The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-13

said employee snau Dc entltleu 10 pay, a1 t9e
current rates for such labor, by the month,
week or day, as the case may be.
SEC. 2. When any person, by. virtue OF
contract by which he or she is to receive part
or the whole OF the crops which he or she
oultivates, enters upon the lands or premises
owned or in possession OF the person who ls
the employer, said employer shall not discharge
said employee until the crop is gathered and
contract is complied with.
SEC. 8. A claim for labor may be considered
lien higher and superior to all other claims
that may have been made or given upon pro-
duct1pn Of said labor. -
SEQ. 4. Claims and suits for the recovery OF
pay for labor not exceeding in amount one hun,
dred (1O0J dollars, may be made, entered and
prosecuted before magistrate, without the
Charge of fee against the claimant; but the
defendant ahall pay, in addition to costs OF
trial, a lawyers fee for Bald claimant, not to
exceed ten (10) dollars.
SEQ. S. Employees absenting themselves from
labor may forfeit only pay for each and every
BEo. 8. In all cases employees may remain
upon the lands or premises owned or IN pos
session OF their employers until all wages due
are paid aud contracts complied with.
SEo z. When, by virtue OF contract to
rent, lease or buy lands, any person enters
upon and begins to- work and improve said
land, for the purpose of planting and cnltva-
ting CROPS thereon, said person thus entering
upon said lands and premises may remain there
until the crops are gathered and removed, (
SEC. 8. When, by virtue OF contract by
which employees are to receive part OF, the
crop which they cultivate, said crops shall not
be removed from the premises on which they
were cultivated, until reckoning satisfactory
to both employer and employees is made, and
il is definitely known what portion Of the pro.
! ceeds belong respectively to the employer and
employee; and should there be a disagreement
between the employer and employee in regard
to the division OF the crops, before or after the
gathering Of the same, three disinterested arbi-
ters may be summoned to investigate and set
tie the disagreement; one of the said arbiters
shall be q magistrate, one shall be selected
by the employer, and the other by the en-
ployee, and said arbltrament shall have the
power Of a judicial decision, but subject to ap-
peal to court.
SEC. 9. After the sale Of crops Of which, by
virtue of q contract to cultivate, the employee
is to receive part, the employer shall, within
six months after said sale, pay the employee
his portion Of the proceeds, or else said en-
ployee may proceed to levy and attach upon
the property Of said employer, according TO
the provisions tor the recovery OF claims in
''l SEC. 10. S.' No perso2s hired or working upon
the lands or premises Of another for part OF
the crop, shall be intimidated, restrained or
prohibited from attending, at any time, such
public meetings as he or she may desire; any
person 30 intimidating, restraining or prohlblt-
ing another shall be, upon conviction Thereon,
fined not less than twenty Coy nor more than
FIVE hundred (5OO) dollars for every such Of
fence.
Still another in this precious batch was the
following bill to keep us in order. It reminds
one of the famous blue laws Of Connecticut,
and fully illustrates the very large scare from
which certain members are at present suffer-
ing. Should the bill pass, the Ku Klu1es will
be utterly undone Read it:
BILL to define and punish offences against the
public peace.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Stale of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same:
SECTION 1. That every person who shall dis
fensiYe carriage, threatening, traducing, quar-
relhng with, challenging, assaulting, beating,
or striking any other person, shall pay such
fine. not exceeding one hundred dollars, as on
consideration OF the party offending, the party
aggrieved, the instrument used, the degree OF
danger, the time, place md provocatlon shall
be Judged just and reasonable, or shall suffer
imprisonment in the common Jail not exceed
ing one year, or shall pay. such hne and
suffer such imprisonment both.
SEC. Q. Every person who shall, by himself,
or in combination with others, threaten or use
any means to intimidate any workman in the
employ OF any person or corporation in this
State, with the intent, by such threats and in
| timidation, to cause such workmen to leave
such employ, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment in common Jail not exceeding one year,
or such fine and imprisonment both.
SEC. g. Every person who shall break the
peace or stir up and provoke contention or
strife, by following or mocking any person with
scurrilous, or abusive, or indecent language, or
gestures, or noise, or who shall, by any letter
or other writing, with intent to intimidate any
person, threaten to commit any crime against
| any person, or against the property Of any per-
son, or who shall write or print and publicly
exhibit or cause to be exhibited, or dstri butte
or cause to be distributed, any indec ,nt, libel
lous or obscene and abusive matter of, or con-
cerning any person or persons, shall pay fine
not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, or suffer
imprisonment in q common jail not exceeding
two years, or shall pay such fine and suffer
such imprisonment both.
Beverly Nash's Contract bill was read once
and referred to committed It provides that
N all cases of contract for hiring, if the term
be for twelve months, each party may put an
end to the contract by giving one months no.
tice of intention to do the same; and in con-
tracts for six months, and not less than one
month, each party may put an end to the same
upon giving one weeks notice Of such intention.
In case any party shall break the contract
without giving the notice required by section
one Of the bill, the party so violating the con-
tract shall forfeit an amount equal to the
amount Of hire for one month, or one week, ss
the case may be.
The bill to extend the provisions Of an act
entitled san act for the relief Of the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad Company" was refer
red to the Committee on Railroads. It is as fol-
lows =:
BILL to extend the provisions of an Act entitled
can act for the relief of the Charleston and Savan-
nah Railroad Company" to the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad Company.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of