, 1865-11-28
SLAVERY III SOUTH CAROLINA.
Anew Negro Code, Showing How Much
the Condition OF the Colored People is
to be Improved.

Anew Negro Code, Showing How Muck
the Condition OF the CoIored People i.
to be Improved.
The Columbia South Carolinn) correspond
ent Of tic Richmond Enquirer gives the fol
lowing synopsis Of the bill 4s to establish and
regulate the domestic rclat1ons Of persona oi
color, and to amend the law In relation to
sPaupcrs, vagrancy aud bastnrdy,'" enacted
| by the Legislature Of South Carolina during
The late special session. The bill Is not as yet
law, but viii ho as soon as The constitutional
Governor elect can approve 1t.
! HUSBAND AND WIFE.
The first section. establishing the relation
of husband and wife, declares rs such those
NOW living together. Hone man have two OF
| more reputc1 wives, Or one Eomau two or
more husbands, the man or woman s1lall I'm
medlately eelect one, and tbs ceremony may
Pc performed by any clergyman, district
| Judge, magistrate. or judicial officer. Colond
i Children hereafter born are dcclared lesiti-
mate. Cohabitatfon in cases criminal and
cl7ii Is Evidence Of marriage. A paupes Is not
| without consent Of master do 50. Parties
cannot leave each other, and II they do, may
| be punished BY fine and corporeal panfsh-
ment. Il . husband fails to mafntaiu his wife
and children, be mar be bound to labor from
year to year by the district judge. In like
manner wife may be bound, Tie abandoi,-
cd wife can make a contract for service, and
do IN all ccses like an unmarried woman, ex-
cept contract marriage
! PARENT ASD CHILD, GUARDIAN AND WARD.
The relation of parent and Child confers all
tho rights and remedies, aud imposes all thu
! duties Incident thereto by Inv. The father
| shall support and maintain his children;
l r f1N rf ~ $1 i
wives, or Of any other woman. So Is the re.
| lAtiou Of guardian and ward extended to col.
orcd pcraons.
MAsTFR AND A9PRBSTlcE.
a male child from two to otweuty-one and a
| icmale child from two to elshtecn years Of
7! age, may be bound as an apprentice to any
innate children can be bonnd by the mother.
The district judge may bind children Of ab-
seuteGs, paupers, bad persons, vagrants, or
criminals. The master shall teach tho ap-
prentice tho business Of husbandry, or some
wholesome food, clothing, teach him habits
Of Industry, honesty and morality, govern
and treat him with humanity, and send him
to school for six months In every year, pro-
Fi0ed the district Judge appropFc OF the
teacher. Thu master can iniict moderate
chastiscmcnt, and Impose reasonable restraint
upon Ills apprentice, and Fecapture him II he
depart from service. In case Of .habitual yio.
la:iona or neglect OF duties, the master or ap-
prentice may complain to tho magistrate,
judge alone can dissolve the apprenticeship.
The master L. lable to Indictment, dnc and
imprisonment, as we'll as dAm1ges, for the ap-
prentice. At the expiration or his terra Of
service the apprentice to rece1vc sum not
exceeding sixty dollars. :: 20. -
CONTRACT FOR SERVICE. :
: The terms of master and servant are es.ab-
- l. -
In the Gourmet wages may be fixed, On ap-
plication. By tho district Judge OF mag glstrate.
Contracts can be set nsidc for fraud or IN
| fairness. Must be approved within twenty
one days bJ the judge, and "a writing. For
neglect to make coptFacts With servants, the
not less than fre dollars for each servant 50
employed. II the party receive but food and
clothing for service, no contract Is required
REGULATIONS OF LAIoR or rARAs.
Hours Of labor, except on Sundays, from
sunrise to sunset, with intervals for meals
Servants must rise At dawn, feed, water and
care for the animals, de-, and begin regular
PROPERTY lost, destroyed Of injured BY his
l. negligence, dishonesty or bad faith. Lost
time deducted from wages. Servanta to be
quiet and orderly IN their quarters, at work
and on the premises. Work at night and out
door werk fn inclement weather shall not te
expected, unless In case Of necessity. Neces.
| safy Sunday work to be done by turn absen-
tees on Sunday to return home by sunset.
Master may give reasonable task at work.
there Is comp1nint, the Judge Is to deter
be evidence Of Incidence. When servant
contracts, he may be required to rate himself
as o full hand, three quarters, ono-hnlf, or
one-quarter hand. Visitors not to be invited
BY the servants without express permission.
Servants ehall not be absent from the pten-
ises without permission.
nlGETs or MASTER As BETWEEN HIMSELF AND
II servant departs from service without
good cause, be tortects the wages due him.
The servant must obey NIL lawi61 orders, be
honest, truthful, eober, civil md dfDigent.
The master may moderately correct serVants
under eighteen years Of age.
CAUSES or DISCHARGE OF 4 SERVANT.
A servant can be discharged for wilful dis
obedience, hubitual negligence or indolenca,
drunkenness, gross moral Or legal miseondurt,
want Of frespect and civility to mnster, faruilY,
guests or agents, prolonged absence from the
premises, Or repeated absence without per-
mission. Il the master does not wish to dis
charge the servant he may complain to the
Judge, who may cause to be inflicted on the
Eeryant suitable cofporeal punlshmcns, Or In
pose fines
RIGHTS OF MASTERS AS TO THIRD PERSONS.
Master not lInble for voluntary trespasses,
torts, mtsdemeanors, unauthorized contrncts
or acts on the part Of the servant. The mas
ter's right Of 6elfdefence embraces bis serv-
ant. lie must protect his servant from yfo-
lence by othera in his presence ANY person
enticfug away, Ahartoring or OBTAINING serv-
ant, or beating, combining, disabling, or fnjnr-
ing him, Is liable to a penalty Of twenty to
two hundred dollars, Imprisonment or hard
bis servant In deteuco OF his own person, fam
ny, premtses or property, or that Of any other
servant on the Premises The master Is not
bound to furnish medicine or medical assist
ance; must giye certificate Of character to
servant, and no servant shall contract without
RIGHTS or SERVANT AZ -HETwEEy HIMSELF
AND MASTER.
The servant msy depart from evidence for
Insufficient supply Of wholesome food, unau-
| thorized battery, invasion by the master of
bis eonjugal rights, failure Of parpent Of
recover wages according to contract. he
can demand certificate.
| MUTUAL RIGHTS OF MASTER AND SERVANT.
Whenever master discharges his servant,
the latter may enter complaint before the
| Judge, who must hear the case. The Judge
can compel the return Of the servant, and
make the mastcr receive him back.
RIGHTS OF aERTASTs As TO THIRD PERSONS.
| Servant not liable for contracts made by
| the express authority Of his master, nor Is he
| liable Tor any act done by command Of his
family, guests, agents, servant, premises, or
! property.
HOUSE SERVANTS AND oTuEAS NOT In Hus-
BANDIT
| are under the snme regulations as other ser
| yants, with this modification. they must obey
| calls at all hours Of the day and night, on al
! dafs or the week and 1t Is their duty to be
oe1socioJ1r cfrH md ro1itc tn their masters.