The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-13

eiously given. AND no servant snail
hare power to make a new contract,
without the production, of the discharge
ofhis former masttD District Judge Or.
Magistrates. 49, a M.
LIN. Any person WHO shall wilt
fully misrepreseht the scharacter' OF ."
servant, whether he has been in his SER
vice or not, either for moral qualities, or
for skill. or, or,experience in any employ
mentf or service, shall be'iable to'an ac-
ton for damages by any one wbo has
been aggrieved thereby. "a. a' ~
LX. Upon the conviction of any
master OF larceny or felony, the District
Judge shall have the right, upon the
demand Of any white frceholdeB to annul
the contract between such convict AND
his colored servants. If any white free,
holder shall complain to. the District
Judge that any master SO manages and
controls his colorcd servants as to maks
them nuisance Ito the neighborhool,
the Judge shall order an issue to NE
made up and tried before jury and if
such issue. is found in favor of the com
plainaut, the District Judge shall annul
the contract between such master and
shis colorcd servant or servants, and III
each Of the cases above provided ior, he
shall not approve. any subsequent con
tract between. such person and any
colored servant for two years thereafter.
RIGHTS OF, SERVANT AS BETWEEN .iIIM
SELF AND MASTER.
L&I. The servant may depart from
the masters service for an insufficient
supply of wholesome food; for an unau
thorized battery upon his own person, or
one of his family, not committed in de-
fence of the person, family, guests or
agents Of the master, nor to prevent. a
= crime or aggravated misdemcanor; inva.
Il sion by tile master Of the conjuSal rights
ofthe servant; or. his failure to pay
wages whea due; and recover wages
due for services rendered to the time OF
his departure.
LXU. The contract for service shall
not be terminated by the death OF the
/, master, without the assent oithe servant.
Wages due to white laborcrs and to
white and colorcd servants, shall rank
as rent does in case OF the msutticirncy
Of the masters property, to pay all debts
and demands against him, but not more
than one years wages shall be so pre-.
ferrcd. When wrouglully discharged
from service, the servant may recover
wages for, the whole period OF service
accordingtoy tire contract. If his wages
have not been paid to the day ofhis dis
charge, he may regard his contract res.
cinded by the discharge, aud recover
wages Mprlo that time. Htn
LXllI. The master shall receive
into his employment the servant with
whom he has made contract, but any
. ofthc causes which may justify him in
dicharging II servant, shall Justify him
in refusing to receive him. .a
LAlN. The muster shall, upon the
] discharge, or at the expiration of his
term Of service, furnish the servant with
certificate of discharge, and at the re.
quest of the, servant, give him a certifi-
cate OF character.
ACTUAL RIGHTS OF, MASTER AND SER.
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.g L4V. Whenever "a master dis
charges a servant, the servant my
4 make Immediate complaint to District
Judge, or Magistrate, 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 war.
rant, have the parties brought before