fr c a 

r~i;~Ldy8 go00 th8ir, mracuam888. 

ma.8 u88b0a V. w@ 

odme, t&l rlll aat be eaforad arorrlag Go., la7, Ill. A. 

247. "xfrurolublo~ddul~prapotiloa6to~ 

Law18 v. mrreO~6. 

“A provi8blD for forfUitur8 of a2.l uag88 aw to the 8ma oertaln uouat ewh n&k m&he u&e8 oi the erploywJ to -oura 

it8 aw pmrfo- OS 8 forreltuwm of all vooklf 81lm mo rmtmtrud 

;t”:~o;;:b~’ 

em&cl am l mnltrmd la 

. 
%0a wtl0ufmur 88tpl Zg~u8gmmmm~b8~& o $0 

oover lomwmoa8amlomdb his IY 

mrknr v. P&a. 74 Ill. aR Or *Ot Or mkllL 

G 

ho* T.Ao r v. 9 tr. An.. 

I !!.::.,)I 

C‘JCIwr, I, 1 

i\,.4W3 

\ ..,.I.“.. 

‘,. _._