Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-01-11
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AS this is the season of entering into contracts |
with Freedmen For the year, we publish below the
Act of the General Assembly on the subject. |
passed Feb goth, 1866, as guide to employers.
l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, !
That no contract between white person and |
colored person. for the labor or service of the lat
ter for longer period than two months shall be
binding on such coored person, unless the con-
tract be in writing, signed by such white person.
or his agent and by such coored person, and du-
ly acknowledged before Justice or notary pub
lie, or clerk of the county or corporation court,
or overseer of the poor, tive more credirai.le
witnesses, IN the county or corporation in which
the white person may reside. or in which the la
Dor or service is to be performed And it shall be
the duty of the justice notary, clerk or overseer
of the poor, or the witness to read and explain
the contract to the colored person, before taking
his acknowled gment thereof. and to state that
this has been done in the certificate Of the &C
acknowledgement OF the contract.
2 If any person shall entice away, from the
service of her, any lahorer employed by him
under a contract, as provided by this act or shall
knowingly employ laloorer bound to another
under such contract, he shall forfeit to the party
aggrieyed not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars fer every such offence to be recovered by
warrant before any justice of the peace.
THE Staunton Thespians gave another of their
interesting entertainments at the Town Hall on
Friday night last. 'tThe Kiss in the Dark and
'sBox 8 Cox, Married and Settled were on the
bills for the evening and were finely performed
Judging from the the number in attendance the
"Thespans' are gaining in popular favor, which
they emincply merit. and BESIDES when we re-
feet that theanount taken in does not leave the
community, but is expended in way which
should be gratifying 10 all who attend, can
see no reason why they should not have crowded
houses every night.
AMERICAN FARMER for January has been received
Among the leading articles are Farmers Clubs
their value, and how they should be constituted
Labor, lis motives; Old Virginia Licligs En-
perimesas on Potatoes examined .Sfsldy of .4gsi-
cultural Facts, illustrated BY the practice of Geor-
gia planter. who buys. yearly, ten thousand dol
lars worth ofcommercial fertilizers: with great
deal of original and wel-selccted matter. practi-
cal and scientific Price s. per year Published
BY WoRrnISc7oN & LEWIS, No 50 South Gay ST,
Baltimore, Nd
MEssRs PECK & CUSHING have taken the comno-
dious Soreroom of Mrs. Bolen corner of Augusta
Street and Spring Lane, Stanton. where they
viii conduct general Auction h Commission
Business. They solicit corsienmen's of all kinds
of goods to be sold at Auction or private sale
The gentlemen Of this firm are too we'll known
here to require mention at our hands To persons
at e distance we would say you can not consign
yonr goods TO more Trustworthy or reliable par
ties.
OK going to press last week we had not heard
the result OF the Masonic Dinner and Fair, held at
Bridgewater Rockingham Co on the eth and
2sih nlts. The amount realized was about six
hundred dollars. There was q LARGE attendance
of Masons present. Col. C T O'Ferrall, Of this
place, delivered the address en- the occasion which
is said. by those who present, to have been
well conceived and finely delivered, rejecting
credit alike on The orator and the fraternity.
No l. Vol. II, Of the Lutheran Visitor has
been received. It has been increased in size to
30 pages and it is the purpose of the Editor Rev
j. / Miller Of Staun.on 10 make this volume SUI
peror in every way to volume No T.. Now is the
time to subscribe. Terms s.. so in advance
Clubs Of 5, accompanied with the cash will emit
title the gctcr up of the club IN extra copy for
year. gratis.
We call the especial attention Of orr lady read
ers to the advertisement of Mrs Kate N Kellcy in
another column. offering splendid stock Of sea-
sonabe goods at Auction on Monday Januar
2lst. These gods o he sold cithout re-
serre, to reduce the stock on hand and our lady
readers would do we'll to bear this in mind and be
H.,
this line and would secure bargains
We publish first page to day a beaut-
full piece Of poetry, entitled "Thcuehts on the
Old Year" from our talented Contributor Meta
Ii affords our MANY readers great degree Of pleas
ure to hear from Meta through our columns, and
her productions will aiwa, meet with welcome
reception our sanctum.
A. GLADKs can be found at Peck l. Cush-
ings Auction Room, Mrs. BoIen's Building OF po-
site Court House square, where he will be pleased
TO wait on all parties who desire ANYTHING in
Ready Made Clothing & Gents Furnishing line,
Of good quality and cheap. Give Gadke call
RoANE & ABBY have sold out their old stock
and are receiving, every few days, goods,
consisting of Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Boots, Shoes &C., &C. which they sell
as low as the original cost of the old stock. See
advertisement in another column
HANSON BUMGA RDNER, the murderer Of Jno T.
Eubank this County, an account Of whose trial,
from the Marietta (Ohio) Times, we published last
week, has been sentenced to he hung on Friday,
18th day of February next
WE have received the report of the President
and Directors of the Western Lunatic ASYLUM for
the fiscal year ending l8G5-66. On account of
want of space we are compelled to defer a notice
in detail of it until our next issue