The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-15

! premises or property, or the person or prop
! erty of any slrvant on the premises Of hi
! master.
: We extract the following sections entire a
they are of great Importance to all parties in
/ terestcd:
| The servant my depart from tile master
service for an insufficient supply Of whole
some food, for an unauthorized battery upol
his own person, or one Of his family, not com
united in defence Of the person, family, guest!
or agents of the master, or TO prevent d crime
or aggravated misdcmeanor; for ba(&tua
drunkenness Of the master invasion of the
coniugal rights of the servant violent anC
mcnacing conduct of the master or his fail
ure to pay wages when due; and may recover
wages due for services rendered. to the. timc
of his departure. -
The contract for service shall not be ter
minated by the death Of the MASTERY without
the assent Of the servant. Wages due to SER
wants shall be preferred to all other debts or
demands, except, fur eral expenses, in case Of
. the inSufficiency Of the masters property to
pay all debts and demands against him
When wrongfully discharged from serFice,
the servant shall recovtr wages for the whole
period Of service, according to the contract
whether or not his wages have l,cen paid to
the pe,iod of his discharge. If his wages
have not been paid to the day of his discharge,
he my regard his contract rcscinded by the
discharge, and recover wages up to that time.
The master Gall receive into his employ
mcnt the servant with whom he has made a
contract but any OF the causes which may
justify him in di>chargng servant, shall
justify him in refusing to receive him.
The master shall, at the expiration Of his
term of service, at the request Of the servant,
give him Il certificate Of character.
The servant shall not be liable for con-
tracts, made Lg the express authority of his
p6Ster.s
A servant shall not be liable, civily or
criminalIy, for aEy act done on the premises
Of the master, by the command of his master,
in defence CT the masters person, family,
guests, agents, servant, premises, or property.
lie shall not be liable for any tort commit
tel on the premises Of the master, by his cX-
press command.
The rules and regulations prescribed for
master and servant apply to persons in Ser
vice as household servants, comforting the
same rights, and imposing the same duties,
with the following notifications
Servants, in the various duties ofrhe house
hoi1, and in all the domestic duties Of the
family, shall, at al hours Of the day or night,
and on all days of the week, promptly answer
all calls and obey and execute all lawful@or-
dars ard commands of the family IN whose
service they are employed.
Masters and their. r.Eamjlics shall, after ten
o'clock at night, and On Sundays, make no
calls on their servants nor exact any service
of them, which exigenccS Of the household or
family 90 not make necessary or unavoidable.
The wages Of household servants shall, in
the absence Of any agreement, de fixed hy the
Judge Of the District Court or a Magistrate,
and be payable at the end of each month.
1t is the duty of this class of~seryants to be
especially civil and polite to their masters,
their familicsand guests and they shall receive
gentle aad kind treatment.
In all contracts between master and servant
for service, the foregoing regulations shall be
stipulations, unless it shall be otherwise pro-
vided in the contract and the following form
shall be sufficient contract; unless some
special agreement be made between the par
ties
Crane Of scrvanO do hereby agree with
(name Of MASTERY to be his (here insert the
words, 'honsehoId servant" or "servant in
huSbandry," as the case may bc,) from the
date hereof, at the wages of Chere insert the
wages to be paid by the year CT month y and
in consideration thereof I (name of MASTERY
agree to receive the said (name of servanO as
such servant, and to pay him the said wages,
this
day of 1856.
Witness:
[Signed1 A. 3.
E.F.' c. d.
approve the above contract this
day of l0G
Judge of the District Court or Magis-
trate.
Mechanics, artisans and shop-keepers. (Col-
ored) shall be licensed hy the Judge Of the
District Cont, and shall pay therefor, if a
male, ten dollars, and ifa female, three dol
lars.