The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-18
VOLUME NUMBER 81.


the contract between such convict and
his colored servants. IT any white free
holder shall complain to the District
Judge thatany master SO manages and
controls his colored seryantsas to make
them nuisance to the neighborho the
Judge shall order an issue to be made mp
and tried before q Jury, and if such issue
is found in favor of the complainant, the
District: Judge shall annul the contract
between such master and his colored ser.
want orservants, andsin each of thesca-s
ses above provided for, he shall not sap-
prove any subsequent contract between
such person and any colored servant for
two years thereafter.
RIGHTS OF. SERVANT As, BETWEEN HIMSELF
AND MASTER.
L1YI. The servant may depart from the
master service foran insufficient supply
of Wholesome food for an unauthorized
battery upon his own persc1, or one Of
his family, not committed in defence Of
the person, family, guests or agents OF the
master, nor to prevent q crimeior Saggra-
vated misdemeanor; invasion by the
master Of tho conjugal rights Of the SER
want; or his failure to pay wages when &
due; and may recover wages: due for
services rendered to the timeof his depar.
ture:
LXII. The contract for service shall
not be terminated by the death Of the
master, without the. assent Of the servant.
Wages due to white laborers and to'whites
and colored servants, shall rank as rent
does in case of the insufaciency Of the
masters property to pay all debts and
demands against him, but not more than
one years wages shall be SO preferred.
When wrongfully discharged from service,
the servant may recover wages for the
whole period of service according to The
contract. Rihis wages have not been
paid to the day of his discharge, he may
regard his contract rescinded by the dis
charge, and recover. wages up to that
time. ~ f, Z
L1YIIL 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 discharg-
ing aservant, shall justify him in refusing
to receive him.
Lx1v. The master shall, upon the dis
charge or at the expiration Of his term Of
service, furnish, tho servant with a certif.a
cate of discharge, and at TIE reqaestsof
the servant, give him certificate OF
character. s:
MUTUAL RIGHT OF MASTER AND SERVANT:
Lxv. Whencvera a nlasteo discharges
servant, the servant may make immediate
complaint to District Judge, or Magis.
trate, and whenever a servant departs
from his masters service; the master may
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 asto the suficiency
of tho cause of his discharge u departure,
This decision shall not affect orpreiudices
any further action on either side, but 1T
may availto restore therelation otInaster
and servant between the parties if thatebo
ordered. If the servant be decided to haye
beenunlawfully discharged, and should de-
sire to return to service under his contract,
the master shall.be compelled to receive
him; under the penalty Of twenty dollars
in case of his refusal. If tho master de.
sire the return of o servant, who has been
decided to have departed without suffi-
cient cause, the servant may be compelled,
by fine and corporal punishment, to re-
turn to the service Of the master, and
perform his duties under the contract.
RIGHTS OF SERVANTS AS. TO THIRD PERSONS.
Lxv1. The servant shall not be liable
for contracts made by theexpress author
ity of his master.
Lxv11. "A servant shall not be liabls
civiIly or criminally, for any act done by
the command of his master in defenceSof
the masters person, family, guests, agents,
servant, premises or property He shall
not be liable in an action er delicto, for
any tort committed on the premises of
the master by his express ommand.
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HOUSE SERVANTS, AND OTHERS NOT IN E
HUsBANDRY.
1xv11l. The rules and regulations pre-
scribed for master and servant, apply to
persons in service as household servants,