Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-19

| (name Of servan,) Ito hereby agree with
("ame OF mastery to be hi- (lere insert the
words "househoId servant" or "$ervant in
husbandry," rs The case may be,) from the
date hereof, at the wages of (here insert
the wages. 10 be paid by the year or
month;) and in consideration thereof, I
name of MASTERY agree to receive the said
name OF serv"nD as such servant, and to
pay h'm the snid wages, this day Of
Q. D.
Witness, E. F.
approve the above contract this
day of lse
G. a., Judge of the District Court
or Magistrate.
Alter the words Servant in husbaudry''
may be inserted, if it be required, the
words ITO be rated as full hand, three
fourths hand, hal: hand, or one fourth
hand" as the case may be.
MECHANICS, ARTISANS AND sHoP-KBRY.
L18l1. No person Of color shall pur-
sue or practice the art, trado or business of
an artisan, mechanic or shop. keeper, or
any other trade, employment or business,
(besides that Of husbandry, or that of a
servant under contract for services or la.
bor) on his own account and for his own
benefit, or in partnership with white per-
son, or as agent or servant Of any person,
| until he shall have OBTAINED license there
for from the Judge Of the District Court
which license shall be good for one year
only. This license the Judge may grant
upon petition OF the applicant, and upon
being satisfied of his skill and fitness, and
OF his good moral character, and upon pay
ment, by the applicant, to the Clerk of
the District Court of one hundred dollars,
If shop.keeper or pedlar, to be paid an
nually. and ten dollars, if mechanic ar.i.
SAN or to engage i'll any other trade, also
to be paid annually: Provided, however,
That upon complaint being made and prov
ed to the District Judge of an abuse of
such license, he shall revoke the same, and:
Provided, also, That no person of color,
shall pr 'cice any mechanical art or trade,
unless he shows that he has served an ap.
premiership in such trade or art, or is now
practicing such trade or art.
| LAXlll. For violation Of the prohibi-
'lon contained in the section next prece-
ding, tue offender, upon conviction thereof
before the Judge Of the D strict Court,
shall pay, for each offence, fine Of double
the amount of such license; one half where.
of shall 60 to the inIorner, who SHALL be a
competent witness.
LXXtT. The sums paid to the Clerk
for these licenses shall be aids, and 90 into
the District Court fund; and the Clerk shall
keep a record Of all licenses Issued under
the order Of the Judge of the District
Court.
EVICTION OF PERSONS Of COLOR.
LXXV. Where, upon any farm or lands
there now are persons Of color, who we're
formerly the slaves of the owner, lessee or
occupanto Of the said farm or lanos. who
may have been there on the tenth day of
November, eighteen hundred and sixty five.
and have been on said lands for ak months
previous; and who are helpless, either from
oed age, infancy, disease or other cause;
and who are unable, Of themselves. and
have no parent or other relation able to
maintain them, and to provide other bones
or quarters, it shall not be lawful for the
present, or any subsequent, owner, lessee or
occupant, before The first day Of January,
IN the year eighteen hundred and sixty-
seven, to eyict or drive from the houses
which now are, or hereafter shall he, law.
fully occupied ny such helpless persons Of
color, such helpless persons, or any Of them
by rendering such houses uuinhalitable. or
oy any other means; and upon conviction
OF having done 80, every such owner, lea.
see, occupant, agent or other p .rson, shall
be lined not exceeding fifty dollars, nor less
than five dollars. for each such person Of
color 50 evcted, and may be imprisoned,
at the discretion of the Judge of The Dis
trict Court, not exceeding one month.
LXXVl. But the ownor, lessee, or o.
cupant OF such farm or lands shall, never>
theless, have authority 10 preserve order
and good conduct in tho houses 80 occupied
as aforesaid, and to prevent visitors apd
other persons from sojourning therein; and
for insolence 70 himself or bis family, for
theft or trespass committed by such persons
OF color, or any of them, upon the prsmi-
ses, or for violations by them Of bis rsgu.
latlons for the preservation of order and
good conduct, the prevention of visitors
and soJourners therein, the owner lessee,
or occupant. may complain to the Judge of
the District Court, or Magistrate, who
upon finding the complaint well founded,
may, according to the case, cause the Inn
mediate eviction of some or Ill Of .unh
persons Of color, and their yenaotsl from
the promises. After the period aforesaid,
they may be ejscied, as is hereinafter pro.
vided 10. case Of intruders. t& d, .a
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