The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
4 CHINESE CONTRA CT.
The Terms on which tho CcIestiaIs Com
tract as Luborcrs i'm. Foreign Coun-
tries.

The following copy Of 4 printed form OF con-
tract now in usc with the approval OF the Chinese
authorities between citizens OF Dutch Guiana
aud the Chinese laborcrs whom they engage, will
be read with interest hy our pantcrs:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, made this day of
in the year Of the Christian era 1869,
bcing the day or the month Of the
eighth year of the reign Of Tnngci,i, hctwccn,
naliv. OF China, OF the one part, ami S.
Abcndanon EsT., M Dutch Guiana, of the other
part, AZ follows: Tic said doth hereby
promise ana agree 10 and with the said S.
Abendanon, his executors, administrators AMI
assigns, In mnnher and form following, that il
10 say:
!. That hc. tic snid shall and will, so
soon as lie shall he required by the said S. Abcn-
damon, or hiS agent, embark on board the
ship, u0w lylng 1T anchor In the harb0r Of Hong
Kong, 0ild bound fur butch Guiana, and remain
on board the said ship hcnccforth until she nro-
cced To sea, ans, Shall then procccd as n passcn-
ger Oh hoard the said ship 10 Dutch Guiana, for
the purpose ni carrying out the Siipulat0ns here
naficr containcd on the part of the said S. Abcn-
damon.
.. That the said shall and will perform
leld ami factory labor as S. Ahcndanon, his exec
u.ers administrators and assigns may direct, for
the space OF ton hours each day during the term
of siH years, leach year rated 1t three hundred,
and each week at six working days, festivals nc.
kn0wled.cd hy the government excepted, and on
HE anniversary 0f each Chinese new year tyo
days Tree from lahcr,) TO bc computed from the
iay or The date oi the arrival OF the said shin in
Dutch Gnian;l.
3. That the said s. Abcndanon shall provide tic
Shhi WlIh u lFCc raS-9ge TO the sam Dlci
Gniana, and sl,all supply him gratmirousiy with
Rrch food and clothing as MAY he necessary for
tile voyage
4. T!nt so long ~ the sail Shall coll
flnuc aEd be employed such laborcr as nfurc-
said, he, the said S. AbcndnnOn, sllnli well and
tr'iiy pay, or cause to be puih, 10 the said
wages NJ the rate Of seven dollars, or an cguya.
lent IN the local currency, per calendar month.
the laborer finding himself proylsions: in case OF
Illness medical attendance will board III be pro-
vidcd by s. Abend1nGa, hut no wages during
that time, and II bonus Of (sd0l sixty dollars after
The expiration OF the six years service, and
piece OF arabic land I2c0 square feot, shqnld the
said aborer wish To remain In the colony; bnt
should he desire TO return to China, he win bc
ceYe no bonus.
6. The snid promising pnnctunily and
faithfully To observe a!l ordinances on labor, and
TO show such respect and obedience us labOrcrs
or servants owe TO those whose service they arc
indenturcd to.
O. The undersigned, s. Abendnnon or his
agent, declares to have engaged the above men,
toned for the purpose and under the con-
dltlons aforesaid, promising faithfully 10 perform
the said conditions, kindly TO treat or causing 10
he kindly treated the in,lchtured person. and to
pny or cause to be pmnc,ually paid his wages at
the end OF every week.
Roth parties declare to be entirely satisfied
with the above conditions nnd for the perform
nnce OF the same tn bind their persons and gOols
in the most efficient manner according TO law.
z. II IL also agreed that when the bcfOremcn-
TONED term OF Elk years shall bc concluded the
snlh shnll be nt liberty to remain In Dutch
Gulann, to return TO his native land, or to 60 to
The immigrants to enjoy all civil rights held by
native citizens.
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