Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-04
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not be invited or allowed by the servant, 70
come or remsin npon the premises of the
master, without his express permission
XIX. Servants shall not be absent from
the premises without the permission Of Che
master. 4 -
RIGHTS OF MASTER As BETWEEN HIMSELF
AND HIS SERVANT.
L. When the servant shall depart from
the service Of the master without good canse,
be 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 diligent in his
business. The master may moderately cor
rect servants who have made contracts, aud
are under eighteen years Of age. he shall
not be liable to rsy for any additional or OK.
traordinary services or labor Of his servant,
the same being necessary, unlessby his ex.
press agreement.
CAUSES OF DISCHARGES OF A sERyANT.
III. The master may discharge bis SCR
want for wiIfnl disoBedience Of thelaTful
order Of himself or his agent; babitual neg.
ligence or indolepee In business; drunkenness,
moral or legal misconduct want of respect
and civi'ty to himself, his family, guests
or agents; or for prolonged absence from
the premises, or absence on two or more
occasions without permission.
LII. For any acts or things herein de-
clared to be causes for the discharge of q
servant, or for any breach Of contract Of du.
ty BY him, instead Of discharging the ser.
want, the master may complain to the Dis.
trict Judge or one Of the Magistrates, who
shall have power, on being satisfied Of the
misconduct complained Of, to infict, OF
cause to be indicted, ION the servant suitable
corporeal punishment, or impose upon him
such pecaniary fne as may be thought ft,
and Immediately 10 remand bin to his
work; which fne shall be deducted from bis
wages, if not otherwise paid.
LIIE II q master has made valid con.
tract With servant, the District Judge or
Magistrate, may compel such servant to
observe his contract, BY ordering infiction
Of the punishment, or imposition Of the fine
hereinbefore authorized.
RIGHTS OF MASTER AS TO THIRD PERSONS.
LIV. The master shall not be liable for
the voluntary trespasses, torts or misde.
meanors of his servants. He shall not be
liable for any contract of hia servant, nm
less made by hisa authority nor for the acts
of the servant, unless they shall be done
within the scope of the authority entrusted
to him by the master, or in the course of
his employment for the master in which
excepted cases the master shall be answer.
able for the fraud, negligence or want Of
skill of his servant. The masters right Of
self defence shall embrace bis servant. 1t
shall be his duty to protectshis servant from
violence by others, in his presence, and he
may render him aid and assistance mob.
tanning redress for injury to his rights Of
person or property.
LV. Any person who shsll deprive a
master Of the service of his servant, by en-
ticiDg him away, or by harboring and de.
tanning him, knowing him to be,a servant,
or by beating, confning, disabling or other.
wise ipjuriug bin, shall be liable, on con.
viction thereof to fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, and not less than twenty
dollars, and to imprisonment or hard labor,
at the discretion of the Court, not exceed
ing sixty days; and, also, to an action by
the master to recover damages for loss of ser
vices. ,a.
LVI The master may command his ser.
want to aid in the defence of his own per-
son, family, premises or property or of the
person or property Of any servant on the
premises of the master and it shall be the
duty of the servant promptly to obey such
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LVII. The master shall not be bound to
furnish medicine or medical assistance for
his servant, without bis express engagement.
LVIII. A master may give the character
of one who has been in his service to per-
son who may make inquiry of him; which
shall be privileged communication, unless
it be falsely and malioiously given. And
no servant shall have power to make new
contract, without the production Of the Gis.
charge of his former master, District Judge
or, Magistrates.
sLIX. Any person who shall Hilfully
misrepresent the character lsof q servant,
whether-he has been. in his service or not,
either for moral qualities, or for skill or ex-
periencs in any employment or service,
shall be liable to an action for damages by
any one who has been aggrieved thereby.
LX Upon the conviction Of any mas
ter of larceny or felony, the District Judge
shall have the right, upon the demand of
any white fresholder, to annul the contract
between such convict and his eolored ser.
wants. If any white freeholder shall com.
plain to the District Judge that any master
so manages and controls his colored servants
as to make them nuisance to the neigh
borhood, the Judge shall order an issue to
be made up and tried before Jury, and if
such issue is found in favor of the complain.
ant, the District Judge shall anuul the con.
tract between such master and his colored
servant or servants, and in each of the cases
above provided for, he shall not approve any
contract between such person
and any colored servant for two years there
after. J.
RIGHTS OF SERVANT AS BETWEEN HIM
SELF AND MASTER
LAl. The servant may depart from the
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