The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-18

that are incident thereto by law, unless
the same arc modified by this Act, or
some legislation connected herewith.
XIII. The father shall support and
maintain his children, under fifteen years
of age, whether they be born of ono Of
his reputod wives or any other woman.
GUARDIAN AND WARDS.
XIV. The relation of Guardian and
Ward as it now exists in this State, with
all the rights and duties incident thereto,
is extended to persons of color, with the
notifications made by this Act.
MASTER AND APPRENTICE.
XIV. A child, over the age of two years,
born of colored parent. may be bound
by the father, If he be living in tho Dis
trict, or in case of his death or absence
from the district, by the mother, as an
apprentice, to any respectable white or
colored person, who is competent to make
CONTRACT male until he shall attain
the age of twentyone years, and female
until she shall attain tho age of eighteen
years.
. XVI. Illegitimate children, within the
ages above specified, may bc bound by
the mother.
XVII. Colored children, between the
ages mentioned, who have neither father
nor mother living in the District in which
they are found, or whose parents are pau
pers, or unable to afford to them main
tenance, or whose parents are not teach
ing them habits of industry and honesty,
or are persons Of notoriously bad charac-
ter, or are vagrants, or have been, either
of them, convicted of an infamous offence,
may be bound as apprentices by the Dis
trict Judge, or one of the Magistrates,
for the aforesaid term.
XVII. Males, of the age of twelve, and
females, of the age of ten years, shall
sign the indenture Of apprenticeship and
ie bound thereby.
XIX. When the apprentice is under
these ages, and in all cases Of compulsory
apprenticeship, whore the infant refuses
assent, his signature shall not be neces-
sary to the validity of the apprentice
ship, in all cases of compulsory appren-
ticeship, where the father or mother does
not bind child, shall be executed in the
presence of the District Judge, or one of
the Magistrates, certified by him, and fled
| in the office of the Clerk of the District.
XX The indenture of voluntary ap-
premiership shall be under seal, and be
signed by the master, the parent and the
apprentice, attested by two credible Wit
nesses, and approved. by tho District
Judge or one of the Magistrates.
XXI. Allinstruments ofapprenticeship
shall be executed in duplicate, one Of
which shall be retained by the master,
and the other filed in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court. For, the ap-
proval of an instrument of apprentice
ship, thus executed nlduplicate, the mas
ter shali pay an aid of three dollars to the
Magistrate, OF District Judge, as the case
may be.
XXI. The master Or mistress shall
teach the apprentice the business of hus-
bandry, or some othor useful trade or bu-
siness, which shall be specified in the in
strument of apprenticeship ; shall furnish
him wholesome food andsuitablec clothing;
teach him habits ofindustry, honesty and
morality; govern and treat him with hu-
manity and if there bo q school within a
| convenient distance, in which colored
children are taught, shall send him to
school at least six weeks in every year
of his apprenticeship, after ho shall be of
the age of ten years: Prouided, That the
teacher of such school shall have the Ii
cense of the District Judge to establish
the same.
XIII. The master shall have author
! ity to infict moderate chastiscment and
! impose reasonable restraints upon his ap-
prentice, and to recapturc him if he de-
part from his service.
XIV. The master shall receive to his
own use the profits of the labor of his
apprentice. The relation of master and
apprentice shall be dissolved by the death
of thc.mastcr, except where the prentice
is engaged in his husbandry, and may bo
dissolved by order Of the District Judge,
when both parties consent, or it shall ap-
pear to be seriously detrimental to either
party. In the excepted case, it shall ter