Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-22

found, or whose parents are paupers, or una
BILE to afford to them ID comfortable maintc
nance, or whose parents are snot teaching
them habits of industry and honesty, r.ar'
persons Of notoriously bad character, or arr
vagrants, or havetbeen convicted of infamous
offences, and colored children in all case
where they are in danger of neral contami
nation, may be bound as apprentices by thu
District.Judges orSone' of the Magistrates, fo
the; aforesaid. term. ,,s.S :.l.rz,g.ss.fr (.
Is. Males Of the age Of twelve years anc
females of the age Of ten years shall sign The
indenture of apprenticeship, and be bouae
thereby, "a. s.s~,-.s e.gx s.rsss
10. When the apprentice is under these
ages and in all cases of compulsory apprca
lticeship where the infant refuses assent, bis
signature shall not be necessary to the. yalidi
ty of the apprenticeship, and the master;
obligation Of apprenticeship shall be execu-
ted in the presence of the District Judge, OF
one Of the Magistrates, certified by him and
filed in the office of the Clerk of the District
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90. The indenture ofyoluntary apprentice
ship shall be under. seal, and signed by the
master, the parent and the apprentice, and
attested by two credible witnesses. and ap
proved by the District Judge, or one of, the
Magistrates: ks@ s:ssssss7i;s, ,fSFs=i s'.'
II. All instruments of apprenticeship shall
be executed in duplicate, ore of which shall
be retained by the master, and tire other be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of. the Dis.
trict Court. o
%. The master or mistress shall teach the
apprentice the business of husbandry; or
some other useful trade, profession, or bust.
mess, whichsahall be specified in the, instru-
ment of apprenticeship shall furnish him
wholesome food and suitable ,clothing, teach
him habits of industry, honesty and morality,
and govern and.trsat him with humanity and
discretion, and; if there be q. school, within q
convenient distance, in which colored chill
-dren are taught, shall send him to school, at
least six, weeks in. every year of. his appren-
ticeship, after. he shall be of the age OF
ten years. i43
: Concerning contracts for service-the most
important mater of the e,whole affair, to most
of our readers-we give the annexed impor-
tant provisions: - -
80. All persons of color, who make con-
tracts for service. or labor in, husbandry,
shall be known as servants and those with
whom they contract. shall be known as
masters.
-3333. Contracts between masters and SER.
wants for more than one week, shall be in
writing, and attested by one white Witness;
and shall be approved by the Judge of the
District Court, or by one of the Magistrates.
"a. The period Of service shall be expressed
the contract; bnt if itsbe not expressed, it.
shall be until tie twenty. fifth day Of Dccem.l
Der of the year in which it is made.: -
335. IF the rate of wages be not stipulated
by the: parties to the contract, it shall be
fixed by the District Judge, or a Magistrate,
Oh application by one of the parties, on notice
to the other. ....--.
Sc. A person Of color who has no parent
living in the District and is ten years of age,s
and is not an apprentice, may make q valid
contract for one years labor or service.
81. Contracts betweenmastersa and servants
may be set aside for fraud or untairncsS, not
withstanding they have been approved.
80. Contracts between nmasters and servants
shalt Represented forapproyal within twenty
days after their execution.
50. Contracts shall not be binding on the
servant unless they are in writing, and have
been presented for approval within the time
aforesaid. 1.....s...-,s .,s.5,.
40. For any neglect of the duty to make
Il contract as herein directed, or the evasion
of that duty by the employment of persons
of color, from day to day, on his premises,
the party offending shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and be liable, on conviction, TO
pay a sum not exceeding fifty. dollars, and
not less than FIVE dollars, for-ieach person SO
employed.
IL. For the approval of contract, the fol-
lowing. fees shall be paid down to the Dis
tmct Judge or the Magistrate, as the case
may be:
For o coetraet of one month Or less, fer
each servant, $00.50 cts. :.
For contract not exceeding three months
and more than one month, for each servant
$l00. s~ ~ .E<
AS regards the relations between Master
and Servant, the Code provides that
/ Al. When the servant shall depart from
the service of the, master, without good
cause, he shall forfeit the wages due him.
The servant shall obey all lawful orders Of
the master or his agent, and shall be honest,
truthful, sober, civil and diligcnt in his busi-
ness. The master may moderately correct
servants, who have made contracts and are
under eighteen years of age He shall not
be liable to pay for any additional or'extra-.
ordinary services or labor Of his servant, un-
less by his express agreement. sa#.
T 48.. The master may discharge his servant
for wilful disobedicnce of the lawful order of
himself or his agent :. .habitual negligence or
Incidence in business drunkenness; gross,
moral or legal misconduct; habitual want of
respect and civiity to himself, his family,
guests or agents.
~. For any acts or things herein declared
to Le cause. for. the discharge of a servant, or
tior;any breach of contract or duty ;byshirn,
instead OF discharging the servant, the mas
ter may complain TO the District Judge CT
one of the Magistrates, who shall have power,
Oh being satisfied of the misconduct COM
planned Of, to nfict n-the servant such cor
.poral punishment; asifsslawfuI in the army or
navy of the United States for similar mis-
conduct or neglect Of duty: or impose upon
him such pecuniary fue as he may think fit,
and Immediately remand him to his work,