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to the same and thereupon the public meeting
of British Honduras shall be deemed to be dis
solved and all acts, resolutions, and customs. and
all parts of any such acts and resolutions, which
shall be at variance with any of the provisions of
this act, shall thereuPon be deemedt to berepeaed.
INoTE.-Since the enactment of the above
laws the Settlement has been promoted to the
rank of q colony by the imperial government, and
the Office of superintendent is now represented
by a much higher official lieutenant governor.
Those laws are still enforced.l
Printed by order of the Honorahle House of Assembly
Belize lS5T.lt
VICTORIA Is, CAP. XII, PAGE 50.
servants-February l5, 1855.
| WHEREAS, It is manifestly expedient that pro.
vision should be made by law for regulating the
relative rights and duties of masters and servants,
and the mode of entering into contracts for ser
vice;
| inteadent, acidt the ddpice and consent of The
ART. /. Provides that contracts are invalid for
| longer than one month, unless in writing.
| ART. 2. Verbal contracts to be for month (;
mode of determination of service by notice, with
out prejudice to right of determining same for
misconduct. .-
ART. 8. Verbal contracts with iourneymen arti-
| fcers limited to one month, unless for specific
| job.
ART. 4. Contracts for longer periods to be in
writing, and executed in presence of police magis
trate or his clerk. Proyso for execution of con-
tracts, in clerks absence, before substitute.
/ ART. 5. Contracts may be entered into by attor.
ney or agent, provided the persons interested and
| to be charged appear. Servant need not prove
such authority.
ART. 6. That no such written contract as afore.
| said shall be binding or valid, if it be for any
greater or longer period of service than one year,
and unless it be to be performed, and be capable
of being performed, within eighteen months from
the date thereof; and that every such written con-
tract shall expire at the close of the term of ser
cfill
either side being given; Provided, nevertheless
That nothing in this act shall be construed to pre-
vent any servant, who may continue in his mas
ters service beyond the period for which any con
tract entered into by him is hereby declared to be
/ binding from recovering his wages according tc
the actual period OF his service under the provisions
1 of this act.
| VII. Proutded, nerertbegess, That if any ser
| want shall be absent from his masters service
| before the term of his service shall have been full
filed any such servant SHALL at any time or tunes
thereafter, whenever he shall be found, $50 it be
within two years after the expiration of such
term,) be compelable to serve his master for SC
long a time as he shall have so absented himself
from such service, or shall have been imprisoned
in execution of any sentence of any court Of law
unless he shall make satisfaction to his master fol
the loss he shall have sustained by his absence
and so, from time to time, as often as any sucl
servant shall, without leave Of his master, or b,
reason of any Imprisonment, in execution Of am
sentence of any court of law, absent himself from
his service before the term OF his contract shall
be fulfilled; and, in case any servant shall refus
to serve as hereby required or to make satistac
ton to his master, such master may, with or with
out warrant, bring him before the police magis
trate, and such magistrate, upon hearing the Gem
plant may determine what satisfaction shall b
made to such master by such servant; and, il
case such servant shall not make satisfaction ac
Gordng to such determination, it shall and may b.
lawful for such magistrate to commit any sucl
servant to any lawful prison in this settlement
there to remain and be held to hard labor for an,
period not exceeding three months.
i VIII That every such written contract as afore
said shall specify the general nature of the EN-
pIoyment on which the servant is to be engaged
the form set out in the schedule A, herenntC
annexed; but it shall be lawful to add any specia
engagements compatible with the law and not ad
/ Yerted to in the said form.
/ SCHEDULE A.
! Be ID remembered, That A. B. agrees TO hire
the services of the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed and they, the undersigned, agree
to render unto the said A. B. their services in the
| capacities, for the periods and at the rates OF
| wages set opposite to their several aud respective
signatures; and they further agree to conduct
| themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest and
| sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in
their respective duties, and to he obedient to the
lawful commands Of their master, his steward, at.
torneys, agents, managers, overseers and foremen
| set over them, in anything relating to their mas
ter his service his stores and property; in consd-
Grafton of which services, faithfully to be per
formed, the said A. B. agrees to pay to the said
| servants as wages, the sums against their names
respectively expressed, and to supply Herewith
the customary weekly rations; and it is hereby
agreed that any embezzlement, or willful or neg
ligent destruction Of any part Of the masters
stores Or property, shall be made good to the
master out Of the wages of the person guilty Of
the same.
(Here add any special engagements, compatible
with law, agreed to by the partes)
| [Signedl ABB.
Signed by the said A. B., at the police Office, in
Belize, the - day of ----, before me.
| [8ignedl F. F., Police Magistrate.
| Dato al Srnature LCanacfiY Rnt.s PEARSON 6elnre