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


for his servant, without bis express engage.
menf.
LVIII. A master may give the charac.
ter OF one who has been in his service to q
person who may make inquiry Of him
whsh shall be b privileged communication,
unless it be falsely and ,ualiciously given.
And no servant shall have power to make
new contract, without the production of
The discharge of bis former master, Dis
trict Judge or Magistrates.
Lux. Any person who shall wilfnlly
miar. present ,be character of a servant.
whether be has been in bis service or not.
either tor moral qualities, or for skill or
| experience in any employment or service,
shall be liable TO an acrion fer damages hv
any ore who has been aggrioved thereby.
| LX. Upon the conviction of any master
Of larceny or felony, the District Judge
shall have the right, upon the demand of
any white fieehoder. to annul the contract
tween such convict and his colored ser.
wants. If any white freehnlder shall COM
plain to the District Judge that nuisance
to the neighbo' hood, the Judge shall order
An issre to be made up and tried before a
Jury, and if such issue is found in favor Of
| annul the contract between such master and
| his colored servant or servants, and in each
OF the cases above provided for, he shall
not approve any subsequent contract be-
tween such person aud any colored servant
tor two year' thereafter.
! RIGHTS OF SERVANT AS BETWEEN HIM.
| SELF AND MASTER
| TX Tho oorynot r,o,, ,l.-...
masters service for an insufficient supply OF
| wholesome food; for an unauthorized bat
terry upon his own person, or one of his
/ family, not committed in defeuce of The per.
son, family, guests or agents Of the master,
por to prevent crime or aggravated mis-
deneanor; invasion by the master Of the
oonjugal rights of the servant; or his failure
to pay wages when due; and may recover
wages due for services rendered to tho time
of his departure.
! LXII. The contract for service shall not
be terminated by the death of the master,
without the assent of the servant. Wages
due 10 white laborers and to white and col.
ored servants, shall rank as rent does in
case OF the insufficiency of tbe masters
property, TO pay all debts and demands
against him, but not more than one years
wages shall be SO preferred. When wrong
fully discharged from service, the servant
may recover wages for the whole period OF
service according to the contract. II bis
wages have not been paid to tue day OF his
discharge, he may regard his contract res
ended oy the discharge, and recover wages
up to that time.
LXll1. The master shall receive into his
| employment the servant with whom he has
made contract, but any Of. the causes
| which may justify him in dischargiug a ser
! want, shall justify him in refusing 10 receive
! him.
LXIV. The master shall, upon the dis
charge, or at the expiration OF his term Of
service, furnish the servant with a cerlii-
cate ol discharge, and at the request Of the
servant, give him a certificate Of charac.
ter.
WANT.
LXV. Whenever a master discharges
servant, the servant may make immediate
complaint to a District Judge, or Magis-
tate, and whenevera servant departs from
his masters service, the master NAV make
like complaint. In either case, the District
Judge, or Magistrate, shall by summons or
warrant, have the parties brought before
him. hear them and their witnesses, and
decide as to the sufficiency of the cause of
his discharge or departure. The decision
ehall not affect or prejudice any further
action on either side. but it may avail to
restore the relation of master and servant
between the parties. if that be ordered. If
ha ha dat
lawfully discharged, and should desire to
return to service under his contract, the
master sEall be compelled to receive him,
under the penalty Of twenty dollars, in
care Of his refusal. If the master desire
the return Of n servant, who has been de.
cided to have departed without sufficient
cause, the se,vant may be compelled, by
fine and corporal punishment, to return to
the service OF the master, aud perform his
duties under the contract.
RIaHTs OF SERVANTS AZ TO THIRD PER.
LXVr. The servant shall not be liable
for contracts made by the express authority
OF his master.
LXVN. A servant shall not be liable.
civily or criminsIly. for any act done by
the command of his master, in defence Of
the masters person, family, guests, agents,
servant. premises or property. He shall
not be liable, in An action &c delicto, for any
tort committed on the premises of the mas.
tor by bis express command.
HOUSE SERVANTS AND OTHERS NOT IN
HUsBANpRY.
L4VllI. The rules and regulations pre-
scribel for master and servant, applv 10
| persons in service. As household nsrranta